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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
460 Feb 1981SWOOP normal 27

 

Competition 460’s average clue lengths over 27 clues:

39 letters per clue (6 below the archive average, and 3 below the average for 5-letter words)

8.6 words per clue (1 below the archive average, and 0.1 below the average for 5-letter words)

 

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

Work will be needed, not half, after Shirley Williams and Owen initially take the plunge

72 letters, 15 words, by A. H. Jones

 

Shortest clues (the 91st shortest normal clues in the archive)

Zero in suddenly

14 letters, 3 words, by A. K. Gregory

 

Duck in suddenly

14 letters, 3 words, by J. B. Sweeting

 

Competition 460 has contributed 13 unique words to the clue archive:

Mrs A. R. Bradfordamorously
Dr V. G. I. Deshmukhbusts
L. C. WrightCID
V. G. Hendersondetermining
M. A. Macdonald-CooperMacD
O. H. Frazeroutflanks
D. AshcroftPeregrine’s
A. H. JonesShirley
O. H. Frazerswiftly
M. A. Macdonald-CooperVanessa’s
A. H. JonesWilliams
E. M. Holroydwinged
N. C. DexterWoos