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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
2170 Jan 2014SAYONARA normal 23

 

Competition 2170’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

44 letters per clue (1 below the archive average, and 1 below the average for 8-letter words)

9.8 words per clue (0.2 above the archive average, and 0.4 above the average for 8-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 1,289th longest normal clue in the archive)

Stokes OK against Australia; for all remaining, heads must roll – it’s goodbye

62 letters, 12 words, by M. Barley

 

Shortest clue (the 859th shortest normal clue in the archive)

To add a run, one includes leg bye

26 letters, 8 words, by W. Drever

 

Competition 2170 has contributed 14 unique words to the clue archive:

D. F. ManleyBairstow’s
C. J. MorseButterfly’s
N. G. Shippobothamchoppy
C. J. Morseecho-sounding
Dr S. J. ShawNagoya
T. C. BorlandNarita
P. A. StephensonOrientals
Ms K. Boltonovercoming
C. Ogilvieprofitless
R. C. Teutonremark
Dr I. S. Fletcherryokan
T. AndersonSaga
J. C. LeylandTa-ta
W. Ransomevaledictory’s