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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
818 Jan 1988EMBUSQUÉ normal 25

 

Competition 818’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:

47 letters per clue (2 above the archive average, and 2 above the average for 8-letter words)

9.4 words per clue (0.2 below the archive average, and equal to the average for 8-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 217th longest normal clue in the archive)

Requirement for doctor? Wretched queues all round. Might get slacker with government cash

75 letters, 13 words, by E. J. Burge

 

Shortest clue (the 752nd shortest normal clue in the archive)

Could you style me as ‘bum-esque’?!

25 letters, 6 words, by M. Barley

 

Competition 818 has contributed 9 unique words to the clue archive:

M. Earleanticipatory
C. J. Broughamantonym
M. Barleybum-esque
D. H. TompsettCaine’s
A. G. Corriganflaneur
M. A. Macdonald-CooperJanuary’s
E. S. ClarkSkrimshanker
D. F. Manleyslumbers
R. O’Donoghuevolunteer