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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 | Jul 2006 | NEWIE (misprint of U) | Misprints | 21 |
Competition 1779’s average clue lengths over 21 clues:
51 letters per clue (6 above the archive average, and 7 above the average for Misprints competitions)
10.5 words per clue (0.9 above the archive average, and 1.3 above the average for Misprints competitions)
Longest clues (the 13th longest Misprints clues in the archive)
Informal label for a bottle of most wine that ferments about middle of September?
67 letters, 14 words, by A. S. Everest
It’s only jest here, trap throwing leader of Tories? Send message: Remove Ross’s face!
67 letters, 14 words, by D. F. Manley
Shortest clues (the 83rd shortest Misprints clues in the archive)
Is bed one we fancy, with Emin smothering marks?
38 letters, 9 words, by Dr E. Young
What’s making debit note get waived regularly?
38 letters, 7 words, by R. C. Teuton
Underwriter regularly discloses debit item
38 letters, 5 words, by D. Arthur
Competition 1779 has contributed 19 unique words to the clue archive:
| D. C. Clenshaw | babble |
| D. Arthur | discloses |
| M. Goodliffe | Ernie |
| A. S. Everest | ferments |
| C. J. Morse | housewife |
| N. G. Shippobotham | mallet |
| D. C. Clenshaw | nanotechnology |
| T. Anderson | nominated |
| E. Cross | oat |
| I. Simpson | Portuguese |
| J. Grimes | racecourse |
| D. F. Manley | Ross’s |
| E. Cross | scone |
| M. Hodgkin | sinew |
| D. Arthur | Underwriter |
| G. I. L. Grafton | untorched |
| R. C. Teuton | waived |
| N. G. Shippobotham | wields |
| T. Anderson | wienerwurst |