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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1428 Oct 1999CRICETID normal 20

 

Competition 1428’s average clue lengths over 20 clues:

50 letters per clue (5 above the archive average, and 5 above the average for 8-letter words)

10.0 words per clue (0.4 above the archive average, and 0.6 above the average for 8-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 60th longest normal clue in the archive)

Rodent desperate bosses of TV channel introduced, eventually revived declining consumer interest

84 letters, 12 words, by J. Pearce

 

Shortest clue (the 1,802nd shortest normal clue in the archive)

Busy, endlessly busy I run inside wheel

32 letters, 7 words, by J. C. Leyland

 

Competition 1428 has contributed 12 unique words to the clue archive:

R. A. Nortoncomic’s
A. Streatfieldcriticised
G. I. L. GraftonCyclists
A. StreatfieldHammy
H. Freemanheadline
C. A. Clarkelemming-like
R. Healdmorsels
R. Healdpouching
R. A. Nortonreportage
C. R. Gumbrellrodenticide’s
R. Healdscurried
R. Stockstreadmill