WordStats for Comp. 161 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 156 | 165 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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161 | Apr 1975 | ANCON | normal | 25 |
Competition 161’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:
43 letters per clue (2 below the archive average, and 1 above the average for 5-letter words)
9.8 words per clue (0.2 above the archive average, and 1.1 above the average for 5-letter words)
Longest clue (the 618th longest normal clue in the archive)
A devious canon, one opposed to a member of the flock, is soon put outside the chapter
68 letters, 17 words, by J. Coleby
Shortest clues (the 545th shortest normal clues in the archive)
One’s can, crooked, inebriate
23 letters, 4 words, by F. R. Palmer
Can excruciatingly play up
23 letters, 4 words, by J. R. Stocks
Competition 161 has contributed 13 unique words to the clue archive:
M. Coates | agrarian |
J. A. Fincken | bender |
Mrs A. Boyes | bundle |
R. A. Mostyn | connections |
E. Beddard | controller |
J. R. Stocks | excruciatingly |
B. A. Pike | fleecing |
R. A. Mostyn | grazed |
D. F. Manley | nudging |
G. H. Willett | ribs |
F. Moss | sleeve |
W. H. Pegram | sleeves |
A. D. Legge | urban |