WordStats for Comp. 397 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 393 | 401 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397 | Nov 1979 | BIJOUTERIE | Misprints | 27 |
Competition 397’s average clue lengths over 27 clues:
47 letters per clue (2 above the archive average, and 3 above the average for Misprints competitions)
9.5 words per clue (0.1 below the archive average, and 0.3 above the average for Misprints competitions)
Longest clue (the 26th longest Misprints clue in the archive)
Refuse tips unacceptable – rising indignation over energy waste products?
62 letters, 9 words, by F. R. Palmer
Shortest clue (the 2nd shortest Misprints clue in the archive)
Ile de France
11 letters, 3 words, by N. C. Dexter
Competition 397 has contributed 27 unique words to the clue archive:
| Dr R. A. Main | babbles |
| M. G. Elliott | blanc |
| D. C. Williamson | Bricks |
| R. A. England | bruit |
| R. A. England | dans |
| T. E. Sanders | doodahs |
| R. A. England | fin |
| F. E. Newlove | Finely |
| M. G. Elliott | fromage |
| M. G. Elliott | Gauls |
| N. C. Dexter | Ile |
| D. F. Manley | Jewess |
| F. E. Newlove | jibe |
| M. G. Elliott | jouet |
| R. A. England | Joyeux |
| Dr V. G. I. Deshmukh | l’Ecosse |
| D. P. Chappell | Mac’s |
| M. G. Elliott | messily |
| Dr V. G. I. Deshmukh | mouthful |
| D. V. Harry | neckless |
| A. L. Dennis | pisces |
| P. A. Hay | poor-quality |
| C. Allen Baker | Rickshaws |
| D. P. Chappell | shudder |
| C. G. Millin | Tourneyer |
| E. M. Holroyd | trippery |
| D. F. Manley | womb |