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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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2187 | May 2014 | WEST | normal | 23 |
Competition 2187’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:
47 letters per clue (2 above the archive average, and 6 above the average for 4-letter words)
9.6 words per clue (equal to the archive average, and 1.2 above the average for 4-letter words)
Longest clues (the 188th longest normal clues in the archive)
In terms of show attendance and Charles Cruft this is where you may see red setter regularly
76 letters, 17 words, by A. J. Young
Methodist preacher recanting line on First Letter to Thessalonians – or one of the Timothys?
76 letters, 14 words, by R. Gilbert
Surprisingly, Eton was missing on a circulated recommendation for young man’s destination
76 letters, 12 words, by G. I. L. Grafton
Shortest clue (the 1,119th shortest normal clue in the archive)
It’s reddest when the sun goes down
28 letters, 7 words, by T. C. Borland
Competition 2187 has contributed 16 unique words to the clue archive:
C. J. Brougham | Beaujolais |
P. L. Stone | converting |
A. J. Young | Cruft |
Dr S. J. Shaw | Cyclically |
M. Barley | dazzle |
F. J. B. Wheen | esteem |
S. Claughton | fly-half |
Ms S. Wallace | imbue |
R. Gilbert | Methodist |
R. Gilbert | recanting |
T. C. Borland | reddest |
R. Gilbert | Thessalonians |
R. Gilbert | Timothys |
M. Owen | towny |
D. Carter | tragedy’s |
Dr S. J. Shaw | whenever |