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Competition 478’s average clue lengths over 27 clues:

51 letters per clue (6 above the archive average, and 4 above the average for 12-letter words)

11.4 words per clue (1.8 above the archive average, and 1.6 above the average for 12-letter words)

Longest clue (the 86th longest normal clue in the archive)

After I’ve finished the books, they’re bound to fix prices; it’s daft with first drink then oil going up

81 letters, 19 words, by J. P. H. Hirst

Shortest clues (the 1,802nd shortest normal clues in the archive)

I like covers to be big – I slip otherwise

32 letters, 9 words, by H. R. Sanders

Backing my fancy, I spoil big bet – ruined!

32 letters, 8 words, by M. Barnes

Competition 478 has contributed 14 unique words to the clue archive: