Clue Chain

[miser]

Many years ago on another forum I started a game I called CLUE CHAIN. The idea is that the setter poses an original home made clue which everybody is invited to solve. The poster who solves the clue first (hopefully identified by the setter) is then invited to post their own original clue. If anybody is interested in playing my clue is

Bear opening church? (7)

 

 

[nescio]

Cakewalk

[scrunge999]

Cakewalk?

[scrunge999]

Blast! You win, nescio 😀

[nescio]

Only beat you by a matter of seconds...

[Moorea7]

✔Both correct at same time 😊 Whoever next ..

[nescio]

Go on, scrunge, it's all yours. 😁

[nescio]

That is not a clue, by the way. 🙂

[scrunge999]

Thanks Nescio.  How about

Devastated, Mae secretly abandoned ship (4, 7)

 

[Moorea7]

Mary Celeste  (anagram)

[nescio]

Nice one!  Mary Celeste.

 

[scrunge999]

Very good Moorea 😀

[Moorea7]

So benevolent? Sounds as though little Jennifer is attaching herself to a Greek god.  (8)

[nescio]

Generous

[Moorea7]

Yes ✔😊

[nescio]

Doctor's nemesis - deep depression ending in drink (5)

 

[scrunge999]

Dalek?

[nescio]

Yes. Over to you again, scrunge.

 

[scrunge999]

ISIS and Hamas leaders in mix-up with South Yemen militants (7)

[Moorea7]

? Houthis

[scrunge999]

Yes - anagram of I, H and SOUTH.  Well done Moorea.