WordStats for Comp. 731 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 727 | 735 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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731 | May 1986 | STRING | normal | 25 |
Competition 731’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:
33 letters per clue (12 below the archive average, and 10 below the average for 6-letter words)
7.6 words per clue (2 below the archive average, and 1.3 below the average for 6-letter words)
Longest clue (the 2,907th longest normal clue in the archive)
A twist of grist having within limits a quite narrow measurement
54 letters, 11 words, by T. E. Sanders
Shortest clues (the 45th shortest normal clues in the archive)
Can take in do?
11 letters, 4 words, by Dr E. Young
Cheat, take in
11 letters, 3 words, by R. J. Palmer
Competition 731 has contributed 10 unique words to the clue archive:
L. Paterson | Chasers |
M. Barley | cheat’ll |
D. H. Tompsett | gardens |
T. E. Sanders | grist |
R. K. Lumsdon | needy |
S. Armstrong | Piggott’s |
J. F. Grimshaw | Pop-eyed |
R. K. Lumsdon | Pop-singer |
D. R. Robinson | resonance |
N. C. Dexter | wrapping-paper |