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by Howie Myers
Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th February 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 26)
Replies: 8
Views: 1055

Re: Spoilers for Monday 7 February 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 26)

r12: UNREAPED
by Howie Myers
Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 27th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 19)
Replies: 19
Views: 2332

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 27 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 19)

Stewart Gordon wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:39 pm I'd heard before that Mozart started composing at 4.
Apparently he only got home from school around 4, so it must have been around 4:30....
by Howie Myers
Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:36 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 17)
Replies: 8
Views: 886

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 25 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 17)

r8: CARNIES or WINCERS
by Howie Myers
Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:35 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 24th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 16)
Replies: 2
Views: 454

Re: Spoilers for Monday 24 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 16)

r7 alt: VOICER
by Howie Myers
Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:16 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 20th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 14)
Replies: 9
Views: 1231

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 20 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 14)

r11 alt: TOWERED
r12 ant: PANTILES
by Howie Myers
Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 12)
Replies: 1
Views: 382

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 18 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 12)

r3 alt (admittedly WAY out of time): (8/(9-7))*(100+10)+1=441
r6 alt: 9*(75+25+2)+5 = 923
by Howie Myers
Tue Jan 18, 2022 5:47 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 17th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 11)
Replies: 10
Views: 1113

Re: Spoilers for Monday 17 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 11)

r3 alt: 4*(75+8)+7+3=342
r14 alt: 4*(100+9)+(2*9)=454
by Howie Myers
Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 14th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 10)
Replies: 6
Views: 891

Re: Spoilers for Friday 14 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 10)

r6 alt: 10*(50+8+7)-10-2=638
r10 alt: UNLOADER
by Howie Myers
Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:31 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 9)
Replies: 13
Views: 1742

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 9)

r14 alt: (3*25)+75+9+(10/5) = 161
by Howie Myers
Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 10th January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 6)
Replies: 4
Views: 593

Re: Spoilers for Monday 10 January 2022 (Series 85, Prelim 6)

r6 alt: (3*8) +9+9+4+100 = 146
by Howie Myers
Sun Dec 19, 2021 6:22 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th December 2021 (Series 84, QF3)
Replies: 10
Views: 1276

Re: Spoilers for Friday 17 December 2021 (Series 84, QF3)

Ashamed to say that I didn't get ANY of the numbers rounds!
r2 alt: OUTSOAR
by Howie Myers
Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:51 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 15th December 2021 (Series 84, QF 1)
Replies: 9
Views: 1180

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 15th December 2021 (Series 84, QF 1)

r 10 alt: REPOSITED
by Howie Myers
Tue Dec 14, 2021 6:20 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 13th December 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 120)
Replies: 2
Views: 569

Re: Spoilers for Monday 13th December 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 120)

r5 alt: LOONIES
r11 alt: CREAMIEST
by Howie Myers
Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 10th December 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 119)
Replies: 6
Views: 917

Re: Spoilers for Friday 10th December 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 119)

r2 alt: UNCRATE
by Howie Myers
Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:53 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 6th December 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 115)
Replies: 5
Views: 851

Re: Spoilers for Monday 6 December 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 115)

Tom S wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:29 am
Howie Myers wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:37 am Does anyone know what happened to the previous episode? It seems that there was an octochamp in the making.
It is available if you have a Virgin catch-up system. If not, the recap of the game is here- https://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_7652
Thanks
by Howie Myers
Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:51 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th December 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 116)
Replies: 9
Views: 1092

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 7 December 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 116)

r2 alt: UNISONS
by Howie Myers
Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:37 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 6th December 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 115)
Replies: 5
Views: 851

Re: Spoilers for Monday 6 December 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 115)

Does anyone know what happened to the previous episode? It seems that there was an octochamp in the making.
by Howie Myers
Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:19 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 111)
Replies: 3
Views: 608

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 111)

14 alt: ((3-1)*25)*(8+1)+8 = 458
by Howie Myers
Sat Nov 27, 2021 5:43 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 109)
Replies: 4
Views: 826

Re: Spoilers for Friday 26th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 109)

r8: EVADERS
r14 alt: (7*8)*(5+5)+9-1- 568
by Howie Myers
Fri Nov 26, 2021 12:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 108)
Replies: 12
Views: 1549

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 108)

r2 alt: OUTGAIN
r3 alt: (6+1)*(50+2)+10= 374
r6 alt: ((7+(8*9)*10)+4 = 794
by Howie Myers
Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:34 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 22nd November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 105)
Replies: 3
Views: 552

Re: Spoilers for Monday 22 November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 105)

r7: OUTSAIL
by Howie Myers
Sun Nov 21, 2021 6:13 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 18th November 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 103)
Replies: 2
Views: 541

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 18 November 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 103)

r2 alt: REDEPOSIT
r5: OPINABLE
by Howie Myers
Sun Nov 14, 2021 8:19 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 98)
Replies: 1
Views: 356

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11th November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 98)

r6 alt: ((50+3)*7)-2 = 369
r7 alt: ALGOID
by Howie Myers
Fri Nov 05, 2021 8:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 92)
Replies: 5
Views: 986

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 92)

r 12: REWARDER
by Howie Myers
Tue Nov 02, 2021 6:25 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 90)
Replies: 1
Views: 402

Re: Spoilers for Monday 1st November 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 90)

r6 alt: ((7*8)+25)*10-(7-6)=809
r8 alt: MONASTER
by Howie Myers
Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 28th October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 88)
Replies: 7
Views: 1180

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 28 October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 88)

r 7: HARLOTISE
by Howie Myers
Tue Oct 26, 2021 4:51 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 84)
Replies: 1
Views: 504

Re: Spoilers for Friday 22nd October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 84)

r1 alt: TRIPLED
r4 alt: CLIMATES / CAMPSITE
r7 alt: RELODGE
r14 alt: (25-4)*7+4+1 = 152
by Howie Myers
Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:43 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 21st October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 83)
Replies: 7
Views: 1154

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 21 October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 83)

r3 alt: (8*5*4)-(9+3+1 = 147
r11 alt: CONTAINS
by Howie Myers
Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:59 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 20th October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 82)
Replies: 2
Views: 664

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 20 October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 82)

r1 alt: RETHREAD or THREADER
r8 alt: MOPILY
r13: WAISTED
by Howie Myers
Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:46 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 19th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 81)
Replies: 10
Views: 1540

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 19th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 81)

r1: MISLAID and MISDIAL
r4: DOGMAS
r8: UNMISTED
by Howie Myers
Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:58 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th October 2021
Replies: 0
Views: 484

Spoilers for Wednesday 13th October 2021

r7: PHONATED
by Howie Myers
Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 7th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 73)
Replies: 2
Views: 559

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 7th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 73)

r13 alt: PARROTED
by Howie Myers
Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 72)
Replies: 3
Views: 760

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 72)

An excellent game with 2 great contestants.
(I completely missed the solutions for the first 2 numbers games)
by Howie Myers
Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:17 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 71)
Replies: 1
Views: 476

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 5 October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 71)

r2: MISNOTED
by Howie Myers
Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:45 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 27th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 65)
Replies: 9
Views: 1382

Re: Spoilers for Monday 27th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 65)

r3 alt: (25+50+5)*(8+2)-9=791
r14 alt: (6+1)*75-9-8-3 = 505
by Howie Myers
Mon Sep 27, 2021 3:12 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 24th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 64)
Replies: 5
Views: 1168

Re: Spoilers for 24 September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 64)

r9 alt: (100+50)*(1+2)+10-2 = 458
r14 alt: (50+9)*6-4-3-2 = 345
by Howie Myers
Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:08 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 59)
Replies: 5
Views: 889

Re: Spoilers for 17 September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 59)

alt r9: ((7*8)+2+1)*3 = 177
by Howie Myers
Fri Sep 10, 2021 6:19 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 9th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 53)
Replies: 8
Views: 1148

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 9th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 53)

r13 alt: WEEDAGE
by Howie Myers
Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:34 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 52)
Replies: 8
Views: 1451

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 8th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 52)

r6 alt: (6+6)*50-(5*5)+1 = 576
by Howie Myers
Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:06 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 51)
Replies: 2
Views: 541

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 51)

r4 alt: BREADING
r10 alt: PURGERS
r11 alt: OUTREAD
I missed all the 9 letter words!
by Howie Myers
Tue Sep 07, 2021 5:58 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 6th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 50)
Replies: 5
Views: 1006

