WordStats for Comp. 319 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 314 | 323 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319 | May 1978 | PODESTA | normal | 29 |
Competition 319’s average clue lengths over 29 clues:
40 letters per clue (5 below the archive average, and 4 below the average for 7-letter words)
9.0 words per clue (0.6 below the archive average, and 0.2 below the average for 7-letter words)
Longest clue (the 1,591st longest normal clue in the archive)
Corporation, a corrupt set, must appear before a grave Continental judge
60 letters, 11 words, by F. T. Walton
Shortest clue (the 407th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Case in Rome is one for him
21 letters, 7 words, by S. Holgate
Competition 319 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:
| G. Johnstone | adepts |
| C. E. Faulkner-King | alternates |
| C. J. Lowe | beak’s |
| D. P. Shenkin | Bolognese |
| J. D. Foster | curia |
| F. P. N. Lake | Desmond |
| M. Coates | Etrurian |
| G. Johnstone | Parmesan |
| H. W. Evans | Pate’s |
| T. Anderson | refereed |
| M. Coates | Spode |
| M. Coates | standing-bowl |
| J. D. Foster | stipendiary |
| D. V. Harry | Stop-a |
| D. V. Harry | That’s-a |

