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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1284 | Xmas 1996 | STALE (3 defs. + sub. ind. of wrapping) | Parcels | 21 |
Competition 1284’s average clue lengths over 21 clues:
54 letters per clue (9 above the archive average, and 2 below the average for Parcels competitions)
10.4 words per clue (0.8 above the archive average, and 0.7 below the average for Parcels competitions)
Longest clues (the 9th longest Parcels clues in the archive)
Joseph, for example, is associated with a story: what was radiant material used to make a garment?
78 letters, 17 words, by C. A. Clarke
Christmas mystery has all men’s hearts throbbing – / ‘Here Jesus was born,’ the little lamb’s sobbing
78 letters, 15 words, by Dr J. Burscough
Shortest clue (the 9th shortest Parcels clue in the archive)
Equip virile leading performer, tenor in demand
40 letters, 7 words, by J. H. C. Leach
Competition 1284 has contributed 13 unique words to the clue archive:
| R. J. Hooper | abides |
| D. Rainford | Crufts |
| R. M. S. Cork | dictator |
| A. J. Wardrop | flail |
| E. C. Lance | foul-smelling |
| C. J. Morse | housed |
| R. J. Palmer | sheds |
| Ms J. Parsons | signalled |
| Dr J. Burscough | sobbing |
| M. Barley | stargazers |
| R. Hesketh | surgical |
| D. Rainford | terrier |
| J. R. Beresford | willowy |