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]

Thanks😊

For example, scrambled fun right?  He might find it at the OK Corral.   (10)

[Ken4155]

Gunfight

[Ken4155]

Ignore that, too few letters

[Ken4155]

Gunfighter

[Moorea7]

Ken:  Nearly there .....  (anagram)

[Moorea7]

✔😊Ken

[Ken4155]

Sounds like practical older lady runing hotel in Torquay (8)

[Moorea7]

Can only offer Landlady but ??

[Patsy33]

Hotelier?

[Ken4155]

Neither, i'm afraid

 

[Moorea7]

Any chance of one letter inserted, Ken. please.  I keep thinking Gran is there somewhere?

[Ken4155]

-----b--

[Moorea7]

? Feasible

[Ken4155]

Over 50% correct, Moorea. How have you parsed 'fea' from my clue?

Ought to get it, now.

[Moorea7]

No idea, Ken!!  ? Flexible and I'm needing to get some tea 😊

[Ken4155]

These veggies won't prepare themselves, so here's a massive, massive clue;

Think of another word for older, then abbreviate it.

[Patsy33]

Sensible?

[Ken4155]

Yes, Patsy. Sen (senior/older) the lady who runs a hotel in Torquay is, of course, Sybil Fawlty - ergo sensible = practical.

[Moorea7]

Well done Patsy😊  Good clue Ken - off to the kitchen x

[Patsy33]

Yes, your clue helped! I got Sybil bit, of course Sen/ senior. Good one!