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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
631 Jun 1984INTERLOCK normal 23

 

Competition 631’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

33 letters per clue (12 below the archive average, and 13 below the average for 9-letter words)

6.9 words per clue (2.7 below the archive average, and 2.7 below the average for 9-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 1,935th longest normal clue in the archive)

Feature of the much publicised ‘Rings’ that does Tolkien little credit

58 letters, 11 words, by C. W. Laxton

 

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

Splice or link etc.

15 letters, 4 words, by R. J. Palmer

 

Buckle or link etc.?

15 letters, 4 words, by J. F. Grimshaw

 

Competition 631 has contributed 15 unique words to the clue archive:

L. K. Maltbyassemble
J. F. GrimshawBuckle
K. Thomaschange-ringer
D. F. Manleycine-talk’s
Mrs A. G. Phillipsclasp
K. Thomasco-tinkler
E. J. BurgeConiophora
T. E. SandersEngrave
D. R. Robinsonentangle
V. G. HendersonEric’s
W. K. M. Slimmingsfly’s
C. W. Laxtonpublicised
T. E. Sandersringlet
N. C. DexterSynchromesh
C. W. LaxtonTolkien