WordStats for Comp. 982 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 978 | 987 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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982 | Mar 1991 | ALMANAC | normal | 27 |
Competition 982’s average clue lengths over 27 clues:
50 letters per clue (5 above the archive average, and 6 above the average for 7-letter words)
10.7 words per clue (1.1 above the archive average, and 1.5 above the average for 7-letter words)
Longest clue (the 29th longest normal clue in the archive)
In which one finds early intimations of anniversaries, lunar movements and notable astronomical changes
89 letters, 14 words, by A. J. Wardrop
Shortest clue (the 752nd shortest normal clue in the archive)
What royal man acceding cites
25 letters, 5 words, by K. Thomas
Competition 982 has contributed 21 unique words to the clue archive:
K. Thomas | acceding |
Dr I. S. Fletcher | Campanula |
C. A. Clarke | capping |
C. A. Clarke | charities |
C. J. Morse | dancing-girl |
H. W. Massingham | Eventful |
D. Ashcroft | forecasters |
A. J. Wardrop | intimations |
D. Ashcroft | McCaskill |
W. J. M. Scotland | Moore’s |
G. A. Tomlinson | Motions |
M. Barley | noteworthy |
G. A. Tomlinson | Orion |
D. Williamson | rearranging |
B. Greer | regathering |
G. A. Tomlinson | Saturn |
M. Coates | serene |
D. Ashcroft | textbook |
H. W. Massingham | Virgo |
Mrs E. M. Marlow | Whitaker’s |
N. C. Goddard | yearbook |