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]

? Magnifier

[Canary42]

Bioscopes ?

[Ken4155]

Nope, sorry Moorea7.

[Ken4155]

You're wrong too Canary.

[Patsy33]

Telephoto?

[Canary42]

Bifocuses

[Ken4155]

Yes, Patsy - see images on the tele and on a photo.

[Patsy33]

A dog end to reduce outcome (7)

[Hazlinny]

Cur tail

[Patsy33]

Oh Haz, you out-witted me! Well done 😀

[Hazlinny]

Former Princess and the Roofer -  an unlikely couple but there was an iron connection somewhere.  (8,8)

Thanks, Patsy, difficult to outwit you sometimes😊

[Canary42]

MARGARET THATCHER ?

[Hazlinny]

Yes, Canary😊

Princess Margaret  ..  roofer/thatcher  ... Iron Lady

[Canary42]

Broadcasting proper uppers,  distorts to include nothing correct (8) 

[Hazlinny]

? Purposes

[Canary42]

Sorry hazlinny, purposes is not correct.

[Patsy33]

Supports?

[Canary42]

A long way out but on the right lines Patsy 😀

[Hazlinny]

? Reporter

[Canary42]

Sorry hazlinny, not reporter.

Just pretend you've got 2 crossing answers, giving you the following letter pattern :-

 

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