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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1415 Jul 1999MANATI Printer’s Devilry 24

 

Competition 1415’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:

41 letters per clue (4 below the archive average, and 1 below the average for Printer’s Devilry competitions)

8.5 words per clue (1.1 below the archive average, and 0.5 below the average for Printer’s Devilry competitions)

 

Longest clue (the 53rd longest Printer’s Devilry clue in the archive)

Early railways had steam-e/ngine missions that would be banned today

57 letters, 10 words, by C. J. Morse

 

Shortest clue (the 57th shortest Printer’s Devilry clue in the archive)

Giving bat/tle would honour Wayne

28 letters, 5 words, by A. Streatfield

 

Competition 1415 has contributed 28 unique words to the clue archive:

Mrs B. E. HendersonAnglican
Mrs J. E. Townsendbigwig
T. JacobsClippie
H. Freemanco-let
S. L. PatonCossack
M. Whitmorecrusader
Mrs B. E. Hendersondispleases
Mrs B. E. Hendersondrony
E. Dawidduty-free
M. Whitmoreescaped
H. M. Lloydginseng
T. Jacobsgrateful
R. J. Whaleitalic
Mrs B. E. Hendersonliturgy
D. Ashcroftnight-clubs
A. J. Dornnotions
N. C. DexterPete
D. Price JonesPeter’s
T. J. MooreyPhilosophically
R. J. HealdPostpone
C. J. & M. P. Butlerprivilege
Mrs J. E. Townsendproudly
P. BiddlecombeRangoon
C. J. & M. P. Butlerslaves
C. J. Morsesteam-engine
R. J. Healdstubbornly
D. F. Manleyswear
Mrs J. E. Townsendwaives