WordStats for Comp. 1741 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1737 | 1746 ▶ | Other competitions
Clue list | ordStats homepage
Clue list | ordStats homepage
No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
---|---|---|---|---|
1741 | Oct 2005 | LORD NELSON | normal | 24 |
Competition 1741’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:
51 letters per clue (6 above the archive average, and 4 above the average for 10-letter words)
9.7 words per clue (0.1 above the archive average, and equal to the average for 10-letter words)
Longest clue (the 217th longest normal clue in the archive)
Bold Admiral Rodney cutting unknown manoeuvres, splitting line twice with very good navy
75 letters, 13 words, by C. J. Brougham
Shortest clue (the 350th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Not a ‘loser on land’, silly!
20 letters, 6 words, by D. F. Manley
Competition 1741 has contributed 18 unique words to the clue archive:
C. J. Brougham | Admiral |
P. L. Stone | all’s |
V. Dixon | commands |
R. Hesketh | commuting |
M. Barnes | defeating |
D. R. Robinson | galleons |
C. J. Morse | landmarks |
R. J. Palmer | lens |
M. Barnes | outgunned |
M. Barnes | Piquet’s |
R. J. Palmer | repositioned |
T. J. Moorey | revelry |
C. J. Brougham | Rodney |
C. M. Edmunds | stylite |
V. Dixon | tenacious |
M. Barnes | tracking |
D. R. Robinson | unwary |
M. Barnes | Villeneuve |