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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1338 Jan 1998SMART ALEC normal 20

 

Competition 1338’s average clue lengths over 20 clues:

44 letters per clue (1 below the archive average, and 2 below the average for 9-letter words)

9.4 words per clue (0.2 below the archive average, and 0.2 below the average for 9-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 905th longest normal clue in the archive)

Malpractices could be revealed by one police constable with this clever dick

65 letters, 12 words, by E. Cross

 

Shortest clue (the 545th shortest normal clue in the archive)

One that does act Mensa role

23 letters, 6 words, by Dr E. Young

 

Competition 1338 has contributed 11 unique words to the clue archive:

V. DixonC-stream
Mrs B. E. Hendersoncaramels
R. Stocksclogs
C. R. Gumbrellfazed
G. JohnstoneKnow-all
E. CrossMalpractices
C. J. Morsemaster-class
Dr E. YoungMensa
D. A. Campbellmescal
G. Johnstonequicksilver
B. Burtonscarlet