Clue Chain 11

[Canary42]

Starting Clue Chain 11 - 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 Dustypuss

Playing around with a bird the forest (8)

 

 

 

[Hazlinny]

Shadow Cabinet

[Patsy33]

Yes, Haz! 😀 

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊

 Monkey kicks up a storm with lady who said "come up and see me sometime." (8)

[Canary42]

marmoset (anagram of Mae [West] and storm)

[Hazlinny]

Yes Canary 😊

[Canary42]

Thanks 😊

  Wager round a thin covering (7)

[Hazlinny]

? B lank et   .... Blanket

[Canary42]

Yes Hazlinny, well done 😊

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊

Evidence that another exam was really intended though rather muddled (9)

[Hazlinny]

Hint:   Old   New

[Hazlinny]

Hint 2: Last will connection

[Canary42]

testament ?

[Hazlinny]

Yes Canary 😊

Anagram:   test (exam) + anag meant (intended)

[Canary42]

Thanks 😊 - I made hard work of that one, Duh!

 

 

Hoist is in ear-bender (5)

[Canary42]

Hoist is in ear-bender (5)

1st hint:  At work, it's nice to get one.

[Hazlinny]

? raise

[Canary42]

Raise is correct, well done 😊

[Hazlinny]

Thanks 😊

Downturn sees the short month at the start of the row. (7)

[Hazlinny]

Hint :  Before the fall of the Roman Empire

[Hazlinny]

Hint 2:  Xmas month