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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414 | Mar 1980 | UNBOSOMER | normal | 26 |
Competition 414’s average clue lengths over 26 clues:
44 letters per clue (1 below the archive average, and 2 below the average for 9-letter words)
9.8 words per clue (0.2 above the archive average, and 0.2 above the average for 9-letter words)
Longest clue (the 334th longest normal clue in the archive)
One commonly has certain touch of reticence about B.O. – I’d tell friend what the trouble is
72 letters, 17 words, by R. J. Palmer
Shortest clue (the 644th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Gossip like Agatha’s butcher?
24 letters, 4 words, by R. E. Gillson
Competition 414 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:
| R. E. Gillson | Agatha’s |
| S. Goldie | Bosun |
| C. J. Morse | Bunnies |
| T. E. Sanders | Bust-reducing |
| Dr J. F. Grimshaw | confide |
| S. Goldie | confidence |
| D. E. Poole | double-O’s |
| F. B. Stubbs | hormone |
| S. Goldie | Mae |
| Mrs E. M. Phair | number’s |
| E. Chalkley | padding |
| A. J. Bulman | Penitent |
| R. J. Palmer | reticence |
| R. S. Caffyn | rubs |
| Dr I. S. Fletcher | sub |