Clue Chain 9

[Canary42]

Starting Clue Chain 9 - 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.

Patsy, please provide a clue when you're ready. Thank you.

[johnny.5]

Correct again 

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊

Yearn for highest British award merged in an age.  (5)

 

 

[johnny.5]

crave?

 

[Hazlinny]

Yes 😊    era & VC .... anagram

[johnny.5]

Ta

Hercules teased nonstop about having to carry these (7,3,3)

[Hazlinny]

Could it be Steptoe and Son?

[johnny.5]

yes welldone 

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊  Just saw the anagram but what to do with Hercules?

Clue:  The harbour's opening can be found at the home of victory.

(10)

[Canary42]

Portsmouth ?

[Canary42]

Hercules was the horse in Steptoe and son

[elliemay1]

Haz, Hercules was the name of their horse 

[Hazlinny]

Thanks both - I didn't know that 🐴

[johnny.5]

Haz ? Canary ^^^

[Hazlinny]

Yes, Canary 😊

That's me finished for the night so will wish you all "Goodnight and Happy Guessing"  x

[Canary42]

Thank you Hazlinny, and goodnight 😊

 

Did this author produce one hundred veterans (9)

 

 

[johnny.5]

Cervantes ?

[Canary42]

Well done Johnny, Cervantes is correct (anag of C and veterans)😊

[johnny.5]

Ta 

which friend by the sounds of it (8)

[Patsy33]

Cauldron?

[johnny.5]

no not cauldron but close to it