WordStats for Comp. 156 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 152 | 161 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | Mar 1975 | OMBROPHOBOUS | normal | 26 |
Competition 156’s average clue lengths over 26 clues:
51 letters per clue (6 above the archive average, and 4 above the average for 12-letter words)
10.5 words per clue (0.9 above the archive average, and 0.7 above the average for 12-letter words)
Longest clue (the 249th longest normal clue in the archive)
I’m allergic to rain or going outside doctor – there’s nothing the matter with a tramp inside
74 letters, 16 words, by A. H. P. Cardew
Shortest clue (the 1,802nd shortest normal clue in the archive)
Lousy hobo – poor bum’s allergic to water?
32 letters, 7 words, by L. May
Competition 156 has contributed 21 unique words to the clue archive:
| F. B. Stubbs | aimlessly |
| A. J. Crow | Bedraggled |
| F. B. Stubbs | Brava |
| F. B. Stubbs | Costa |
| Lieut Col D. Macfie | derives |
| Mrs M. P. Webber | dryish |
| C. Allen Baker | frowzy |
| S. L. Paton | happier |
| B. Manvell | Hating |
| E. Chalkley | huddled |
| J. A. Revill | intolerant |
| Mrs M. P. Craine | moors |
| Lieut Col D. Macfie | over-precipitation |
| C. Allen Baker | overfond |
| J. A. Fincken | pie-eyed |
| A. Wright | porous |
| P. C. Thornton | Shrivelled |
| Rev S. W. Floyd | Singin’ |
| I. M. Gurney | soaks |
| Mrs M. P. Webber | vagrant |
| J. R. Kirby | wayfarer |

