WordStats for Comp. 1988 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1984 | 1992 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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1988 | Jul 2010 | PERIQUE | normal | 23 |
Competition 1988’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:
46 letters per clue (1 above the archive average, and 2 above the average for 7-letter words)
9.7 words per clue (0.1 above the archive average, and 0.5 above the average for 7-letter words)
Longest clue (the 540th longest normal clue in the archive)
This American cause of pollution spied at sea could come from broken pipes? – queried
69 letters, 14 words, by Rev Canon C. M. Broun
Shortest clues (the 350th shortest normal clues in the archive)
Piper’s quote, ‘——’s top blend’
20 letters, 5 words, by R. C. Teuton
Snout’s turned on in stir
20 letters, 5 words, by A. J. Wardrop
Competition 1988 has contributed 16 unique words to the clue archive:
R. Gilbert | Bess’s |
E. C. Lance | exhaled |
C. A. Clarke | Faerie |
M. A. Macdonald-Cooper | long-dormant |
J. R. Tozer | Louisiana |
D. & N. Aspland | misconceived |
N. C. Dexter | pauper |
R. C. Teuton | Piper’s |
R. Gilbert | piquant |
D. V. Harry | porcine |
N. C. Dexter | queued |
R. Gilbert | quip |
R. C. Teuton | quote |
Dr E. Young | re-equips |
N. C. Dexter | refill |
J. R. Tozer | spills |