WordStats for Comp. 2291 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 2287 | 2296 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2291 | May 2016 | AVESTA | Printer’s Devilry | 22 |
Competition 2291’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
48 letters per clue (3 above the archive average, and 6 above the average for Printer’s Devilry competitions)
9.7 words per clue (0.1 above the archive average, and 0.7 above the average for Printer’s Devilry competitions)
Longest clue (the 16th longest Printer’s Devilry clue in the archive)
Believers joyfully regard Turin Shroud with gr/ins as proof of resurrection
64 letters, 11 words, by J. C. Leyland
Shortest clue (the 119th shortest Printer’s Devilry clue in the archive)
Countryside’s aligned along le/y lines
32 letters, 5 words, by Dr J. Burscough
Competition 2291 has contributed 34 unique words to the clue archive:
| E. W. Kelly | ablaze |
| T. Rudd | aficionados |
| G. Hobbs | airtight |
| Dr J. Burscough | aligned |
| L. Ward | baker’s |
| J. C. Leyland | Believers |
| Dr I. S. Fletcher | Chablis |
| R. J. Whale | citizens |
| Dr I. S. Fletcher | comparison |
| Dr J. M. Bird | cornices |
| M. Barley | counter-attacking |
| Dr J. Burscough | Countryside’s |
| Dr J. M. Bird | ell-shaped |
| A. Plumb | Ely |
| C. A. Clarke | faire |
| C. M. Edmunds | fellers |
| T. Rudd | foxes |
| R. J. Heald | Frascati |
| J. C. Leyland | grins |
| C. A. Clarke | Laissez |
| C. M. Edmunds | lending |
| Dr J. Burscough | ley |
| B. Jones | number-crunchers |
| T. J. Moorey | nutty |
| C. Short | pashmina |
| C. Short | Pensioner |
| E. W. Kelly | sodium |
| G. Hobbs | soy’s |
| C. Short | stripping |
| P. Taylor | supplicant |
| Mrs A. M. Walden | surfaces |
| N. Connaughton | tastes |
| Dr J. M. Bird | thatched |
| J. C. Leyland | Turin |