Clue Chain 4

[Canary42]

Starting Clue Chain 4 - 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.

 

The first clue is from me, give me a few minutes to bring it over from previous chain.

[Canary42]

The first clue is :-

Eric or Ernie initially to be in boring presentation (8)

and we have the following hints :-

1.   ?E???E??

2.  "boring" contributes 3 letters to the answer

 

[Hazlinny]

Thanks for Chain 4 ....

Can't quite fathom this clue but will try .. Sediment

[Canary42]

Sorry, not sediment 😥

[Canary42]

3rd hint :-

The final word in the clue is the definition, the rest is cryptic/wordplay.

[Hazlinny]

? delivery

[Canary42]

Delivery is correct, well done.😊

boring = DRY

to be = LIVE

Eric and Ernie initially = E

presentation = D E LIVE RY

[Hazlinny]

Very cryptic - At first, I just couldn't get the 3 letter word for boring 😊

Growing starting price right out with mixed gin.  (9)

 

 

[Hazlinny]

Just carry on posting when solved  .... am off to Zzzzzzzz x

[1ozzy]

Sprouting

Sp r out + anag gin

 

Boxer dog (3)

 

[Patsy33]

Pug?

[Patsy33]

Cheat by a sure thing to reveal production. (7)

[Hazlinny]

? Concert      ..... con  cert

[Hazlinny]

If correct .........

Clue:  Hit with theatrical make-up.  (4)

[Canary42]

Cats  (anagram of cast??)

[Hazlinny]

Sorry incorrect. 

[Hazlinny]

Hint 1:         ?   ?   A   ?

[haras2]

SLAP ?

[Hazlinny]

Yes Haras 😊

[haras2]

Chaste lass enters a nunnery - at first, spotless (5)

[Hazlinny]

? Clean