Clue Chain 3

[Hazlinny]

Miser has kindly asked me to start Chain 3 so here goes ...

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.

My clue:  Lightly touch a seabird would indicate a design. (7)

[mallyh]

my poor brain can't see  how that works  ^^^^

[Canary42]

Hmmmm, seems I'm the only Polymath here 😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   😀   

 

No, that's not a clue.

[Patsy33]

Satellite on flower? I feel a song coming on! (4,5)

[mallyh]

moon river

[Patsy33]

Mallyh, 22.10. Sounds like twenty to ten. So that would make it 30 mins late. Hope that makes sense 😃

[Patsy33]

Well done Mallyh!

[mallyh]

i'll just forget about that clue lol x

hornet buzzing around seat 6

[Patsy33]

Throne

[mallyh]

yes Patsy x

[Canary42]

Mally: In the good old days before 24-hour clock and digital watches and other nonsense, if someone asked you the time late evening you would say "It's twenty to ten".

Move forward to modern times and half an hour later you could (although unlikely perhaps) say "It's twenty-two ten" (22:10). 

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[Patsy33]

Stoned frills (8)

[mallyh]

thanks Patsy and Canary i'll get it eventually xx

[Patsy33]

It took me a while, Mallyh! X

[Hazlinny]

? peplums

[Hazlinny]

Wrong number of letters again!  Sorry. x

[Canary42]

I remember that confusion was rife when the 24-hour clock became common usage (although in use for years in military and other specialist circles).  And of course many folk (me included) still prefer the old 12-hour version, it's usually obvious whether you mean am or pm.  I would never say "I'm off to bed at ten past twenty-three" 😀  😀  😀  😀  

[elliemay1]

Time for a clue Patsy??

[Patsy33]

Jewelery

[Canary42]

necklace ??

[Patsy33]

Yes, Canary!