WordStats for Comp. 123 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 118 | 127 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Jul 1974 | SCATTERGOOD | normal | 32 |
Competition 123’s average clue lengths over 32 clues:
33 letters per clue (12 below the archive average, and 13 below the average for 11-letter words)
7.3 words per clue (2.3 below the archive average, and 2.4 below the average for 11-letter words)
Longest clue (the 1,764th longest normal clue in the archive)
One who squanders without considering tax; therefore ending in the red
59 letters, 11 words, by E. C. Bingham
Shortest clue (the 151st shortest normal clue in the archive)
Sort to cadge, maybe
16 letters, 4 words, by H. W. Massingham
Competition 123 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:
| M. A. Furman | calf’s |
| R. Jacks | consequently |
| Dr G. B. Greer | credo |
| C. H. Hudson | Dorcas |
| A. J. Crow | extravagances |
| S. Goldie | fritter |
| L. W. G. Oxley | pig’s-whisper |
| J. R. Kirby | piling |
| G. Blunden | prodigally |
| N. C. Goddard | receiver |
| Mrs E. Allen | spender |
| E. C. Bingham | squanders |
| S. Goldie | stodge |
| C. J. Morse | Tory’s |
| R. E. Kimmons | Waster |