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)

 

 

[Moorea7]

✔Scrunge😊   You're not so!

[scrunge999]

Thanks Moorea!
 

Charlie and crack, we hear - one could get high! (10)

[Canary42]

In my view you've cracked it scrunge - moorea doesn't seem to be around at present - would you like to proceed, we can always backtrack if she denies.

[Canary42]

Ooooops, overtaken while typing. Thanks Moorea.

[Canary42]

So, to realign the thread after my blunder, we're back to scrunge's clue :-

 

Charlie and crack, we hear - one could get high! (10)

 

 

 

[Canary42]

KING (Charlie) - FISSURE (crack)

"we hear" giving KINGFISHER (one who could fly high)

? ? ? ? ? ? 

[scrunge999]

Got it Canary! Well done 😀

[Canary42]

Thank you scrunge.  Next clue :-

 

Painful foot on the river, but looks pretty on the banks.  (10)

[miser]

Cornflower

[Canary42]

Well done miser:  CORN(painful foot)FLOWER (i.e river which flows) = CORNFLOWER(a pretty flower appearing on river banks)

You are correct.

 

 

[miser]

Peerless flower containing drug (8)

[miser]

I'm leaving thread 'til morning so please proceed if you solve

[Canary42]

Still thinking about it !

😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 

[Canary42]

FEVERFEW ?

It's a bit of a shot in the dark, , and I struggle to parse it totally successfully, but whatever.

[miser]

I see where you're coming from, Canary, but you're not on the right track.

[davebro3]

champion

[miser]

You have it, davebro

[davebro3]

To aim at the French ship is in vain. (9)

[Hazlinny]

?Pointless    point le ss

[Hazlinny]

As Davebro has not returned and I will be afc for quite a while, anyone enter the nexr clue .... thanks.