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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
882 Apr 1989DOSSIER normal 22

 

Competition 882’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:

45 letters per clue (equal to the archive average, and 1 above the average for 7-letter words)

9.5 words per clue (0.1 below the archive average, and 0.3 above the average for 7-letter words)

 

Longest clues (the 794th longest normal clues in the archive)

Second OED is out – the latest thing in computer gathering of reference material

66 letters, 13 words, by D. F. Manley

 

Stores reorganized, DTI’s involved, Tiny’s capital lost – that’s what the files show

66 letters, 12 words, by B. Harvey

 

Shortest clue (the 350th shortest normal clue in the archive)

SIS forms filed by agent?

20 letters, 5 words, by H. W. Massingham

 

Competition 882 has contributed 14 unique words to the clue archive:

T. W. Mortimercase-history
J. C. Leylanddesirous
B. HarveyDTI’s
B. Harveyfiles
V. G. HendersonHarrods
S. C. Fordrents
V. G. HendersonRowlands
J. D. Mooresecrets
D. V. HarrySi
H. W. MassinghamSIS
D. V. HarrySol
A. W. Hillsteroids
V. G. Hendersonswine
B. HarveyTiny’s