WordStats for Comp. 1389 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1387 | 1394 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1389 | Jan 1999 | ALL-OVERISH | normal | 23 |
Competition 1389’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:
44 letters per clue (1 below the archive average, and 3 below the average for 10-letter words)
8.8 words per clue (0.8 below the archive average, and 0.9 below the average for 10-letter words)
Longest clue (the 540th longest normal clue in the archive)
Having a funny feeling that makes you suffer endlessly and shiver uncontrollably
69 letters, 12 words, by A. G. Fleming
Shortest clue (the 1,622nd shortest normal clue in the archive)
Queer beggar – but not a rogue, entirely
31 letters, 7 words, by V. Dixon
Competition 1389 has contributed 23 unique words to the clue archive:
| S. L. Paton | A-tremble |
| M. J. Bailey | after-effects |
| R. V. Dearden | Alcoholic’s |
| K. McDermid | ashiver |
| T. J. Moorey | bimbo’s |
| K. McDermid | coll |
| C. M. Edmunds | doh |
| A. J. Wardrop | expiry |
| C. M. Edmunds | fretted |
| Dr I. S. Fletcher | hills |
| S. L. Paton | hoarse |
| Ms S. C. Cockburn | Hopkins |
| J. Mortleman | hover |
| Dr I. S. Fletcher | inexplicably |
| C. M. Edmunds | lah |
| N. C. Dexter | nervy |
| T. J. Moorey | raves |
| J. H. Russell | Rho |
| J. H. Russell | Saville |
| J. H. Russell | tailoring |
| J. R. Tozer | Villa’s |
| C. M. Edmunds | Violers |
| C. J. Brougham | wan |

