WordStats for Comp. 1698 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1694 | 1700 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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1698 | Dec 2004 | CROSSTIE | normal | 24 |
Competition 1698’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:
48 letters per clue (3 above the archive average, and 3 above the average for 8-letter words)
9.4 words per clue (0.2 below the archive average, and equal to the average for 8-letter words)
Longest clue (the 249th longest normal clue in the archive)
Ill-tempered match, with clubs sticking to different stories, leaves supporter thwarted
74 letters, 11 words, by C. J. Morse
Shortest clue (the 644th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Corset is bust line’s support
24 letters, 5 words, by J. P. Guiver
Competition 1698 has contributed 12 unique words to the clue archive:
D. H. Tompsett | bellying |
R. J. Heald | escorts |
C. J. Morse | Ill-tempered |
N. Connaughton | kipper |
C. J. Brougham | Mallard |
B. Burton | ostracise |
R. Zara | Reorganisation |
R. Jacks | skid |
N. Connaughton | snugly |
R. J. Whale | SR |
K. Milan | statices |
R. J. Heald | Train-bearer |