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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
354 Jan 1979SHEER-HULK normal 23

 

Competition 354’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

49 letters per clue (4 above the archive average, and 3 above the average for 9-letter words)

10.4 words per clue (0.8 above the archive average, and 0.8 above the average for 9-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 334th longest normal clue in the archive)

Here’s battered, shortened hull and quarter deck – could have been seen in a breaker’s yard

72 letters, 15 words, by G. H. Clarke

 

Shortest clue (the 990th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Stripped bark: clear green giant

27 letters, 5 words, by P. Cargill

 

Competition 354 has contributed 11 unique words to the clue archive:

G. H. Clarkebreaker’s
D. H. Tompsettbumpkin
D. H. Tompsettdecked
F. E. Newlovedocumentary
E. V. DefleyHaggard
W. L. Mironlurks
W. L. Mironstrippers
W. Rodgerssulk
R. H. F. Ishamsullen
D. F. Manleytanker
B. Francowaggling