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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
809 Nov 1987DOLCE VITA normal 24

 

Competition 809’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:

40 letters per clue (5 below the archive average, and 6 below the average for 9-letter words)

8.0 words per clue (1.6 below the archive average, and 1.6 below the average for 9-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 1,591st longest normal clue in the archive)

Effortless affluence in TV oil ad shattered, City’s reverse intervening

60 letters, 10 words, by R. J. Palmer

 

Shortest clue (the 91st shortest normal clue in the archive)

Style to live, c.-à-d.?

14 letters, 5 words, by Dr I. S. Fletcher

 

Competition 809 has contributed 21 unique words to the clue archive:

W. J. M. Scotlanda-song
W. J. M. ScotlandA-wine
W. J. M. Scotlanda-women
R. J. Palmeraffluence
D. PendreyCalvinist
H. S. MasonCasanova’s
F. B. Stubbsclodhoppers
R. J. PalmerEffortless
F. B. Stubbsfeather-bedding
R. H. Adeyhappily
S. C. Fordhedonist
R. F. Naishholders
L. Mayinfluential
D. J. Mackayinhabiting
R. F. Naishlire
M. EarleLuxuriation
C. LovingOctavia
Mrs M. J. Cansfieldprimroses
S. Holgateself-indulgence
J. B. SweetingSwing-of-a-lifetime
E. J. Burgeswingers