Mephisto 3314

[Matakari]

Good morning, a parsing for the following would be appreciated.
 Many thanks in advance!

22 With brass chains being reset (6, two words) : IN CASH ( Just an anagram of CHAINS?)

25 Free clinch Penny dodged, nearly rather blue (5) : UNPIN

[Neveracrossword]

22 Yes, ' being reset' is the anagram indicator, I think.

 

PS This week's EV was great fun - and no missing, extra letters in sight to scare you off!

[donny48]

22 brass = cash

[Matakari]

Thanks, all! And a parsing for 25? Thanks, NACW, I'll be having a go at this weeks EV, it could be another eye opener for me!

[donny48]

The only thought I have is,

In chess, a pin is a tactic in which a defending piece cannot move out of an attacking piece's line of attack without exposing a more valuable defending piece. Moving the attacking piece to effect the pin is called pinning; the defending piece restricted by the pin is described as pinned.

I am still thinking of the rest of the parse

 

[Matakari]

Many thanks, donny48!

[writesbad]

I believe the parsing is as follows:

 

"pin" is a clinch, so to "free clinch" is to unpin

"unpin" without the P (penny dodged) is "unin"

"unin" is nearly "union"

Union is rather blue, or a navy blue

[Lie-in King]

Unpin - '(p)un' (clinch, 'P[enny]' dodged) + 'pin(k)' (nearly "rather blue")

Chambers -

clinch...a pun; a punning retort
pink...slightly pornographic, somewhat blue (film, etc)
 

[Matakari]

Thanks for the very comprehensive parsing, Lie-in King and writesbad!