WordStats for Comp. 1788 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1784 | 1792 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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1788 | Sep 2006 | ETHEREAL OILS | normal | 22 |
Competition 1788’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
53 letters per clue (8 above the archive average, and 6 above the average for 12-letter words)
9.9 words per clue (0.3 above the archive average, and 0.1 above the average for 12-letter words)
Longest clue (the 151st longest normal clue in the archive)
Primrose (50%) and apple (40%) are initially combined with these in soap – Imperial Leather possibly
78 letters, 15 words, by P. Heffernan
Shortest clue (the 1,622nd shortest normal clue in the archive)
Essentially this lot release stinks?
31 letters, 5 words, by J. R. Tozer
Competition 1788 has contributed 24 unique words to the clue archive:
M. Barley | Aerosol |
G. H. Willett | applications |
Dr M. C. Whelan | aromatherapy |
J. Grimes | aromatics |
R. Hesketh | Basils |
D. & N. Aspland | capture |
G. H. Willett | dinkum |
C. J. Morse | distillates |
D. F. Manley | Distillation |
C. Ogilvie | distillations |
V. Dixon | embarking |
D. & N. Aspland | essences |
G. H. Willett | Fragrant |
D. F. Manley | healthier |
I. Simpson | heliotrope |
C. J. Morse | Herbal |
D. A. Campbell | hotelier |
Mrs S. D. Johnson | Hotelier’s |
D. & N. Aspland | liquidised |
Mrs S. D. Johnson | lubricate |
C. Ogilvie | MacKay’s |
G. H. Willett | masseuse’s |
P. Heffernan | Primrose |
Dr M. C. Whelan | Substances |