Possible Clues:

• Try to contact newspaper first - it'll tell you the time
• Clock's ancestor
• The shiner gets laid-up for a time
• One that will give you the time of day
• When it's fine to give one time of day
• That will give you the time of day
• The star laid back to get the time
• Where you'll get time of light but not time of night
• Outdoor clock
• A pointed reminder of passing time