| Name | No of clues | First Prizes | Other Prizes | VHCs | HCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. R. Kirby | 29 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 27 |
J. R. Kirby’s average clue lengths over 29 clues:
50 letters per clue (5 above the archive average of 45)
10.8 words per clue (1.2 above the archive average of 9.6)
Longest clue
Wooden structure comprising a pivoted device turning round about the top of a tower
70 letters, 14 words, in competition 97 TREBUCHET
Shortest clue
I’m last in admitting a riot’s wrong
28 letters, 7 words, in competition 1 ORGIAST
J. R. Kirby has contributed 19 unique words to the clue archive:
| 190 | auguring |
| 165 | babbling |
| 92 | badger |
| 62 | bracing |
| 146 | Dramatics |
| 18 | genitive |
| 238 | hire |
| 165 | home’s |
| 100 | inherently |
| 229 | insist |
| 426 | mild’s |
| 229 | mimic |
| 123 | piling |
| 97 | pivoted |
| 118 | pongs |
| 165 | purple |
| 88 | semi-molten |
| 10 | striptease |
| 156 | wayfarer |


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