Clue Chain 12

[Canary42]

Starting Clue Chain 12 - 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 hazlinny

A bit unkind when an idea finally becomes smaller. (11)

 

 

Hint:  Sometimes one doesn't think!

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊  'bye ee .........

Revisiting West Asia, you old males are found in the country (5)

[Hazlinny]

Hint:   ?   E   ?   ?   ?

[Canary42]

Yemen ?

[Hazlinny]

Yes Canary 😊

[Canary42]

Thank you 😊

 

Look out, turn !  Ouch. (6)

[Canary42]

1st hint

 

W   ?   ?   ?   ?   W

 

[Canary42]

I'm off to bed, carry on if you think you've got it.

Goodnight all.

 

[Hazlinny]

?? window

[Hazlinny]

Phantoms have a starting price - it is right, somewhat confusedly. (7)

[1ozzy]

Spirits

[Hazlinny]

\Well done, Ozman 😊

[1ozzy]

Note to Emcees serving spirits (6)

[Hazlinny]

? g hosts   ........ghosts

[1ozzy]

Ball's back in your court😉

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊

Sounds as though next to nine is a playing area. (6, 5)

[1ozzy]

Tennis court 

[1ozzy]

Tennis arena?

Tennis something🤔

[Hazlinny]

Right first time 😊

[1ozzy]

Oh dear, now I need to be clever 🤔

[1ozzy]

Make fun of a retarded fish (3)