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Competition 79’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:

44 letters per clue (1 below the archive average, and 2 below the average for 9-letter words)

9.4 words per clue (0.2 below the archive average, and 0.2 below the average for 9-letter words)

Longest clue (the 36th longest normal clue in the archive)

Found within the confines of St. James’ Park – plastic explosive device designed to produce a dramatic bang

87 letters, 17 words, by Miss M. J. Patrick

Shortest clue (the 545th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Riotous pits in loose farce

23 letters, 5 words, by M. L. Perkins

Competition 79 has contributed 13 unique words to the clue archive: