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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
1719 May 2005ANHELATION normal 25

 

Competition 1719’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:

42 letters per clue (3 below the archive average, and 5 below the average for 10-letter words)

8.6 words per clue (1 below the archive average, and 1.1 below the average for 10-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 540th longest normal clue in the archive)

Inspiration maybe coming hard, A. Sullivan finally pens orchestration of Iolanthe

69 letters, 11 words, by J. C. Leyland

 

Shortest clue (the 545th shortest normal clue in the archive)

It’s endless misery in a race

23 letters, 6 words, by D. Appleton

 

Competition 1719 has contributed 10 unique words to the clue archive:

M. Barleybreathlessness
D. H. TompsettDyspnoea’s
C. A. Clarkegasping
C. J. MorseHippocrates
C. J. BroughamIntal
M. BarleyLatino
J. C. Leylandorchestration
E. Crossrespiring
J. GuiverStriving
J. C. LeylandSullivan