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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1294 | Mar 1997 | TRANSENNA | normal | 21 |
Competition 1294’s average clue lengths over 21 clues:
47 letters per clue (2 above the archive average, and 1 above the average for 9-letter words)
9.9 words per clue (0.3 above the archive average, and 0.3 above the average for 9-letter words)
Longest clues (the 1,764th longest normal clues in the archive)
Church screening nude’s not art? Ban is possible if this doubt carries on
59 letters, 13 words, by J. R. Tozer
One of the screens hiding inner sancta, excluding heads of idly curious?
59 letters, 12 words, by D. A. Campbell
Shortest clues (the 1,119th shortest normal clues in the archive)
Grill St Anne was screened within?
28 letters, 6 words, by N. C. Dexter
This item screens tenant remains
28 letters, 5 words, by R. K. Lumsdon
Competition 1294 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:
| R. R. Greenfield | Annas |
| D. Williamson | Effectively |
| D. F. Manley | erection |
| D. J. Dare-Plumpton | gazing |
| F. P. N. Lake | half-hiding |
| D. J. Dare-Plumpton | heavenwards |
| D. Williamson | mist |
| E. J. Burge | Nantes |
| J. R. Tozer | nude’s |
| E. J. Burge | Partition |
| D. A. Campbell | sancta |
| R. Parry-Morris | sanctum |
| R. R. Greenfield | temple |
| Mrs M. P. Webber | transept |
| D. Williamson | veils |