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by Howie Myers
Sat Jul 10, 2021 5:36 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th July 2021
Replies: 4
Views: 953

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: 533

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: 1678

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: 1324

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: 1401

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
by Howie Myers
Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:12 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 15th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 117)
Replies: 3
Views: 776

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 14th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 117)

r8 alt: FALTERED
by Howie Myers
Wed Jun 16, 2021 4:11 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 15th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 117)
Replies: 3
Views: 776

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 14th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 117)

I assume the heading should be Tuesday 15th June :)
by Howie Myers
Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:57 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 14th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 116)
Replies: 1
Views: 607

Re: Spoilers for Monday 14th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 116)

r1 alt: FANCILY
r5 alt: IMPISH
by Howie Myers
Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:46 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 112)
Replies: 2
Views: 650

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 112)

r9 alt: ((100-1)*4) - 9 = 387
r10: UNSELECT
by Howie Myers
Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:56 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 111)
Replies: 3
Views: 909

Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 111)

r4 alt: UNPAVE
r5 alt: PARASOL
r11 alt: CARBIES
by Howie Myers
Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:21 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 3rd June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 109)
Replies: 2
Views: 707

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 3rd June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 109)

BEETLING in r 1
by Howie Myers
Fri Jun 04, 2021 6:55 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 2nd June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 108)
Replies: 1
Views: 620

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2nd June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 108)

alt r14: (((9-7)*50) + (5*4)) * 6 = 720
by Howie Myers
Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:35 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 1st June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 107)
Replies: 3
Views: 920

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 1 June 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 107)

r11 alt: DESOLATE
by Howie Myers
Sun May 30, 2021 5:14 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 28th May 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 105)
Replies: 3
Views: 908

Re: Spoilers for Friday 28th May 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 105)

r3 alt: ((6*8)+5)*9 -2 = 475
r9 alt: ((7*6)+2)*10 +8 = 448
by Howie Myers
Wed May 26, 2021 4:10 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th May 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 102)
Replies: 2
Views: 837

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th May 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 102)

r9 alt: ((75-6)*5)+3 = 348
by Howie Myers
Tue May 25, 2021 4:16 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21st May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 100)
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

Re: Spoilers for Friday 21st May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 100)

r13: MUSCAT
by Howie Myers
Mon May 24, 2021 4:31 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21st May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 100)
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

Re: Spoilers for Friday 21st May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 100)

I wa surprised to discover that UNSLEPT ( r 12) doesn't appear in Lexico. I would have thought that a bed could be unslept in.
by Howie Myers
Fri May 21, 2021 8:56 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 19th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 98)
Replies: 2
Views: 985

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 19th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 98)

r12: COTTAGER
by Howie Myers
Tue May 18, 2021 4:26 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 17th May 2021
Replies: 3
Views: 920

Re: Spoilers for 17th May 2021

r1 alt: MAULERS
r8: INCURRED
r12 alt: NOVATES
r13 alt: PITTLE
by Howie Myers
Thu May 13, 2021 4:01 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 12th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 93)
Replies: 3
Views: 939

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 12th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 93)

r7: OVERWIN
by Howie Myers
Tue May 11, 2021 3:28 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 10th May 2021
Replies: 1
Views: 1313

Spoilers for Monday 10th May 2021

r11 alt: EVINCES
r 14 alt: (8-6)*(75+7) + (7-3) = 168

Sorry to see Trudy go. I thought she might have made it to octochamp.
by Howie Myers
Fri May 07, 2021 7:14 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 5th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 88)
Replies: 2
Views: 1466

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 5th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 88)

r2 alt: AROMAS
r12 alt: UNSAVED
by Howie Myers
Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:42 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 23rd April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 80)
Replies: 10
Views: 2883

Re: Spoilers for Friday 23nd April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 80)

I was so happy when Andrew mispronounced MISLED, as I remember myself mispronouncing it in exactly the same way as a child!
by Howie Myers
Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 79)
Replies: 2
Views: 1197

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 79)

r7 alt: FAULTIER
r12 alt: FIBULAR
by Howie Myers
Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:43 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 21st April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 78)
Replies: 2
Views: 1115

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 21st April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 78)

r8: PROBATED
r13 alt: OPULENT
by Howie Myers
Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:55 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 14th April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 73)
Replies: 4
Views: 1669

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 14th (Series 83, Preliminary 73)

r1: REPLAITS
by Howie Myers
Thu Apr 08, 2021 4:00 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 68)
Replies: 17
Views: 4455

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 7 April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 68)

r2 alt: OUTRIGS
by Howie Myers
Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:45 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Good Friday 2nd April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 65)
Replies: 4
Views: 1167

Re: Spoilers for Good Friday 2 April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 65)

r10 alt: DEPUTING
r13 alt: CRANNIES
by Howie Myers
Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:20 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 31st March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 63)
Replies: 3
Views: 995

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 31 March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 63)

round 12 alt: OUTRANK
round 14 alt: (25*7*3) = (5-1)*9
by Howie Myers
Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:37 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th March 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 59)
Replies: 5
Views: 1680

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th March 2021 (series 83 prelim 59)

got the CLAMOURED but missed the PATRONISE

An excellent player!
by Howie Myers
Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:49 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 52)
Replies: 7
Views: 2186

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 52)

r14 alt: ((6*5)+10)*9+3-2=361
by Howie Myers
Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:36 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 15th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 51)
Replies: 3
Views: 1205

Re: Spoilers for Monday 15th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 51)

r6 alt: 4*(50+8) + 100 - 5 = 327
by Howie Myers
Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:16 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11th March 2021
Replies: 2
Views: 1025

