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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
978 Feb 1991DOUBLE-CENTURY normal 24

 

Competition 978’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:

41 letters per clue (4 below the archive average, and 4 below the average for 13-letter words)

9.3 words per clue (0.3 below the archive average, and 0.2 below the average for 13-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 1,935th longest normal clue in the archive)

What coarse cricketer, especially, might relish – knock by cultured one

58 letters, 10 words, by A. J. Wardrop

 

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

Mixing Cure, loud – by 10 cc?

20 letters, 6 words, by A. Logan

 

Competition 978 has contributed 13 unique words to the clue archive:

N. C. DexterBoney
J. C. Leylandcavity
R. W. HawesCompilation
N. C. Dexterconned
Mrs P. C. Carmichaelcounted
T. W. MortimerCroe
R. J. Hoopercutey
J. C. Leylanddenture
Dr I. S. FletcherFletcher
R. W. Hawestenacity
T. W. Mortimertun
R. E. Kimmonstun’s
D. Ashcroftuncrudely