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Competition 1290’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:

45 letters per clue (equal to the archive average, and 1 above the average for 7-letter words)

9.7 words per clue (0.1 above the archive average, and 0.5 above the average for 7-letter words)

Longest clue (the 540th longest normal clue in the archive)

Hot spot with Northern and Southern Ireland in confrontation about start of talks

69 letters, 13 words, by Mrs F. A. Blanchard

Shortest clue (the 752nd shortest normal clue in the archive)

Dive made from upturned punts

25 letters, 5 words, by R. J. Hooper

Competition 1290 has contributed 6 unique words to the clue archive: