Clue Chain 7

[Hazlinny]

Starting Clue Chain 7 - all welcome 😊

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, easy or cryptic.  If nobody has answered the clue within 30 minutes, the setter should post a further hint and so on until the clue is solved.

Clue:  Old federal prison where Carlos might have added an extra cuppa.  (8)

 

[Canary42]

Spring ?

[Hazlinny]

Good Morning, Canary 😊 - you are correct.  Sp  ring 

[Canary42]

Thank you and Good Morning 😊

I live off my writer's charged particle ? (7)

 

[Hazlinny]

? Pension

[Canary42]

Oh dear, I can't catch you out this morning, Pension is correct, well done 😊

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊 I'm going out now so just carry on with clues .....

In the blink of an eye, it's not the first which is cracked.  (5,6)

 

[Hazlinny]

Hint 1:  Part can be done with an axe.

[dustypuss]

Split second 

[Hazlinny]

Yes Dusty 😊

[dustypuss]

It's small underground with with a short pool stick and the French on the end. 8

[Hazlinny]

? Mole cu le

[dustypuss]

Correct . I think you might have a hint on another thread. 😀

[Hazlinny]

Partly!!  Thanks 😊

Confirm if very confused, it's not difficult.  (6)

[Hazlinny]

Hint 1:  Prove

[Canary42]

verify (anagram if very)

[Canary42]

I'm sure that's right, so here's the next clue to keep it rolling :-

 

 

 

We're all here, in with the seabird and the alien (8)

 

 

 

[Hazlinny]

? inherent

Verify was correct.

[Canary42]

Sorry, not inherent (quite close however).

[Hazlinny]

? inhering

[Canary42]

This is probably a dead giveaway, but inherent has 5 letters in the right place and another 2 in the wrong order ! ! ! !