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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
2300 Jul 2016MISHMASH normal 25

 

Competition 2300’s average clue lengths over 25 clues:

45 letters per clue (equal to the archive average, and equal to the average for 8-letter words)

9.6 words per clue (equal to the archive average, and 0.2 above the average for 8-letter words)

 

Longest clues (the 397th longest normal clues in the archive)

Referendum’s end comes with an issue for Scots, pound down and allied group in disarray

71 letters, 15 words, by D. V. Harry

 

Mess created by Gove finally running, shame his manoeuvring brought about end of chum

71 letters, 14 words, by T. J. Moorey

 

Melange – i.e. salmagundi, hotchpotch, miscellany and scrambled hash, a little bit of each

71 letters, 14 words, by C. Short

 

Shortest clue (the 124th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Providing —— is ‘hash’

15 letters, 3 words, by Dr J. Burscough

 

Competition 2300 has contributed 17 unique words to the clue archive:

Dr I. S. Fletcherassemblage
G. H. Willettcoordination
G. H. WillettDuffed
D. Clayfirstly
T. J. MooreyGove
J. Grimesguddle
J. GrimesHamish
T. C. BorlandHammersmith’s
C. Shorthotchpotch
D. F. Manleyh’m
T. C. Borlandintertwining
M. Barleymiasms
P. L. Stonemishit
L. Wardmoppet’s
R. C. Teutonmovies
M. BarleyPotpourri
D. F. Manleyshambolic