WordStats for Comp. 1394 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1389 | 1398 ▶ | Other competitions
Clue list | ordStats homepage
Clue list | ordStats homepage
No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
---|---|---|---|---|
1394 | Feb 1999 | BERGAMOT | normal | 22 |
Competition 1394’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
38 letters per clue (7 below the archive average, and 7 below the average for 8-letter words)
8.4 words per clue (1.2 below the archive average, and 1 below the average for 8-letter words)
Longest clue (the 1,431st longest normal clue in the archive)
Take MGA to be re-sprayed orange – treating its outer coat proves essential
61 letters, 12 words, by P. L. Stone
Shortest clue (the 407th shortest normal clue in the archive)
A ‘B’ Reg. Cavalier? Check oil
21 letters, 6 words, by D. Ashcroft
Competition 1394 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:
P. W. Marlow | balm |
R. M. S. Cork | Borage |
Mrs E. M. Phair | BT’s |
C. R. Gumbrell | citrus |
D. Godden | Glacial |
M. Taylor | intervenes |
Dr J. Burscough | Loyalist |
G. C. Brown | Mega-BO |
P. L. Stone | MGA |
M. Taylor | Mowlam |
C. R. Gumbrell | NW |
H. Freeman | Pear’s |
P. L. Stone | proves |
P. L. Stone | re-sprayed |
M. Taylor | Trimble |