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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
276 Jul 1977AMTRACK normal 28

 

Competition 276’s average clue lengths over 28 clues:

44 letters per clue (1 below the archive average, and equal to the average for 7-letter words)

9.8 words per clue (0.2 above the archive average, and 0.6 above the average for 7-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 905th longest normal clue in the archive)

Motorised transport required initially in attack for passing over the drink

65 letters, 11 words, by D. V. Harry

 

Shortest clue (the 1,428th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Marines attack – scramble for seat in ——

30 letters, 6 words, by Mrs R. B. Hunt

 

Competition 276 has contributed 13 unique words to the clue archive:

A. D. LeggeBlackpool
E. J. Burgeboarding
R. J. PalmerDuck’s
N. W. GranvilleDunkirk
F. B. StubbsIII
D. V. HarryMotorised
A. D. Leggepromenade
M. A. CooperREME
D. P. M. Michaelscoter’s
M. D. Lawsshipping
R. J. Hooperspearheads
D. P. M. MichaelTeal’s
M. D. Speigeltearing