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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1415 | Jul 1999 | MANATI | Printer’s Devilry | 24 |
Competition 1415’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:
41 letters per clue (4 below the archive average, and 1 below the average for Printer’s Devilry competitions)
8.5 words per clue (1.1 below the archive average, and 0.5 below the average for Printer’s Devilry competitions)
Longest clue (the 53rd longest Printer’s Devilry clue in the archive)
Early railways had steam-e/ngine missions that would be banned today
57 letters, 10 words, by C. J. Morse
Shortest clue (the 57th shortest Printer’s Devilry clue in the archive)
Giving bat/tle would honour Wayne
28 letters, 5 words, by A. Streatfield
Competition 1415 has contributed 28 unique words to the clue archive:
| Mrs B. E. Henderson | Anglican |
| Mrs J. E. Townsend | bigwig |
| T. Jacobs | Clippie |
| H. Freeman | co-let |
| S. L. Paton | Cossack |
| M. Whitmore | crusader |
| Mrs B. E. Henderson | displeases |
| Mrs B. E. Henderson | drony |
| E. Dawid | duty-free |
| M. Whitmore | escaped |
| H. M. Lloyd | ginseng |
| T. Jacobs | grateful |
| R. J. Whale | italic |
| Mrs B. E. Henderson | liturgy |
| D. Ashcroft | night-clubs |
| A. J. Dorn | notions |
| N. C. Dexter | Pete |
| D. Price Jones | Peter’s |
| T. J. Moorey | Philosophically |
| R. J. Heald | Postpone |
| C. J. & M. P. Butler | privilege |
| Mrs J. E. Townsend | proudly |
| P. Biddlecombe | Rangoon |
| C. J. & M. P. Butler | slaves |
| C. J. Morse | steam-engine |
| R. J. Heald | stubbornly |
| D. F. Manley | swear |
| Mrs J. E. Townsend | waives |