WordStats for Comp. 1654 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1650 | 1659 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1654 | Feb 2004 | CRESCENT / ENTHRALS | Overlaps | 22 |
Competition 1654’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
68 letters per clue (23 above the archive average, and 3 above the average for Overlaps competitions)
12.8 words per clue (3.2 above the archive average, and 0.5 above the average for Overlaps competitions)
Longest clue (the 8th longest Overlaps clue in the archive)
Passing ecstasy, absolute madness for The Arsenal captivates growing boy’s heart, screened from soccer novel
91 letters, 15 words, by Dr J. Burscough
Shortest clue (the 9th shortest Overlaps clue in the archive)
Chains at sea lash rent of bow in epic rescue
36 letters, 10 words, by Dr E. Young
Competition 1654 has contributed 31 unique words to the clue archive:
| W. Murphy | ardour |
| J. Grimes | booting |
| J. R. Beresford | canines |
| Dr J. Burscough | captivates |
| C. J. Brougham | captures |
| K. Thomas | chromium |
| Mrs F. A. Blanchard | civic |
| N. G. Shippobotham | compels |
| M. Barley | concerns |
| P. L. Stone | costs |
| N. G. Shippobotham | crucifer |
| D. F. Manley | delights |
| R. Phillips | encryption |
| J. Grimes | fanatical |
| V. Dixon | February’s |
| Mrs F. A. Blanchard | flustered |
| K. Thomas | frothy |
| C. J. Brougham | grin |
| K. Thomas | half-outlet |
| N. G. Shippobotham | herbalist |
| M. Barley | intrigues |
| R. Phillips | LANs |
| K. Thomas | lathers |
| J. P. Lester | NT’s |
| J. P. Lester | recce |
| D. R. Robinson | Renaissance |
| W. Murphy | reverential |
| J. P. Lester | RHS |
| C. A. Clarke | riveting |
| J. C. Leyland | rivets |
| V. Dixon | weathering |