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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1485 | Nov 2000 | BOURSE / TIFOSO | Right and Left | 22 |
Competition 1485’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
78 letters per clue (33 above the archive average, and 5 above the average for Right and Left competitions)
15.0 words per clue (5.4 above the archive average, and 0.3 above the average for Right and Left competitions)
Longest clue (the 7th longest Right and Left clue in the archive)
Centre-, left- and right- halves of best Rome club play for a place in European transfer market (contributing to reflected kudos of Italian football fan)
123 letters, 25 words, by A. Roth
Shortest clue (the 31st shortest Right and Left clue in the archive)
Brogues no good (tight) – exchange for wedges if likewise buff
49 letters, 10 words, by C. J. Brougham
Competition 1485 has contributed 25 unique words to the clue archive:
| Mrs J. Mackie | addicted |
| E. A. Beaulah | aficionado |
| N. C. Dexter | barter |
| R. J. Palmer | besetting |
| C. J. Brougham | Brogues |
| R. J. Whale | BSE’s |
| G. H. Willett | contributor |
| C. J. Morse | convenient |
| G. H. Willett | disgruntled |
| G. H. Willett | ebbing |
| P. D. Gaffey | euro-policy |
| Dr J. Burscough | Euro’s |
| J. Grimes | Ferrari’s |
| D. P. Shenkin | foist |
| J. Grimes | hotspot |
| R. J. Heald | identifies |
| C. J. Brougham | likewise |
| G. I. L. Grafton | reclining |
| C. R. Gumbrell | Springsteen’s |
| J. C. Leyland | stags |
| R. J. Whale | stock’s |
| J. Grimes | sweating |
| G. H. Willett | Tuscany |
| N. C. Dexter | unstable |
| Dr J. Burscough | untouched |