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PEER REVIEW 512

The year 512 was a leap year starting on a Sunday. The most recent year like this was 2012 and the next one will be 2040. All such years contain three ‘Friday the thirteenths’. I digress…

Welcome to our friendly competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like. Everyone is welcome, particularly new entrants. Feel free to explain your clue, if you think it will help, or to ask another entrant to parse their clue.

Clues should be posted before 12 noon (UK time) on Friday Oct 29th when voting opens. Voting closes at 8pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue, indicating that entrant's name and clue number. The entry with the most votes wins, and its composer sets next week's competition. The setter has the deciding vote in the event of a tie. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week’s challenge is a choice of:

ROCKET SCIENCE (6,7)
or
IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE (3,3,6,7)

Have fun and good luck!

Soccer necktie might give you a lift! (6,7)

Scenic ecotrek might result from this? (6,7)

Discipline is the art of dressing down? (6,7)

Musk product could generate erect cocks in Spain (6, 7)

ref SpaceX, Spain=E. Sorry.

Reassembling once trite stock, since less difficult than expected? (3,3,6,7)

Herb technology a problem for Houston? (6,7)

Alteration of cricket site connotes straightforward process. (3,3,6,7)

Hard to teach Rod Laver physics, say (6,7)

Are you sure about the year 512, Jono? Remember, there was. the switch to the Gregorian calendar.