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Competition 2261’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

55 letters per clue (10 above the archive average, and 8 above the average for 12-letter words)

10.6 words per clue (1 above the archive average, and 0.8 above the average for 12-letter words)

Longest clue (the 217th longest normal clue in the archive)

Criminals collectively tip off drug lord about nark shopping leaders of smuggling trade

75 letters, 13 words, by R. J. Heald

Shortest clue (the 2,536th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Where, in a ropy band, criminal gents reside

35 letters, 8 words, by T. D. Nicholl

Competition 2261 has contributed 25 unique words to the clue archive: