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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1537 Nov 2001CAFTAN normal 23

 

Competition 1537’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

46 letters per clue (1 above the archive average, and 3 above the average for 6-letter words)

9.3 words per clue (0.3 below the archive average, and 0.4 above the average for 6-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 905th longest normal clue in the archive)

MUFTI in Central Asia? Small Corps on foot, active inside Afghanistan’s borders

65 letters, 12 words, by J. R. Tozer

 

Shortest clue (the 2,028th shortest normal clue in the archive)

What hangs loose in toilet? Answer: paper

33 letters, 7 words, by J. R. Beresford

 

Competition 1537 has contributed 18 unique words to the clue archive:

D. H. TompsettAcrilan
J. R. TozerAfghanistan’s
C. M. Edmundsalla
M. BarleyAnkara
N. C. Dexterankles
C. M. Edmundscafe-chantant
D. H. Tompsettchinchilla
L. Wardcommodious
D. A. Simmonsejected
J. C. LeylandFat’s
Dr E. YoungLaden
J. R. TozerMUFTI
D. H. TompsettOttoman’s
L. Wardrobe’s
D. H. Tompsettselvages
R. Heskethserai
J. Pearceslop
C. M. EdmundsTurca