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Ian Fitzpatrick

Google AI is laughably poor at Cryptic Crossword clues!!

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what happened on the CURSIVE round, Colin was confused but didn't explain whether they both had it or not. I had CURVIEST!

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Tom Lehrer - satirical song writer

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Connie Francis

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Yes, sorry with the "o"

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Tremelo

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Jamie Weisenberg wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:28 pm Does anyone else write the nine letters in a circle with one letter at the centre ? I find it MUCH easier to spot long words this way.

I do, more by accident than design, I tend to find I have a letter left over when creating the circle!

Ian Fitzpatrick

She also needs to try having more than three vowels more often!

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I've only just managed to get on for the first time in 3 days!

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Ah, it wasn't my PC then!

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CULVERTS

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I agree with Philip on the point about comments being made about the letters before any declarations, and also the numbers actually. I do think Colin is quite good at talking to the losing contestant but agree that if there is a goody bag it should be mentioned at times, maybe not every day like Nic...

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:00 pm 1% question was rubbish tonight. It was a wtf, not an aaah.

(To be clear, I didn't recognise the picture displayed as what it was supposed to represent - it looked like a keyboard key or button!)

I would doubt even 1% of the population would have got that right.

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 11:08 am Again from Facebook Marketplace. Anything to the effect of "tumble dryer, works perfectly, just doesn't spin". Well then it doesn't work perfectly, does it Brenda?

I wouldn't expect a Tumble Drier to spin - that's the point it dries by TUMBLING!

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I like David Mitchell but Ludwig was crap. A poor man's Jonathan Creek. It's Jonathon Creek without Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin. A winner in my book. Obviously David Renwick is a better writer than whoever is responsible for Ludwig , I will give you that They need a lighting engineer on set wh...

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I might buy the audio book version az he reads it himself. Though I bought Spare read by Prince Harry and I still haven't listened to it yet Buying his book is just feeding the troll. As deluded as he clearly is , he is an honest liar (oxymoron, emphasis on the moron ) He believes his bullshit and ...

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This happened to me on the show. Colin (in DC) was frantically whispering to Susie at around 15-20 seconds “I’ve got it, I’ve got it, it’s JA…” before tailing off. But then I knew it started with the J and that’s how JAILBAKER^ came about. Had it been crucial I might have made a fuss, but it wasn’t...

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 2:22 pm Probably goes against the grain with regards inclusively but am I the only one not happy with Trans boxers in the women's event ?

Trans athletes belong in the ParaOlympics unless they want to fund their own Olympics.

Ian Fitzpatrick

Unnecessary chat about tiger pee from Colin today - is he getting worse?

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Philip A wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2024 8:06 am R3 alt: ((100+10)*7+8)/2=389

R5: ACATRIES

or the obviously simple way 3*100+8*10+7+2

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Good to see Rachel encouraging Colin to shut up with his epilogue!

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Jamie Weisenberg wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 10:39 pm Carol Vorderman looks better and is smarter.

Which day was that?

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Is AUTOGRAM acceptable ? I can't get in to the Apterous dictionary!

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I rewatched Fawlty Towers relatively recently and was disappointed with it . For a programme that's held up as an all-time great, it hasn't really stood the test of time very well. Blackadder, on the other hand, isn't really that much younger than Fawlty Towers, but is in another league. Some thing...

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Philip A wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:54 pm
Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:52 pm Demasting in the first round, missed by everyone!
It is a word, to be fair, it’s just not (yet) in Oxford Dictionaries Premium.

It's certainly a well used word around the coastline! I suppose they'll catch up at some point

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Demasting in the first round, missed by everyone!

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Maybe in the future AI will stop cars going too closs Why use AI when a simple distance sensor would do the job? That's what I meant, and if it cut the accelerator when activated it might encourage safer driving My car applies the brakes too - but only when I'm millimeters away from the obstacle! I...

