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Competition 1593’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

39 letters per clue (6 below the archive average, and 6 below the average for 8-letter words)

8.3 words per clue (1.3 below the archive average, and 1.1 below the average for 8-letter words)

Longest clues (the 794th longest normal clues in the archive)

I see leaving mint sauce sprinkled on side of plate is no longer redolent of lamb?

66 letters, 16 words, by N. G. Shippobotham

Cook first to traverse with seamen central part of South Pacific, historically

66 letters, 12 words, by C. R. Gumbrell

One-time domestic servant, pursued by outside police force, Queen gets released

66 letters, 11 words, by C. A. Clarke

Shortest clue (the 91st shortest normal clue in the archive)

Use meant ‘broken’?

14 letters, 3 words, by Dr J. Burscough

Competition 1593 has contributed 13 unique words to the clue archive: