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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
139 Nov 1974PIEPOWDER normal 25

 

Competition 139’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:

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

10.2 words per clue (0.6 above the archive average, and 0.6 above the average for 9-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 397th longest normal clue in the archive)

In place of the market’s rough justice we have confusion over what’s hidden in a compact

71 letters, 16 words, by C. J. Morse

 

Shortest clue (the 1,274th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Rustic bench – otherwise period pew

29 letters, 5 words, by F. D. H. Atkinson

 

Competition 139 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:

D. V. Harryabide
C. J. Morsecompact
W. K. M. Slimmingscomprise
C. Allen BakerCourt’s
W. K. M. Slimmingsfootpad’s
S. L. PatonGoody
D. C. WilliamsonGregory
D. C. WilliamsonMaundy
A. D. Leggeowed
E. M. HornbyPentonville
C. Allen Bakerpilferer
A. D. Leggepiper
P. G. O’GormanSimon’s
S. L. Patonslogger
J. A. Finckentrudged