Re: Spoilers for 11th March 2021

r7 - LECTION
by Howie Myers
Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 44)
Replies: 5
Views: 1457

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 44)

ri alt: COUPLERS
by Howie Myers
Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:31 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 42)
Replies: 5
Views: 1305

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 2 March 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 42)

r1 alt: DREAMISH
r7 alt: LOATHER
r11 alt: PASTURED
by Howie Myers
Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:54 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Replies: 0
Views: 616

Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd February 2021

r1: FORTIES
r7: REBLOGS
r14 alt: (( 50-(9*2))*7 = 224
by Howie Myers
Sun Feb 21, 2021 6:08 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 35)
Replies: 3
Views: 1821

Re: Spoilers for Friday 19th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 35)

r 2: CUSPID
r11 alt: PRONATES
r!2 alt: IGNORED
r13: PANTILE
by Howie Myers
Fri Feb 19, 2021 5:47 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 18th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 34)
Replies: 3
Views: 1362

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 18th February 2021 (series 83 prelim 34)

r8 alt: ATOMISE
r12 alt: BAILOUT
r13 alt: PAROLEE and REPLATE
by Howie Myers
Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:33 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 33)
Replies: 1
Views: 788

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 33)

r11 alt: PLAINER
r12 (not as good as Mousetrap, but): APTEROUS
by Howie Myers
Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 32)
Replies: 1
Views: 811

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 32)

r1 alt: UNSLICED
by Howie Myers
Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:46 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 15th February 2021
Replies: 0
Views: 825

Spoilers for Monday 15th February 2021

r6 alt: (100+75-3) * (8/2) = 688
r12 alt: PRONATED
by Howie Myers
Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:35 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 29)
Replies: 2
Views: 1037

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 29)

r1 alt - DOWNIEST
10 - UNMISTED
by Howie Myers
Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:22 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 28)
Replies: 3
Views: 1396

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 28)

r5 - SUITABLE
r14 - alt - (3+2+2)*(10+1) + 100
by Howie Myers
Tue Feb 09, 2021 7:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8th February 2021
Replies: 2
Views: 1100

Re: Spoilers for 8th February 2021

r13 - OCCIDENT (although possibly capitalised?)
by Howie Myers
Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 22)
Replies: 1
Views: 770

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 22)

r1 alt: TERTIAN
r8 alt: DEWIEST
by Howie Myers
Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:39 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 28th January 2021
Replies: 2
Views: 1284

Spoilers for Thursday 28th January 2021

r2 - UNCORDED
r8 alt - PALMIER
r11 alt - LATEISH
by Howie Myers
Sun Jan 24, 2021 5:14 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd January 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 15)
Replies: 7
Views: 3317

Re: Spoilers for Friday 22nd January 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 15)

r11 - TREMORED
r12 - ASTROID
by Howie Myers
Wed Jan 20, 2021 6:51 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 19th January 2021
Replies: 1
Views: 1189

Spoilers for Tuesday 19th January 2021

R7 MAGICAL
r13 alt: ASTEROID
by Howie Myers
Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:53 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 14th January 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 9)
Replies: 11
Views: 3895

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 14th January 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 9)

r5 - UNLOADERS
by Howie Myers
Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:58 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 11th January 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 6)
Replies: 4
Views: 1568

Re: Spoilers for Monday 11 January 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 6)

I was hoping for UNSPACED in r 4, nut it wasn't to be
r6 alt: ((75-8)*4) +9-7 = 270
by Howie Myers
Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:25 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday 8th January 2021
Replies: 2
Views: 1310

Re: Spoilers For Friday 8th January 2021

r11 - ROOTLED
by Howie Myers
Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:54 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 7th January 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 4)
Replies: 2
Views: 1253

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 7 January 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 4)

r8 alt: UNBRAID
r11 alt: AVENUES
by Howie Myers
Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 18th December 2020 (Series 82, Grand Final)
Replies: 42
Views: 12171

Re: Spoilers for Friday 18 December 2020 (Series 82, Grand Final)

An excellent game. Well played by 2 brilliant players.
I was chuffed that I at least got the 3rd numbers game - in time: (8*7)*(9+3)-4 = 668
by Howie Myers
Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 16th December 2020 (Series 82, 1st Semi-Final)
Replies: 20
Views: 5137

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 16 December 2020 (Series 82, First Semi Final)

Well played Ian. An excellent game. The only thing I have to say for myself is that I got the conundrum. Apart from that I was beaten miserably.......
by Howie Myers
Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:31 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th December 2020 (Series 82, Preliminary 175)
Replies: 1
Views: 1008

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th December 2020 (Series 82, Preliminary 175)

r6 alt: (75+9)*(5+5)+6 = 846
by Howie Myers
Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:19 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th December 2020
Replies: 1
Views: 977

Spoilers for Tuesday 8th December 2020

r8 - SLOVEN
r9 alt: ((75+6)*10)-(7-2)
by Howie Myers
Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 4th December 2020
Replies: 1
Views: 945

Spoilers for Friday 4th December 2020

r2 alt: COMPENDIA
r7 alt: ATROPINE
by Howie Myers
Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:37 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26th November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 166)
Replies: 4
Views: 1671

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 26th November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 166)

r2 alt: GOOSEY
r12 alt: PAWNER
by Howie Myers
Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:52 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th November 2020
Replies: 2
Views: 1061

Spoilers for Tuesday 24th November 2020

r10 alt ASQUINT
r12 alt CUSPATE
by Howie Myers
Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:19 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16th November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 158)
Replies: 1
Views: 798

Re: Spoilers for Monday 16th November 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 158)

r10 alt: OBTUSE
r 14 alt: (8*75) - (6*4) + (8-7)

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