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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1052 Jul 1992AGANIPPE normal 25

 

Competition 1052’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:

46 letters per clue (1 above the archive average, and 1 above the average for 8-letter words)

10.2 words per clue (0.6 above the archive average, and 0.8 above the average for 8-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 334th longest normal clue in the archive)

First three essentials for Wimbledon champion – agility, extremes of pace, inspiration

72 letters, 11 words, by F. R. Palmer

 

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

For aping a poet, dash to this

23 letters, 7 words, by N. C. Dexter

 

Competition 1052 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:

M. D. JonesAegean
N. C. Dexteraping
P. G. O’GormanClough’s
S. Gaskellfleshes
R. J. HooperHenley
D. H. Tompsettinfuse
P. F. Hendersoninvoked
Ms M. Stokeskindles
M. Barleylyricism’s
P. F. HendersonMarvell-ing
D. F. ManleyPalgrave
S. Gaskellpentameters
D. WilliamsonPierian
T. J. MooreySystems
M. D. JonesWhat’Il