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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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2417 | Oct 2018 | ALTARAGE / PROPOSAL | Right and Left | 22 |
Competition 2417’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
70 letters per clue (25 above the archive average, and 3 below the average for Right and Left competitions)
14.0 words per clue (4.4 above the archive average, and 0.7 below the average for Right and Left competitions)
Longest clue (the 59th longest Right and Left clue in the archive)
Congregation’s donations are left with thanks, a fit offering for priest raised in due course before funeral’s end
94 letters, 18 words, by M. Barley
Shortest clues (the 44th shortest Right and Left clues in the archive)
It’s offered at a large rent for Naval personnel – they left a bid
51 letters, 13 words, by Mrs A. M. Walden
An offer for Chambers and a Latin collection at a large jumble
51 letters, 12 words, by R. J. Sharkey
Competition 2417 has contributed 14 unique words to the clue archive:
R. J. Heald | Brexiteer |
T. C. Borland | Brexiteer’s |
J. R. Tozer | Brexiter |
P. L. Stone | buttress |
G. Johnstone | celebrant |
M. Barley | Congregation’s |
M. Barley | funeral’s |
A. J. Varney | hustler’s |
T. C. Borland | incumbent |
J. R. Tozer | pal’s |
Mrs A. M. Walden | personnel |
A. Whittaker | psalm |
A. Whittaker | too-solemn |
C. Ogilvie | Votive |