WordStats for Comp. 1866 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1862 | 1871 ▶ | Other competitions
Clue list | ordStats homepage
Clue list | ordStats homepage
No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
---|---|---|---|---|
1866 | Mar 2008 | BINGE | normal | 23 |
Competition 1866’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:
41 letters per clue (4 below the archive average, and 1 below the average for 5-letter words)
8.7 words per clue (0.9 below the archive average, and equal to the average for 5-letter words)
Longest clue (the 1,591st longest normal clue in the archive)
Government nationalise finally, propping up northern bank nearly bust
60 letters, 9 words, by T. J. Moorey
Shortest clue (the 752nd shortest normal clue in the archive)
A drunk lobbing empty bottles
25 letters, 5 words, by J. R. Tozer
Competition 1866 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:
T. Anderson | Bungie |
R. J. Heald | diesel’s |
P. Heffernan | Gazza |
T. C. Borland | Glenmorangie |
D. Parfitt | headache |
T. Anderson | Horseshoe |
R. J. Heald | Jag’s |
J. C. Leyland | lamprey |
J. R. Tozer | lobbing |
V. Dixon | meanders |
T. J. Moorey | nationalise |
P. Heffernan | Newcastle |
M. Barley | rookie |
N. G. Shippobotham | Sebring |
E. J. Burge | serviced |