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Competition 1439’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:

52 letters per clue (7 above the archive average, and 6 above the average for 9-letter words)

10.9 words per clue (1.3 above the archive average, and 1.3 above the average for 9-letter words)

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

Emburey, maybe, came on maidenless, sadly, delivering long hops hugely enjoyed by festive West Indians

84 letters, 15 words, by D. Ashcroft

Shortest clue (the 644th shortest normal clue in the archive)

West Indian traditional gig?

24 letters, 4 words, by R. K. Lumsdon

Competition 1439 has contributed 20 unique words to the clue archive: