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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
547 Oct 1982GLEEMAN normal 23

 

Competition 547’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

46 letters per clue (1 above the archive average, and 2 above the average for 7-letter words)

10.4 words per clue (0.8 above the archive average, and 1.2 above the average for 7-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 69th longest normal clue in the archive)

Slippery customer, getting reverse, is held by criminal investigator. He’s associated with snatches

83 letters, 13 words, by E. J. Burge

 

Shortest clue (the 545th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Itinerant mélange chanter?

23 letters, 3 words, by A. F. Scott

 

Competition 547 has contributed 16 unique words to the clue archive:

S. Goldieamass
D. P. M. Michaelcelebrity’s
A. F. Scottchanter
D. R. RobinsonCharlemagne
D. W. Arthurharmonies
E. J. Burgeinvestigator
D. F. ManleyLang
R. Hooperlays
C. J. & M. P. Butlermenage
M. G. WilsonMitchell’s
C. P. Rearackets
D. W. Arthurrhimes
M. J. Balfourrozzer
Dr I. S. Fletcherscald
R. VanLangenserenader
C. J. & M. P. ButlerTroubadour