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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 558 | Xmas 1982 | MINCEMEAT (with one extra R) | Extra Letter | 28 |
Competition 558’s average clue lengths over 28 clues:
43 letters per clue (2 below the archive average, and 3 below the average for Extra Letter competitions)
10.1 words per clue (0.5 above the archive average, and 0.2 above the average for Extra Letter competitions)
Longest clue (the 5th longest Extra Letter clue in the archive)
Pater, at Andrew’s, might make this of rabbit; mater’s, at Stephen’s, has fruit in and spice
69 letters, 16 words, by N. Kessel
Shortest clue (the 4th shortest Extra Letter clue in the archive)
Must mimer enact farce
19 letters, 4 words, by W. J. M. Scotland
Competition 558 has contributed 12 unique words to the clue archive:
| N. Kessel | Andrew’s |
| D. Price Jones | chop-chop |
| R. J. Hooper | crates |
| D. Price Jones | frilling |
| G. McStravick | mace |
| R. J. Whale | mid-summer |
| W. J. M. Scotland | mimer |
| C. Allen Baker | pantomimes |
| R. J. Whale | Pier’s |
| N. Kessel | Stephen’s |
| C. J. & M. P. Butler | Sweert |
| F. B. Stubbs | vitals |