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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
657 Dec 1984SILLY-BILLY normal 22

 

Competition 657’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:

42 letters per clue (3 below the archive average, and 5 below the average for 10-letter words)

9.4 words per clue (0.2 below the archive average, and 0.3 below the average for 10-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 905th longest normal clue in the archive)

To be pitied once, and in succession, can, perhaps lead to one being prone to folly

65 letters, 16 words, by D. M. Duckworth

 

Shortest clues (the 466th shortest normal clues in the archive)

Clot close by – bad for heart

22 letters, 6 words, by R. V. Dearden

 

Butt, am I? Very close – butter

22 letters, 6 words, by W. K. M. Slimmings

 

Charlie, doting on William?

22 letters, 4 words, by W. H. Pegram

 

Competition 657 has contributed 8 unique words to the clue archive:

A. H. JonesBilston
A. Lawriedonkey
W. H. Pegramdoting
D. W. ArthurFawIty
G. ClydeFawlty’s
P. F. Hendersonfringes
P. F. HendersonMisfortune
G. JohnstoneSurrey