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jono

29th October 2021, 20:53
Weekend Peer Review 104

104 has 8 divisors… 1, 2, 4, 8, 13, 26, 52 and 104. As 8 is one of those divisors, 104 is a refactorable or ‘tau’ number.
Also, as the ‘prime’ factors of 104 add up to 15, as do the ones of 105, those two numbers form a ‘Ruth-Aaron pair’. The next such pair is 153 & 154. The name Ruth-Aaron derives from the pair of numbers 714 & 715 which correspond to Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run in 1974, which broke Babe Ruth's earlier record of 714. Having previously set ‘cricket’ I was pleased to find a baseball reference.

I digress…

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

You may enter as many clues as you like, and 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.

Chat is welcome, but please don't comment on the merit of a particular clue prior to voting.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, October 31st when voting opens. Voting closes at 8pm (UK time) the same day.

The winner of this week's competition will be the host for the following weekend. He or she may vary the rules or the voting system.

This weekend's challenge is:-

TEMPER TANTRUM (6,7)

Weekend rules: Each entrant has six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed). For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for the top 3 clues, and many other allocations are possible. In the event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

Have fun and good luck!
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chrise

29th October 2021, 21:02
Pet may moderate (cure?) the Yorkshire spirit (6,7)

TEMPER TAN T'RUM
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geeker

29th October 2021, 21:19
Neat term Trump applied to his puerile MO. (6,7)
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chrise

29th October 2021, 21:36
[btw if anyone else wants to use "pet" as the definition, feel free - there aren't all that many possibilities!]
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dorrien

29th October 2021, 21:51
Modify the colour of Trump's short outburst(6,7)
Colour of Trump a sort of orangey tan
Trump's short= trum
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mattrom

29th October 2021, 22:21
A down clue

Met up with saucy Adam and queer Paddy (6,7)
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paradigmshifter

29th October 2021, 22:45
Came across receding jaunty soldier before strong drink, an embarrassing performance.
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tyke51

29th October 2021, 23:29
One might see you put on the naughty step - unless you comply! (6,7)
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paul

30th October 2021, 01:42
Secretary to the Queen given a “thank you” but gets no time for a drink” – finally losing it badly (6,7)
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geeker

30th October 2021, 01:43
Men mutter "Prat", flying into a rage. (6,7)
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