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Competition 1500’s average clue lengths over 26 clues:

39 letters per clue (6 below the archive average)

8.1 words per clue (1.5 below the archive average)

Longest clue (the longest Ship of Fools clue in the archive)

Something capable of bolting down mast that is used to stop hooker capsizing

64 letters, 13 words, by R. J. Heald

Shortest clue (the shortest Ship of Fools clue in the archive)

Tramp with one sail

16 letters, 4 words, by M. P. Young

Competition 1500 has contributed 18 unique words to the clue archive: