WordStats for Comp. 714 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 712 | 718 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 714 | Jan 1986 | MOTE | normal | 23 |
Competition 714’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:
42 letters per clue (3 below the archive average, and 1 above the average for 4-letter words)
9.6 words per clue (equal to the archive average, and 1.2 above the average for 4-letter words)
Longest clue (the 217th longest normal clue in the archive)
Bailey’s stonewalling impressed here, England’s opener and Graveney having been sent back
75 letters, 12 words, by J. J. Moore
Shortest clue (the 350th shortest normal clue in the archive)
The very old may dribble
20 letters, 5 words, by W. G. Arnott
Competition 714 has contributed 16 unique words to the clue archive:
| J. J. Moore | Bailey’s |
| C. G. Millin | chalk |
| R. J. Palmer | earthwork |
| O. Greenwood | Flaring |
| M. H. E. Watson | helping’s |
| C. G. Millin | miscued |
| D. F. Manley | Perceive |
| J. I. James | Scargill’s |
| M. H. E. Watson | smoked |
| C. G. Millin | speck |
| H. W. Massingham | Spin-off |
| J. J. Moore | stonewalling |
| A. H. Jones | supposes |
| R. J. Hooper | tick’as |
| P. G. O’Gorman | tomb |
| R. J. Hooper | unused |