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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1559 Apr 2002THEOLOGASTER normal 25

 

Competition 1559’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:

42 letters per clue (3 below the archive average, and 5 below the average for 12-letter words)

9.2 words per clue (0.4 below the archive average, and 0.6 below the average for 12-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 699th longest normal clue in the archive)

Word’s second go here? Last time being ‘non-plain’, one’s indifferent on resurrection

67 letters, 12 words, by J. C. Leyland

 

Shortest clue (the 203rd shortest normal clue in the archive)

Dodgy RE? He’s got a lot

17 letters, 6 words, by R. J. Whale

 

Competition 1559 has contributed 11 unique words to the clue archive:

D. F. ManleyAnselm
D. O’ConnorHegel
D. F. Manleyhoot
J. C. Leylandnon-plain
D. O’ConnorOtto
M. Bathschoolman
C. Boydsketchily
M. BathTelegraph’s
T. SmithThora’s
D. J. Dare-Plumptonuncommitted
V. G. Hendersonvulgarize