Name | No of clues | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. F. Main | 31 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 136 |
W. F. Main’s average clue lengths over 31 clues:
51 letters per clue (6 above the archive average of 45)
10.6 words per clue (1 above the archive average of 9.6)
Longest clue
Disturbance in chest at an end – for palpitations pressure has been applied to it at the right time
80 letters, 18 words, in competition 2257 BUST-UP / PIT-PAT (Right and Left)
Shortest clue
Following eastern twinkling light
30 letters, 4 words, in competition 2270 FENESTRA
W. F. Main has contributed 19 unique words to the clue archive:
1971 | achieved |
1585 | acupuncture |
1962 | azalea |
1641 | baffle |
1875 | bawling |
1771 | Boulez |
1312 | distinctly |
443 | Dunce’s |
2248 | expand |
1585 | hysteria |
2031 | imaginative |
1300 | mathematical |
1550 | mitre |
1467 | pupa’s |
1312 | Recovery |
1971 | Redgrave |
323 | Rioch |
1953 | tapas |
1875 | terrors |