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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Feb 1975 | ENAMORADO / ESCLANDRE | Right and Left | 24 |
Competition 152’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:
73 letters per clue (28 above the archive average, and equal to the average for Right and Left competitions)
14.9 words per clue (5.3 above the archive average, and 0.2 above the average for Right and Left competitions)
Longest clue (the 5th longest Right and Left clue in the archive)
A lover once more pursuing Mrs Sharples – road all excited – Dear Len rather embarrassed about leading characters in Coronation Street mounting publicity
128 letters, 22 words, by E. Chalkley
Shortest clue (the 48th shortest Right and Left clue in the archive)
A Don Juan (and a Romeo manqué) encradles bastard – scandal abroad!
52 letters, 11 words, by D. P. M. Michael
Competition 152 has contributed 25 unique words to the clue archive:
| A. D. Legge | achieves |
| C. O. Butcher | amorist |
| Rev C. D. Westbrook | aspirant |
| Dr G. B. Greer | bridge-player’s |
| D. F. Manley | calender’s |
| F. B. Stubbs | capering |
| A. D. Scott | Casanova |
| C. G. Millin | clandestine |
| E. Chalkley | Coronation |
| T. E. Bell | declares |
| F. B. Stubbs | dona |
| C. J. Morse | dreaded |
| R. E. Kimmons | dreamboat |
| D. H. Smith | exposure |
| W. K. M. Slimmings | Gaelic |
| R. J. Palmer | ill-repute |
| C. O. Butcher | intriguing |
| D. P. M. Michael | manque |
| C. J. Morse | mismatched |
| L. G. D. Sanders | Notorious |
| D. H. Smith | paramour |
| C. G. Millin | Paramour’s |
| R. S. Caffyn | profligate |
| J. W. Bates | scree |
| W. K. M. Slimmings | sect |