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- Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 70)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6727
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 70)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6727
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 70)
(25*6-9)*6+5 in the first numbers.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 68)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2897
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 68)
OSTLERING in R10.
- Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 68)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2897
Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd October 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 68)
BAILOUTS in R1.
- Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday 1st October 2018
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3156
Re: Spoilers for 1st October 2018
SWAGGIER in R10.
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 28th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 66)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1823
Spoilers for Friday 28th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 66)
SUPERLOO in the spooler round.
- Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 27th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 65)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3741
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 27th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 65)
Has any Octochamp ever got 0 conundrums? He's 0/6 so far.
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 1:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 63)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2076
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 63)
(50*5/2+6)*6-10 in R3.
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21st September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 61)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5460
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21st September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 61)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5460
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 1:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 19th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 59)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5423
- Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 58)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7065
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 58)
After the time, but (75+3)*9+100+50/25 for the last numbers.
- Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 17th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 57)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7610
Re: Spoilers for Monday 17th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 57)
PODAGRAL in R10.
- Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 56)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5770
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 56)
Was out of time, but ((6+5)*9+10)*8 in the third numbers.
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 7th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 52)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3651
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 52)
I was out of time but (9*9+25)*8+7-3 in R3.
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 7th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 52)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3651
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 5th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 50)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3666
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 5th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 50)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3666
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 5th September 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 50)
RURALITE or RURALITY in R7.
- Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 31st August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 47)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5829
Re: Spoilers for Friday 31st August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 47)
ROSARIUM in R12.
- Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 31st August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 47)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5829
Spoilers for Friday 31st August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 47)
(25+7)*(8*100/50-1) an alt method for the 2nd numbers.
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 1:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 45)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4888
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 45)
(8*3-1)*(9+1)*2 alt method in R3.
- Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 44)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6086
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 44)
Sorry, I just don't like to double post.
(25*9+8-2)*4+7 another method in the last numbers.
(25*9+8-2)*4+7 another method in the last numbers.
- Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 44)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6086
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 44)
SAUNDERS or DANSEURS in R8.
REINTERN in R12.
REINTERN in R12.
- Mon Aug 27, 2018 12:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 27th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 43)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5280
Spoilers for Monday 27th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 43)
Two new contestants today, how will they fare?
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 1:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 23rd August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 42)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8751
- Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 40)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6424
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 40)
What about this TOWAGES contoversy? Has the ODO been updated recently to make it invalid or is it another of Ms Dent's whims? It's listed as a mass noun in the free version. What's the reason for allowing it? (It's on Apterous, just for the record.) TOWAGES has been on apterous since the beginning....
- Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 40)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6424
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 21st August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 40)
VENATORS in R11.
- Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 38)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5277
Re: Spoilers for Friday 17th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 38)
ARROSION in R12.
- Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 38)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5277
Spoilers for Friday 17th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 38)
MULATTOES in R4.
- Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 37)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6278
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 16th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 37)
AERONEF in R4.
COMFIER in R5.
DC not doing too great so far.
25*7*(8-5)+6*6 in R6.
COMFIER in R5.
DC not doing too great so far.
25*7*(8-5)+6*6 in R6.
- Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 16th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 37)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6278
Spoilers for Thursday 16th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 37)
HOARSEN or SENHORA in R2.
- Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday 15th August 2018
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8180
Re: Spoilers for 15th August 2018
From the ticket I made: https://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.ph ... 173#p57637
- Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday 15th August 2018
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8180
Re: Spoilers for 15th August 2018
Why does the wiki show "* *" for MARLIER - that was said so should have no "*"? Because MARLIER isn't a word. And never has been. A double asterisk is a signal that there is an administrative error afoot. If MARLIER is indeed not specified in Premium, this will be at least the s...
- Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 13th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 34)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6234
Spoilers for Monday 13th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 34)
OBEAHISM in R2.
- Fri Aug 10, 2018 1:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 10th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 33)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3565
Re: Spoilers for Friday 10th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 33)
FLUTIEST in R11.
EARTHMEN in R13.
EARTHMEN in R13.
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 1:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday 9th August 2018
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3836
Re: Spoilers for 9th August 2018
RONGEURS in R5.
