Henley’s first crew measure up? (6)
I believe the answer is:
height
'measure up?' is the definition.
'height' can be an answer for 'measure' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'up?' bit.
'henley's first crew' is the wordplay.
'henley's first' becomes 'h' (1st letter of 'henley').
'crew' becomes 'eight' (an eight-person rowing team).
'h'+'eight'='HEIGHT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for height that I've seen before include "Crowning moment" , "Dimension from top to bottom" , "Measurement from top to bottom" , "Loftiness" , "Stature" .)