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Competition 1186’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:

42 letters per clue (3 below the archive average, and 3 below the average for 8-letter words)

9.2 words per clue (0.4 below the archive average, and 0.2 below the average for 8-letter words)

Longest clue (the 293rd longest normal clue in the archive)

Under stress, the Queen is glad to provide a model of patience (possibly her father’s ideal)

73 letters, 16 words, by L. E. Ellis

Shortest clue (the 466th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Flipping lid, rages? Not she!

22 letters, 5 words, by B. Burton

Competition 1186 has contributed 11 unique words to the clue archive: