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Matthew Tassier back for a third show.

Has he met his match in Romaine Boothe?

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SIDEREAL as an alt to DARIOLES.

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While we wait eagerly for Quiz Family Robinson to appear on Eggheads, along come the team Words in Action, with
captain Frances and Ann from the Edinburgh Countdown club, togther with Scrabble and Bridge friends of Frances.
Watch the show for Monday 9th November to find out how they did.

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For those who haven't given up on making 954 yet (unlike me) - one method is a standard method and another involves going very big....

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WD James

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Alt last numbers (75+5-1)x8+5

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POISONER as one of 2 alts to POLONIES

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VENDUES as one of two 7s to beat VENUES.

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7x75-50+5+1 for standard method solution for first numbers.

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Hazel has gone and Anthony Poulton-Smith is the champ.

Will we see fireworks today? Will he select 3L again? Will he use the standard method?

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PROSAISM in one round. Lex on Apto suggests you can add the s, but Oxford disagrees. Was the extra S there for a nine? It's just listed as a noun (possibly because it's only a derivative but that doesn't matter) and the search box doesn't count so I say valid. The other letter was the second I, as ...

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Unfortunately Hazel has run out of girl power thanks to two medium difficulty numbers rounds (one a standard method 3L).
Alt 3rd numbers (7x4+6)x5.

Also a couple of word beaters around again today.

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Couple of beaters up for grabs again today. Good luck!

Alt last numbers 3x75+25+4-1 to avoid showing your paper.

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Hazel's back again - will she get a 4th win?

Meanwhile in Salford I believe the quarter finals are just getting underway...

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At least one beater available today - but I will leave it for Mr R or others to find.

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Did DC get the 9 in Round 1? Streaming stopped for a while.

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A few beaters around today but not got by me.

Alt last numbers 8x5x10+75+3=478

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#FashionWatch2k15: Hazel rocking a cute flowery headband in her first game like peak Steadman. She's pretty good. Rooting for her. I thought her being on and doing well would please you. I was equal on score until the last three rounds. Mind you for Andrew that was an early morning show after the l...

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At least one beater available today, but I leave that for James to find and tell.

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And for the third: 4x75+(9x(10+1))

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Retire after getting CHIMERA? ARCHIVE her instead!

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Well he got his 55, don't expect he will survive until the finals at no 8.

When I saw the ORIENTALS/RELATIONS/TENSORIAL selection come up I guessed that would decide the game.

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Was happy with 1 away on second numbers.

Alt 3rd numbers (75-7-2)x10+6-5

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Alt last numbers (3x7x10)-50/25

I will let James give you the beaters and alt 9s later.

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Quickest alt in 1st Nos (100-7+3)x8

Alt for 3rd Nos (3x75+10)x4-2

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In the BANK/ UNBAKEx round where the beaters from DC got cut, there are "easy" 5s such as BEGAN and at least 3
K-words for 6...

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James Robinson wrote:Interestingly, in round 12, there was an upside-down M there as a W, but if it was the right way up, we'd have had PANDEMICS for 9.

The one that annoys me is when Rachel corrects which way up the 8 is!

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Also Roger Edwards' favourite disallowed word "STUMPIES" was available in the IMPUTES+IS round (I think it is valid in CSW).

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Well a record breaking game I think.

There were at least 4 nines available in the RESTAINED round - but I blew it by going for a 10!

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Alt 3rd numbers - (25x5-(1+10-9))x6

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Alt 2nd numbers (50+3)x(25-(4x4-7)) or 75+4x7+3

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Zac back for 4th game - playing Ross who wants a loss...

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Trust Susie to get ANSERINE when there are lots of easier 8s and a 9 in that round.

Alt 2nd numbers (50+7)x9+6+6+5

Nice alt on the last 7x7x10-5 (and likewise for the first (3-1)x5x2x7).

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Wow got to 19:15 and no spolier thread!

Zac is back for a third game against Paul Harley, and Margaret Mountford is in DC.

Though if you have already watched the show you would know that.

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No beaters today, I think.

Two of the alt methods for the last nos: (75-(2x4))x6 and 75x6-50+2.

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It's Back to The Future Day and as we wait for 4:29 to arrive let's watch Countdown.

Can Zac Goodman win a second?

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SEAMOUNT alt in R1.

(100+25)x7+50+1=926

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One beater available today in the SHOUTY+VIG round.

Managed 907 on the last numbers by the std method - anyone get it in time?

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One beater in the OPALINE+FS round.

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Was trying hard to do 37x6 in 3rd numbers and failed - saw out of time (((100/50)x(7+7))+9)x6

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Tony Atkins wrote:Anyone yet made 991 (it is possible)?

... though not by the standard method.

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Anyone yet made 991 (it is possible)?

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I was distracted by TOERAGS coming up again in the SHORTAGE round that I missed that and the unfound 8 and 9.

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How can NIck have forgotten last Thursday's classic already?

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John could have saved a digit by ((100-2)x(6+4))+3

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Alt first numbers 100+5x10+((50+25)/75)

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Alt to ENSLAVED according to my solver is SNAVELED - which can also be SNAVLED it seems or SNAVVLED - a steal for our
Australian friends.

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John Hardie back yet again.

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Another 12 max for John there - there's a beater in R13 (from GORIEST+IC).

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We must campaign for a special for James against Adam Curran!

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Question on Only Connect on 5th October - what connects?
Whitehall
Inverted T
It was solved at this point by Richard Heald, who then revealed he was the last Octochamp of the Richard Whiteley period
(he was semifinalist in series 53).

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Couple of beaters available today (R7 and R12) but I didn't get them either.

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Gavin Chipper wrote:Just add them all together!

Is that the standard method? I did (50-100/25)x6-10=266

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Of course there were 4 nines in R1, my one was STRAITENS

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849 is (100+50+25-5)x5-1

Game of the series that!

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Standard method was 10x25+100-75+7 of course.

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I predicted the score to be 60-120: I got one of them right! Well done, especially the non-standard method 3L solve.

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Same target, same method, and they both missed it - some people never learn.

Beaters available in R1 and R10 today (though I missed them and went for made up words instead).

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Wayne back for game 3.

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Glad Rachel completed the 3L by the standard method!

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