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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 868 | Xmas 1988 | ROLAND (2 clues + def. of contents) | Parcels | 24 |
Competition 868’s average clue lengths over 24 clues:
67 letters per clue (22 above the archive average, and 11 above the average for Parcels competitions)
14.1 words per clue (4.5 above the archive average, and 3 above the average for Parcels competitions)
Longest clue (the longest Parcels clue in the archive)
Steroid Ben, stripped of first, trod shakily with reason – hero Lewis, with nothing injected, gets praise (and timely praise too)
102 letters, 20 words, by C. M. Edmunds
Shortest clues (the 5th shortest Parcels clues in the archive)
Dressed for away match, and led out on the ground
39 letters, 10 words, by D. P. Miller
For a thrown game, champ weaved, led and went down
39 letters, 10 words, by F. H. Cripps
Competition 868 has contributed 14 unique words to the clue archive:
| B. Greer | arrival |
| F. P. N. Lake | establishments |
| H. W. Massingham | Hornblower |
| C. A. Clarke | lodging |
| B. Greer | NT |
| E. J. Burge | orbit’s |
| N. C. Dexter | portal |
| D. F. Manley | rescued |
| Dr I. Torbe | rumbustious |
| G. P. Stroulger | SLD |
| J. C. Leyland | stange |
| B. Greer | star-gazers |
| C. M. Edmunds | Steroid |
| F. H. Cripps | weaved |