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Graeme Cole wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:14 pm I've opened an Apterous ticket. It seems strange to raise tickets on Apterous for things related to C4C, but precedent exists.

thanks Graeme

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Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:57 am Is it just me or were there 3 or 4 questions where you could make a decent argument for more than one answer being correct tonight? 5% question in particular can eff right off

Yes, there were at least two, what I called ambiguous, questions last night.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:10 pm Geezer looked like a potential octochamp yesterday. Not sure what happened to him.

Looked like he was put off of his game by his first attempt with co-opted

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I think in 30 years time living to 100 plus will be the norm however as we are all gifted with a limited amount of brain cells I can envisage 120 year olds roaming the streets like zombies. There's a horror movie in that Improvements in the global south might enable us to surpass 80, but I'd be ama...

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Aran sweaters come from Ireland and not Scotland!

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:30 pm Strong start to 2024.

Not only the famous, too many friends already this year!

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Being trans is not really related to being gay, except in a superficial sense, and the concept of an LGBT (plus some extra letters maybe) "community" is somewhat bizarre. I basically feel this way too, except I realise I don't know very much about this so it's very possible I'm missing so...

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Quite a painful watch, needs to find a way of putting some pace into it. Is it money they are accumulating or just points? Wasn't clear what happens to the winner going forward, does he take his "money" with him?

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Philip A wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:14 pm No surprise, really.

No, indeed!

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Is that the record lowest score?

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Can't stand the man, let alone the show, it was bad enough with Noel Edmonds and I can't see it can be any better with Mulhern at the helm!

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Unlucky for the challenger to come up against him on his 8th game, especially as he had suffered the same fate 20 years ago!

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:18 am Isn't hot water always from a tank? It's not served directly to your house hot anyway. It's heated locally.

Anyway, don't drink it.

Not if you have a combi-boiler

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I use airplane mode when on a Cruise Ship!

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5 in a row every time shows no thought about what might be available - childish in my opinion.

Nothing wrong with 5 vowels for sure, but not like that!

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Thankfully the challenger didn't win, I couldn't have coped with another day of 5 vowels straight off on each of his selections!

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wow, quite a result, so far!

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Groan...

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Howie Myers wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:44 am r1 alt: INDUCES

Is it just me, or have the teasers become more difficult/cryptic/obtuse?

You mean using words you've never heard of?

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Ryan Lam wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2023 7:38 am If anyone caught the continuity announcement for this episode, the announcer incorrectly said Ardal O'Hanlon was on. Channel 4 played the wrong recording, oops...

Who did Colin say was on then?

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Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 8:16 pm Who was the last Welsh octochamp?

Who's going to be the next Welsh Octochamp?

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Jul 23, 2023 7:26 pm Fantastic by Hughes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/66283143

But still only came in third!

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Doorsill in one of the rounds

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After such an amazing comeback the day before it looked like she was on for the lowest ever score in the champions chair - I assume ni the end that it wasn't?

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Good for them!

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Did they get it right?

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What are people's experiences about waiting for a GP appointment? I was reading this article on the BBC, and it was talking about people waiting more than two weeks. But I thought it was standard these days for appointments all to be on the same day that you make them. Basically you and everyone el...

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I'm not sure what happened in the STARRIEST round? It was a bit confusing, I agree. The challenger said “starriest” but as he declared 8 instead of 9, and Susie said it needed two Rs, he likely spelled it with one R. Very unfortunate nonetheless. I rewound and rewound but was still none the wiser u...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:58 pm What if you arrive in a country by small boat?

Always the fun way to go to Europe!

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I'm on 42 and classed as pre-diabetic which according to the pre-diabetic nurse I can undo with the right diet and exercise. she says that once diabetic you are always a diabetic - but I'm not sure I believe her. My wife is diabetic type 2 and has been for years, borderline and I reckon she could ge...

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If you're going over farmland I would suggest you go for a 4-wheel drive one!

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