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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1169 | Oct 1994 | BLITHE / URSINE | Right and Left | 22 |
Competition 1169’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
66 letters per clue (21 above the archive average, and 7 below the average for Right and Left competitions)
12.8 words per clue (3.2 above the archive average, and 1.9 below the average for Right and Left competitions)
Longest clue (the 34th longest Right and Left clue in the archive)
Thoughtless British railway’s hit badly before end of dispute – some detours inevitable along the lines of, say, Paddington?
101 letters, 18 words, by R. C. Teuton
Shortest clue (the 3rd shortest Right and Left clue in the archive)
Gay Lib? Het reacts like bear (i.e. runs amok)
33 letters, 10 words, by G. Hughes
Competition 1169 has contributed 22 unique words to the clue archive:
| C. R. Gumbrell | Baloo’s |
| G. P. Conway | bearish |
| D. Price Jones | Biffo |
| Mrs E. J. Shields | broaden |
| R. C. Teuton | detours |
| H. J. Bradbury | discontinued |
| N. C. Dexter | edifices |
| D. Appleton | essayists |
| D. R. Robinson | Goldilocks |
| N. C. Dexter | gracefully |
| Mrs E. J. Shields | insure |
| C. J. Brougham | jointed |
| D. Price Jones | loose-limbed |
| J. B. Sweeting | Nicklaus |
| Miss D. W. Taylor | nimble |
| D. F. Manley | prattling |
| R. C. Teuton | railway’s |
| D. R. Robinson | thible |
| R. C. Teuton | Thoughtless |
| Mrs E. J. Shields | unheeding |
| G. P. Conway | unrise |
| Mrs E. J. Shields | Winnie-the-Pooh |