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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1746 Nov 2005ENTOMIC normal 23

 

Competition 1746’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

45 letters per clue (equal to the archive average, and 1 above the average for 7-letter words)

9.0 words per clue (0.6 below the archive average, and 0.2 below the average for 7-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 1,591st longest normal clue in the archive)

Net’s contaminated: micro’s corrupted: run’s aborted it’s all to do with bugs

60 letters, 12 words, by C. G. Millin

 

Shortest clue (the 1,119th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Electronic COMINT purged of bugs?

28 letters, 5 words, by D. J. R. Ogilvie

 

Competition 1746 has contributed 25 unique words to the clue archive:

C. G. Millinaborted
A. J. YoungCentimo
M. A. Macdonald-Coopercolonies
D. J. R. OgilvieCOMINT
R. J. HooperDell’s
D. H. TompsettDors
J. P. GuiverEcuador
R. J. Hoopereradicating
J. P. Guiverfearful
D. C. Williamsoninsectiform
J. P. Guiverinsects
Mrs M. J. Cansfieldmicrolepidoptera
M. Barleymicrophone
C. G. Millinmicro’s
B. Burtonmicturate
J. Grimesmien
N. ConnaughtonOrganize
N. Connaughtonrainforest
R. J. Healdruled
C. G. Millinrun’s
N. Connaughtonsafaris
R. S. Morsescrummaging
K. W. Crawfordsix-footers
A. J. WardropTonemic
T. J. MooreyUpshot