WordStats for Comp. 1888 View the Azed Slip | ◀ 1884 | 1893 ▶ | Other competitions
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| No. | Date | Clue word | Clue type | Clues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Aug 2008 | RASTER | Printer’s Devilry | 22 |
Competition 1888’s average clue lengths over 22 clues:
47 letters per clue (2 above the archive average, and 5 above the average for Printer’s Devilry competitions)
10.0 words per clue (0.4 above the archive average, and 1 above the average for Printer’s Devilry competitions)
Longest clue (the 12th longest Printer’s Devilry clue in the archive)
The Treasury thinks it’s not fai/ling; crisis may result from dollar ‘credit crunch’
67 letters, 13 words, by M. Barker
Shortest clue (the 33rd shortest Printer’s Devilry clue in the archive)
Drug squad gives toke/n warning
26 letters, 5 words, by S. B. Hart
Competition 1888 has contributed 26 unique words to the clue archive:
| D. F. Manley | Ambler |
| J. C. Leyland | buffs |
| J. C. Leyland | clapping |
| D. F. Manley | classics |
| P. L. Stone | de-icer |
| J. C. Leyland | elbows |
| R. J. Palmer | exams |
| D. V. Harry | flailing |
| D. V. Harry | gymnast |
| C. J. Brougham | Iseult |
| N. G. Shippobotham | medallist |
| Dr I. S. Fletcher | MRSA |
| P. Bartlam | nappy |
| Ms M. Irvine | offend |
| R. C. Teuton | pops |
| Dr J. Burscough | pregnancy |
| G. T. McLean | seven-days |
| C. J. Brougham | shrewd |
| J. R. Tozer | spaceship’s |
| C. J. Morse | speedboat |
| S. B. Hart | squad |
| R. C. Teuton | Stabat |
| L. D. Urquhart | telling-off |
| Ms M. Irvine | theologians |
| C. J. Brougham | Tristram |
| R. S. Morse | tugs |