WordStats for Comp. 1884 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1879 | 1888 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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1884 | Jul 2008 | FREELOADER | normal | 22 |
Competition 1884’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
50 letters per clue (5 above the archive average, and 3 above the average for 10-letter words)
10.1 words per clue (0.5 above the archive average, and 0.4 above the average for 10-letter words)
Longest clue (the 188th longest normal clue in the archive)
Federer, disturbed about a couple of lost and one close set – one set on finding generous cheer
76 letters, 17 words, by A. J. Young
Shortest clue (the 644th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Swatted flea or deer fly once
24 letters, 6 words, by D. J. R. Ogilvie
Competition 1884 has contributed 21 unique words to the clue archive:
P. F. Henderson | agitating |
D. C. Williamson | Composite |
C. Boyd | dealer’s |
J. F. Grimshaw | demolishing |
J. Grimes | effortlessly |
M. Barley | falters |
C. Ogilvie | fedora |
J. G. Booth | greedy |
E. Cross | indulges |
J. C. Leyland | l’addition |
R. J. Heald | mooching |
M. Barley | Nadal |
J. R. C. Michie | parasite |
Dr J. Burscough | provider’s |
J. C. Leyland | Refer |
D. Arthur | regulator |
Mrs S. M. Whitelaw | sponger |
D. J. R. Ogilvie | Swatted |
Mrs D. B. Jenkinson | Voluntary |
J. G. Booth | wangles |
D. Arthur | warrants |