WordStats for Comp. 1700 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1698 | 1702 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | Xmas 2004 | FIVE-O’CLOCK SHADOW | normal | 23 |
Competition 1700’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:
48 letters per clue (3 above the archive average, and 3 below the average for 16-letter words)
10.3 words per clue (0.7 above the archive average, and 0.2 below the average for 16-letter words)
Longest clue (the 128th longest normal clue in the archive)
PM bristles, voice quavering amid shock of law being overturned (all about detention, primarily)
79 letters, 14 words, by R. S. Morse
Shortest clue (the 151st shortest normal clue in the archive)
Dusky dial feature?
16 letters, 3 words, by N. Connaughton
Competition 1700 has contributed 22 unique words to the clue archive:
| Dr J. Burscough | afternoon’s |
| N. C. Dexter | avowed |
| A. S. Everest | blackening |
| J. R. C. Michie | Cock |
| A. S. Everest | Countenance |
| R. S. Morse | detention |
| N. C. Dexter | Facial |
| Dr J. Burscough | flocci |
| D. H. Tompsett | flocks |
| C. G. Millin | fowl’s |
| T. J. Moorey | genial |
| J. R. C. Michie | he-wolf |
| T. J. Moorey | Howard’s |
| G. H. Willett | imprint |
| A. S. Everest | lovesick |
| M. Barnes | Mouldy |
| M. Barnes | owd |
| R. S. Morse | quavering |
| J. Baines | scraggy |
| Dr J. Burscough | shave |
| R. J. Whale | tea-time |
| G. H. Willett | wedlock |