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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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657 | Dec 1984 | SILLY-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. Jones | Bilston |
A. Lawrie | donkey |
W. H. Pegram | doting |
D. W. Arthur | FawIty |
G. Clyde | Fawlty’s |
P. F. Henderson | fringes |
P. F. Henderson | Misfortune |
G. Johnstone | Surrey |