WordStats for Comp. 401 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 397 | 404 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Dec 1979 | GO-AHEAD | normal | 27 |
Competition 401’s average clue lengths over 27 clues:
36 letters per clue (9 below the archive average, and 8 below the average for 7-letter words)
7.9 words per clue (1.7 below the archive average, and 1.3 below the average for 7-letter words)
Longest clue (the 1,431st longest normal clue in the archive)
Up-and-coming Spanish artist with cape; no call for end to tauromachy there
61 letters, 12 words, by Mrs A. Boyes
Shortest clue (the 27th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Smart try-on!
10 letters, 2 words, by Dr R. L. Wynne
Competition 401 has contributed 11 unique words to the clue archive:
| A. J. Crow | froth |
| V. G. Henderson | high-powered |
| E. A. Beaulah | immortalize |
| D. H. Tompsett | kokum’s |
| Mrs N. Jarman | Lampton |
| C. W. Laxton | Mayfair |
| Mrs A. Boyes | tauromachy |
| Rev C. M. Broun | theologian’s |
| Dr R. L. Wynne | try-on |
| Mrs A. Boyes | Up-and-coming |
| A. Lawrie | violin |