WordStats for Comp. 70 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 66 | 75 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Jul 1973 | GESTAPO | Misprints | 25 |
Competition 70’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:
44 letters per clue (1 below the archive average, and equal to the average for Misprints competitions)
8.6 words per clue (1 below the archive average, and 0.6 below the average for Misprints competitions)
Longest clue (the 53rd longest Misprints clue in the archive)
Germany’s secret buzz bombs tore gaps after release of rocket head
55 letters, 11 words, by G. Aspin
Shortest clue (the 13th shortest Misprints clue in the archive)
German pies and pâtés go off
23 letters, 6 words, by R. P. C. Forman
Competition 70 has contributed 23 unique words to the clue archive:
| Miss M. J. Patrick | Assembly’s |
| C. O. Butcher | caresses |
| F. B. Stubbs | creamed |
| D. P. M. Michael | eavesdrop |
| L. H. Stewart | forties |
| Rev C. M. Broun | gape’s |
| F. B. Stubbs | Hamburgers |
| Mrs R. Harvey | Hiller |
| W. K. M. Slimmings | Hitter’s |
| J. F. N. Wedge | mainstay |
| C. E. Williams | Merlin |
| S. C. Gilchrist | Newry |
| W. K. M. Slimmings | occupies |
| F. R. Palmer | outcome’s |
| L. H. Stewart | Over-indulgence |
| R. P. C. Forman | pates |
| Brig R. F. E. Stoney | postage |
| L. H. Stewart | potages |
| J. J. Goulstone | rampages |
| L. W. G. Oxley | side-kicks |
| E. M. Hornby | snoozed |
| Mrs A. J. Bell | Under-cover |
| W. K. M. Slimmings | uppish |