WordStats for Comp. 1927 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1923 | 1932 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | May 2009 | TONSURE | Spoonerisms | 22 |
Competition 1927’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
49 letters per clue (4 above the archive average, and 3 above the average for Spoonerisms competitions)
9.2 words per clue (0.4 below the archive average, and 0.6 below the average for Spoonerisms competitions)
Longest clue (the 5th longest Spoonerisms clue in the archive)
Brown, called apparently not over reliable, counters angrily, spurning Conservative’s leader
78 letters, 11 words, by V. Dixon
Shortest clue (the 6th shortest Spoonerisms clue in the archive)
Court shut – our net’s broken
22 letters, 5 words, by J. R. C. Michie
Competition 1927 has contributed 23 unique words to the clue archive:
| T. J. Moorey | ceding |
| C. J. Morse | Clare |
| V. Dixon | Conservative’s |
| V. Dixon | counters |
| C. Boyd | dour |
| G. H. Willett | fashion’s |
| C. J. Morse | Francis’s |
| P. W. Marlow | grooming |
| J. C. Leyland | harbour’s |
| C. J. Morse | hipped |
| P. F. Henderson | monde |
| R. Gilbert | moribund |
| M. Hodgkin | nose-rings |
| R. J. Heald | priest’s |
| C. J. Brougham | propped |
| G. H. Willett | punks |
| M. Hodgkin | punk’s |
| V. Dixon | reliable |
| P. W. Marlow | routines |
| V. Dixon | spurning |
| R. J. Heald | surefooted |
| R. Gilbert | washed-up |
| T. C. Borland | Wayne’s |