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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1394 Feb 1999BERGAMOT normal 22

 

Competition 1394’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:

38 letters per clue (7 below the archive average, and 7 below the average for 8-letter words)

8.4 words per clue (1.2 below the archive average, and 1 below the average for 8-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 1,431st longest normal clue in the archive)

Take MGA to be re-sprayed orange – treating its outer coat proves essential

61 letters, 12 words, by P. L. Stone

 

Shortest clue (the 407th shortest normal clue in the archive)

A ‘B’ Reg. Cavalier? Check oil

21 letters, 6 words, by D. Ashcroft

 

Competition 1394 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:

P. W. Marlowbalm
R. M. S. CorkBorage
Mrs E. M. PhairBT’s
C. R. Gumbrellcitrus
D. GoddenGlacial
M. Taylorintervenes
Dr J. BurscoughLoyalist
G. C. BrownMega-BO
P. L. StoneMGA
M. TaylorMowlam
C. R. GumbrellNW
H. FreemanPear’s
P. L. Stoneproves
P. L. Stonere-sprayed
M. TaylorTrimble