WordStats for Comp. 987 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 982 | 991 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 987 | Apr 1991 | IRON CURTAIN | normal | 24 |
Competition 987’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:
51 letters per clue (6 above the archive average, and 5 above the average for 11-letter words)
10.3 words per clue (0.7 above the archive average, and 0.6 above the average for 11-letter words)
Longest clue (the 128th longest normal clue in the archive)
One ton ‘Hurricane’ slammed – he ignored traditional requirement for safety in theatrical break
79 letters, 13 words, by D. F. Manley
Shortest clues (the 1,428th shortest normal clues in the archive)
An unyielding bar – Ir – Uri cannot bend
30 letters, 7 words, by Mrs J. M. Critchley
Goose hanging? Screen from the flies
30 letters, 6 words, by J. B. Sweeting
Competition 987 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:
| H. Freeman | Aintree |
| R. J. Hooper | composure |
| R. E. Kimmons | Cortina |
| R. E. Kimmons | disintegrated |
| M. Barley | dismantling |
| Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Draper’s |
| J. F. Grimshaw | flare-up |
| G. Johnstone | impenetrable |
| E. J. Burge | interval |
| Mrs J. M. Critchley | Ir |
| F. P. N. Lake | perestroika |
| P. S. Elliott | restart |
| C. M. Edmunds | RUC |
| Mrs J. M. Critchley | Uri |
| G. A. Tomlinson | Whitehall’s |