WordStats for Comp. 410 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 406 | 414 ▶ | Other competitions
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No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
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410 | Feb 1980 | CUL-DE-SAC | normal | 28 |
Competition 410’s average clue lengths over 28 clues:
45 letters per clue (equal to the archive average, and equal to the average for 8-letter words)
9.9 words per clue (0.3 above the archive average, and 0.5 above the average for 8-letter words)
Longest clue (the 334th longest normal clue in the archive)
Blocked road has closed circuit round approach to Ullswater and dales after accident
72 letters, 13 words, by L. K. Maltby
Shortest clue (the 407th shortest normal clue in the archive)
Could be clued as C shaped
21 letters, 6 words, by R. V. Dearden
Competition 410 has contributed 12 unique words to the clue archive:
D. P. M. Michael | burglariously |
F. P. N. Lake | carriageway |
D. F. Manley | Castor-oil |
L. K. Maltby | dales |
S. L. Paton | deuced |
Dr P. Owen | deuterium |
J. D. Moore | envelope |
Dr J. F. Grimshaw | impasse |
E. M. Holroyd | quarry |
D. P. M. Michael | reconnoitre |
Mrs R. B. Hunt | Secluded |
L. K. Maltby | Ullswater |