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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
2014 Jan 2011HACKETTE normal 23

 

Competition 2014’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

45 letters per clue (equal to the archive average, and equal to the average for 8-letter words)

9.9 words per clue (0.3 above the archive average, and 0.5 above the average for 8-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 293rd longest normal clue in the archive)

She performs organ work, the fugal parts containing a lot of notes not to be played softly

73 letters, 17 words, by M. A. Macdonald-Cooper

 

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

Press female cheek at tango dance

28 letters, 6 words, by J. Guiver

 

Competition 2014 has contributed 13 unique words to the clue archive:

D. Price Jonescarrion
D. F. Manleycheekily
P. D. MartinChick
D. Price Jonesferal
N. C. DexterKath
D. Price Jonesnabbed
A. Plumbrag-woman
M. Hodgkinreporting
T. J. MooreyRook’s
J. R. Tozershore’s
J. Guivertango
D. F. ManleyWatt
N. C. DexterWhitehorn