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15539
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
So if it doesn't make sense, does that mean that -er and -est is decided on a whim by Susie? It seems so. It's also invalid on Apterous, which surprises me, since you'd expect Apterous to more rigidly follow the rules For the avoidance of doubt in future shows, we've decided from now on that ALL 1-...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15539
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
No it doesn't make sense, but there are plenty of one-syllable adjectives that don't make sense to stick -ER/-EST onto in this dictionary. Also, however you're generating random numbers needs to be changed, because they aren't random. These are the same numbers from Sam Prouse's game: http://wiki.a...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15539
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
Well, it's Sam who spotted it, I can't take credit for that.
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15539
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
No it doesn't make sense, but there are plenty of one-syllable adjectives that don't make sense to stick -ER/-EST onto in this dictionary. Also, however you're generating random numbers needs to be changed, because they aren't random. These are the same numbers from Sam Prouse's game: http://wiki.ap...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15539
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 8 August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 31)
Should Susie have allowed GILTER? It is a one-syllable adjective: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/gilt
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 1:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 30)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5680
Spoilers for Tuesday 7th August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 30)
Only saw after RAINERS was declared, but RAINWEAR was in R2 (RAINWEARS being invalid).
BIOAGENTS in R11.
BIOAGENTS in R11.
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 1:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday 6th August 2018
- Replies: 22
- Views: 15683
Re: Spoilers for 6th August 2018
The conundrum setters fail once again, if only Bob had offered RELUCTING... Once again? Please do submit the other errors and we'll update our database accordingly. LIMBERING/RELIMBING http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_6738 was the one I was thinking of. INSTILLED/TELLINIDS http://wiki.apterous.org/...
- Tue Aug 07, 2018 1:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 3rd August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 28)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10273
Re: Spoilers for Friday 3rd August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 28)
That was a mistake on my part, I missed that DC did get OVULATED.Countdown Team wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:05 amDevouts being allowed was a poor oversight on our part, but DC did declare OVULATED though?Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:28 pm Looks like DC mistakenly allowed devouts while missing OVULATED/OVULATES in R5.
DRAGSTER in R7.
- Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday 6th August 2018
- Replies: 22
- Views: 15683
Re: Spoilers for 6th August 2018
The conundrum setters fail once again, if only Bob had offered RELUCTING...
- Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 3rd August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 28)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10273
Spoilers for Friday 3rd August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 28)
Looks like DC mistakenly allowed devouts while missing OVULATED/OVULATES in R5.
DRAGSTER in R7.
DRAGSTER in R7.
- Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2nd August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 27)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3190
Spoilers for Thursday 2nd August 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 27)
INPUTTER in R13
- Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 31st July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 25)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2848
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 31st July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 25)
ORARIUMS or ROSARIUM, beating MARQUIS in R8.
- Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 22)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3369
Spoilers for Thursday 26th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 22)
TOMBOLA in R8.
- Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 21)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9201
- Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28749
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 16)
I'm surprised you can't tell from what I've written that I've already looked it up in OED premium. I like to be accurate in what I write. As u say, it is in Apterous but Apterous is out of line with the OED in this case. Apterous is generally a very, very good and accurate arbiter for words, and mi...
- Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 28749
Spoilers for Wednesday 18th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 16)
GOATIER in R5.
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 15)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6734
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 13)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3058
Re: Spoilers for Friday 13th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 13)
PANDEIRO in R8.
- Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 12th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 12)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5409
Spoilers for Thursday 12th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 12)
Most of the hard work was done by Jim Michael, but (75+9)*(7+100/25)-50 the solution in R3.
PLUSHIE in R8.
PLUSHIE in R8.
- Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 11)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4485
Spoilers for Wednesday 11th July 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 11)
SUBEDARI in R2
- Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 25th June 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 1)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11929
Spoilers for Monday 25th June 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 1)
Let's kick off a new series, shall we?
ASTROIDS in R4
ASTROIDS in R4
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd June 2018 (Series 78, GRAND FINAL)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 34102
Re: Spoilers for Friday 22nd June 2018 (Series 78, GRAND FINAL)
Great game so far, BENZOATE and COWGIRLS being great spots by both.
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd June 2018 (Series 78, GRAND FINAL)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 34102
Spoilers for Friday 22nd June 2018 (Series 78, GRAND FINAL)
Zarte Siempre vs Philip Aston
We have a rematch in the final, Zarte came out on top previously - will he make it 2/2, or will Philip get his own back?
We have a rematch in the final, Zarte came out on top previously - will he make it 2/2, or will Philip get his own back?
- Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 21st June 2018 (Series 78, SF2)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16466
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 21st June 2018 (Series 78, SF2)
PURGEES in R10