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Competition 1971’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

48 letters per clue (3 above the archive average, and 1 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 293rd longest normal clue in the archive)

Putting one’s oar in skilfully to rally MPs round a new style after Labour’s second period

73 letters, 16 words, by M. Hodgkin

Shortest clues (the 1,119th shortest normal clues in the archive)

Racing men’s pair – what’s on display?

28 letters, 6 words, by R. S. Morse

Sampan owner hit rocks, showing no ——?

28 letters, 6 words, by R. J. Heald

Competition 1971 has contributed 11 unique words to the clue archive: