WordStats for Comp. 1255 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1250 | 1260 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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1255 | Jun 1996 | CATAFALCO | normal | 23 |
Competition 1255’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:
52 letters per clue (7 above the archive average, and 6 above the average for 9-letter words)
11.1 words per clue (1.5 above the archive average, and 1.5 above the average for 9-letter words)
Longest clue (the 699th longest normal clue in the archive)
Means of shifting body fat: calorie-reduced Coca-Cola. Pull ring, shake vigorously
67 letters, 11 words, by Dr E. J. Miller
Shortest clue (the 1,274th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Coach covering the last fatal trip
29 letters, 6 words, by N. C. Dexter
Competition 1255 has contributed 18 unique words to the clue archive:
G. I. L. Grafton | Aachen |
G. L. McStravick | alacrity |
Dr E. J. Miller | calorie-reduced |
C. G. Millin | Casket |
D. Price Jones | cheetah |
Mrs J. Mackie | coalface |
C. R. Gumbrell | cortege |
R. J. Whale | ferried |
R. J. Hooper | flat’s |
C. R. Gumbrell | focal |
R. J. Hooper | half-consumed |
R. E. Boot | hearse |
E. J. Burge | Highlands |
Mrs E. Greenaway | Jaguar |
D. H. Tompsett | Portakabin |
T. J. Moorey | setback |
C. J. Morse | Tomahawk |
Mrs J. Mackie | VIP |