Re: Spoilers for Monday 6th September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 50)

r1 alt: GREATENS
r10 alt: LEGALESE
r12 alt: ACQUIRER
by Howie Myers
Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:33 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 1st September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 47)
Replies: 7
Views: 1206

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 1st September 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 47)

OUTLANDS is not in lexico, although it was accepted in r10.
r9 alt: (100+9+1+3)*4 = 452
r 11 alt: MEANDER
by Howie Myers
Wed Aug 25, 2021 5:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 41)
Replies: 1
Views: 490

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 41)

r8 alt: PALAIS
r10: INVOKERS
by Howie Myers
Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:13 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 23rd August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 40)
Replies: 1
Views: 457

Re: Spoilers for Monday 23rd August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 40)

r13 alt: BANTERED
by Howie Myers
Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:23 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 38)
Replies: 2
Views: 752

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 38)

alt r 14: ((6*8)+7)*9 - 4 =491
by Howie Myers
Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:20 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 37)
Replies: 8
Views: 1564

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th August 2021 (Series 81, Prelim 37)

r5 alt: TARRYING
r11 alt: GUNGIEST
by Howie Myers
Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:33 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 12th August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 33)
Replies: 1
Views: 546

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 12th August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 33)

r5: NEIGHERS
by Howie Myers
Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:46 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 9th August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 30)
Replies: 6
Views: 875

Re: Spoilers for Monday 9th August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 30)

r10: UNMASTED
by Howie Myers
Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:10 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 2nd August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 25)
Replies: 3
Views: 1045

Re: Spoilers for Monday 2nd August 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 25)

Toby McDonald wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:38 pm PATRONNE in R2
PYROLITE in R5
TEAMLANDS in R10
I might be wrong, but I think that there was no Y for PYROLITE?
by Howie Myers
Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:00 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 26th July 2021 (Series 84 Prelim 20)
Replies: 3
Views: 781

Re: Spoilers for Monday 26 July 2021 (Series 84 Prelim 20)

r3 alt: (9*8*10) - 25 + (3*2) = 601
by Howie Myers
Sat Jul 24, 2021 8:05 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 18)
Replies: 2
Views: 802

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 18)

r2 alt: PROVING
r4 alt: REFRAME
r5 alt: ATTUNES
r11 alt: TRACKIE

It may just be me, but I'm finding the banter between the games to be rather stilted.
by Howie Myers
Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:14 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 14th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 13)
Replies: 4
Views: 1192

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 14th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 13)

r7: PITIER
r12: DUNGAREE/TOUNDAGE/UNDERAGE
by Howie Myers
Wed Jul 14, 2021 3:20 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 13th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 12)
Replies: 2
Views: 625

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 13th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 12)

I had GRAYISH in r8, but apparently that is the US spelling.
by Howie Myers
Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:44 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 12th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 11)
Replies: 4
Views: 988

Re: Spoilers for Monday 12th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 11)

r9 alt: 25*8+75-9+5+3 = 274
by Howie Myers
Mon Jul 12, 2021 5:48 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 9th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 10)
Replies: 2
Views: 592

Re: Spoilers for Friday 9th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 10)

r8: EDGERS
r14 alt: (4*9*8)-5+2 = 288
by Howie Myers
Sat Jul 10, 2021 5:36 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th July 2021
Replies: 4
Views: 950

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th July 2021

r10: PLANATED
by Howie Myers
Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:36 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 6th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 7)
Replies: 1
Views: 528

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 6th July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 7)

At least I now know the origin of "Pop goes the weasel". Fascinating.
by Howie Myers
Sun Jul 04, 2021 1:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 2nd July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 5)
Replies: 5
Views: 1671

Re: Spoilers for Friday 2 July 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 5)

r3 alt: (8*25)-50-9-3 = 138
r5 alt: PROSTATE
by Howie Myers
Sat Jul 03, 2021 1:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 1st July 2021
Replies: 5
Views: 1312

Re: Spoilers for 1 July 2021

alt r10: MUSTERED/MASTERED/MEASURED
by Howie Myers
Fri Jun 18, 2021 6:50 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th June 2021 (QF1, Series 83)
Replies: 7
Views: 1380

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17th June 2021 (QF1, Series 83)

r6 alt: ((50+5)*10)-6-7 = 537
r8 alt: RATTLING
r13 alt: REPROOF/TROOPER

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