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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1385 Dec 1998PANTRIES normal 24

 

Competition 1385’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:

41 letters per clue (4 below the archive average, and 4 below the average for 8-letter words)

8.3 words per clue (1.3 below the archive average, and 1.1 below the average for 8-letter words)

 

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

Spence and suchlike characters starting postwar architecture with new aims

65 letters, 10 words, by C. R. Gumbrell

 

Shortest clue (the 859th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Pints are pulled in stillrooms

26 letters, 5 words, by Ms B. J. Widger

 

Competition 1385 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:

R. J. Hooperapprehending
C. R. Gumbrellarchitecture
A. Hallbutter-prints
E. Crossbuttery
D. H. Tompsettcommissariat
C. J. Morseexamines
C. J. Broughamlinen’s
C. R. Gumbrellpostwar
J. R. Tozerservants
R. J. Whalesites
D. F. Manleysituations
C. R. GumbrellSpence
Ms B. J. Widgerstillrooms
J. M. Ballardtiers
C. J. BroughamTuttle