Clue Chain 5

[miser]

The idea of the game 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. 

New contributors are very welcome

Criminal brutality? Anyhow there's no way out! (9)

[mallyh]

sorry i'm been very thick today ,still don't get it x

[douglas9401]

St. Mirren, The Buddies, hail from Paisley.

[mallyh]

oh dear must be the sun but i still can't see a 9 letter word x

[Patsy33]

Able Trotter has a woman's support for luminaire. (10)

[mallyh]

Patsy what was douglas answer x

[Patsy33]

Not sure, Mallyh! Buddies? but only 7 letters.. I'm confused. Or are we still meant to be guessing? 😀

[Hazlinny]

I think it's time Miser put in an appearance to sort this out 😊

[douglas9401]

Where are all the solvers of yore? I'll give the answer if you like.

[Patsy33]

Oh were still meant to be guessing? Sorry Doug. I'll think on...

[douglas9401]

Absolutely not to be sniffed at by half of Northern Ireland

Petal

Scent

Classic pattern - Paisley

Eschewing natural air freshener

 

There will be no POTPOURRI in this house!

 

[miser]

Yes, please give the answer, douglas

can del a bra

Short epitaph for Nazi caught on the riverbank (8)

[johnny.5]

riparian ?

[miser]

Yes, johnny

 

 

[johnny.5]

but I still cannae parse douglas' ???

[johnny.5]

A diamond geezer sounds like a cool opening guitarist (5,7)

[elliemay1]

Apparently there was an Ian Paisley joke about potpourri

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 joke about Ian Paisley, picking up a bowl of pot pourri from the WC lid, charging downstairs, opening the back door and throwing it out with the words:

‘We’ll have no pot pourri in this house!‘//

[douglas9401]

David Gilmour

[douglas9401]

Famously 'no Popery' back in the day, johnny, you're far too young to remember.

[johnny.5]

sorry not David Gilmour 

[Hazlinny]

?? plank spanker