WordStats for Comp. 939 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 934 | 943 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 939 | May 1990 | A-PER-SE / ESCROC | Right and Left | 23 |
Competition 939’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:
60 letters per clue (15 above the archive average, and 13 below the average for Right and Left competitions)
11.6 words per clue (2 above the archive average, and 3.1 below the average for Right and Left competitions)
Longest clue (the 25th longest Right and Left clue in the archive)
Fiddler, producing wayward crescendo, ignoring finale, ignoring end of concert, botched repeats – an unrepeatable performance
105 letters, 15 words, by D. Ashcroft
Shortest clue (the shortest Right and Left clue in the archive)
Soccer fans leg it, a spree afoot
26 letters, 7 words, by T. J. Moorey
Competition 939 has contributed 20 unique words to the clue archive:
| D. V. Harry | Andromeda |
| D. H. Tompsett | apple-crusher |
| M. Barley | Argentinian |
| C. J. Brougham | corker |
| D. H. Tompsett | Coxes |
| D. Ashcroft | crescendo |
| Ms H. Grayson | Crockford’s |
| D. H. Tompsett | ejects |
| R. C. Teuton | estimation |
| R. F. Naish | exuberance |
| K. Thomas | fee’s |
| C. J. Brougham | Fulham |
| R. F. Naish | Hammering |
| H. J. McClarron | Paree’s |
| D. V. Harry | Perseus |
| E. Miller | public-school |
| A. J. Wardrop | scandalous |
| E. Chalkley | sleeker |
| H. J. McClarron | surpassing |
| D. Ashcroft | unrepeatable |