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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1676 | Jul 2004 | CRINGE-MAKING | normal | 25 |
Competition 1676’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:
49 letters per clue (4 above the archive average, and 2 above the average for 12-letter words)
9.7 words per clue (0.1 above the archive average, and 0.1 below the average for 12-letter words)
Longest clue (the 618th longest normal clue in the archive)
Excruciating contralto with bell-like sound on rising note and painful to the ear
68 letters, 13 words, by G. H. Willett
Shortest clue (the 1,274th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Grig’s happy with nickname ‘Squirmy’
29 letters, 5 words, by C. J. Brougham
Competition 1676 has contributed 21 unique words to the clue archive:
| R. J. Whale | Atkinson |
| D. R. Robinson | blue-pencilled |
| A. J. Wardrop | camiknickers |
| R. J. Whale | g-gem |
| C. M. Edmunds | God-awful |
| C. J. Brougham | Grig’s |
| R. R. Greenfield | grimace |
| C. A. Clarke | Jagger |
| P. Cargill | Kray |
| C. J. & M. P. Butler | marc |
| J. Grimes | McCain |
| R. J. Whale | mic |
| C. Boyd | nicking |
| C. J. Brougham | nickname |
| C. A. Clarke | ninety |
| C. J. Morse | royal’s |
| M. Coates | smacking |
| C. J. Brougham | Squirmy |
| P. Cargill | Stomach-turning |
| R. Hesketh | tinkle |
| Mrs M. Vincent | Whatever’s |