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- Fri Feb 28, 2020 2:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 27th February 2020
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4924
Re: Spoilers for 27th February 2020.
I don't think the restaurant sense really works - I can't imagine saying "I'll have a beef, and my friends are having muttons"
- Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:02 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
- Replies: 74
- Views: 29624
Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
I once had a brief chat with Jack Nicklaus about the size of football fields.
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 6th February 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 26)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6795
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 6th February 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 26)
1st numbers alt: (100-9)x7
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 3rd February 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 22)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3848
Spoilers for Monday 3rd February 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 22)
1st numbers lkt.: simply (50-4)x7
4th numbers alt.: (100-25+6)x(7+4)
4th numbers alt.: (100-25+6)x(7+4)
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Has the sky fallen in yet ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3230
Re: Has the sky fallen in yet ?
Yes - far from 'having got Brexit done' we are now only at the start of a long series of negotiations which are unlikely to have been completed in my lifetime (I'm 93).
Truly the Devil is in the details.
Truly the Devil is in the details.
- Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 20)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2566
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 20)
alt R3 : (25+6-9)x9
alt R9 : (50+9)x(7+7-8)
alt R9 : (50+9)x(7+7-8)
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 28th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 19)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1681
Spoilers for Tuesday 28th January 2020 (Series 82, Prelim 19)
SERAPHIM to beat HARPIES
Simpler alt 6x7x(10+6)=672
Simpler alt 6x7x(10+6)=672
- Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th December 2019 (Series 81, SF2)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3088
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th December 2019 (Series 81, SF2)
Simple alt 3rd numbers: (50-8)x9
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16th December 2019 (Series 81, QF3)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2810
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16th December 2019 (Series 81, QF3)
Alt 3rd numbers: (6x10+7)x10x4/8
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th December 2019 (Series 81, QF2)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2195
Re: Spoilers for Friday 13th December 2019 (Series 81, QF2)
Alt last numbers: (10+4-3)x(9+2)x6
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th December (Series 81, Prelim 113)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1815
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5th December (Series 81, Prelim 113)
No need to go the long way round !
Alt 2nd numbers:(75+9-8)x(5x6/3)
Alt 3rd numbers:(7+4)x5x3
Alt 2nd numbers:(75+9-8)x(5x6/3)
Alt 3rd numbers:(7+4)x5x3
- Tue Nov 26, 2019 4:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 106)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1740
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 106)
Neater alt: (25-4)x7x3=441
- Fri Nov 15, 2019 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 15th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 99)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3195
Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 99)
Alt last numbers: (75-25-9)x6
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 731863
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
My sister's middle name was our mother's first one (and similarly for me and my brother - our father had three initials, so we had one each) - I guess this would be a family tradition for many people.
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6732
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
So did I - misinterpreted my scribbled noteGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:46 pmBeing picky again. Wasn't there only one 7? I did it like that but with 2×7.Peter Mabey wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:40 pm And 3rd numbers 25x9+7+7 - once again a tidier method is to be seen
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6732
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
Yes Gavin - that's what I did, it was easier to type in the division at the end than bracketing it to show it after the addition.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:40 pmA bit showboaty dividing by 2 at the end. It's 41×15.
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6732
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
And 3rd numbers 25x9+7+7 - once again a tidier method is to be seen
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6732
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
Alt 2nd numbers (75+7)x5x3/2
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 2:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6732
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1st November 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 89)
ATAXIC in R1
Alt 1st numbers (25+4)x(7-3)x6
Alt 1st numbers (25+4)x(7-3)x6
- Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 81)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1903
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 81)
Simple alt for last numbers: (25-2)x9
- Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 10th October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 73)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2798
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 10th October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 73)
Oops - should have gone to Specsavers !
- Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 10th October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 73)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2798
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 10th October 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 73)
Easier 3rd numbers alt: (25x4-8)x9
- Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 61)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1883
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 61)
Alt. 3rd numbers: (75+6+4)x(9+2) = 935
- Thu Sep 19, 2019 1:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 58)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3413
- Tue Sep 17, 2019 2:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 56)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2569
Spoilers for Tuesday 17th September 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 56)
VARIORUM to beat ATRIUM
UNSOCIAL to beat COUNSEL
UNSOCIAL to beat COUNSEL
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 9th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 29)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2765
Re: Spoilers for Friday 9th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 29)
Final numbers alt: (100-2x4-7)x(8+3)
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 5th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 25)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1660
Re: Spoilers for Monday 5th August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 25)
Alt: (25-6)x(10+8)=342
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1801017
Re: Politics in General
That was why Clegg made the disastrous mistake of thinking he could get a referendum on voting reform by joining the coalition, even though it meant going back on the manifesto commitment to oppose university fees, which destroyed the credibility of the party. Of course, although he got the referend...
- Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 2nd August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 24)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2139
Re: Spoilers for Friday 2nd August 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 24)
The short way for R14: 7x(9+8)x(6-2)
- Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 1st August 2019
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2096
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 1st August 2019
GAINFUL to beat FUNGAL
- Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 31st July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 22)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3411
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 31st July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 22)
Alt way for 648: (50+7)x(9+7-4)
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 2:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4380
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 18)
NANNYISH to beat NANNIES
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 1:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday 16th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 11)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7115
Spoilers For Tuesday 16th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 11)
MONOBASIC to beat MANIOCS
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 9)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1686
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11th July 2019 (Series 81, Prelim 9)
An eccentric alt for last numbers, found in spare time after seeing Tom's way: (75-7)x(25-3)/(6-2)
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 5th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 96)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5593
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 5th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 96)
Also 'minotaurs' is acceptable in Scrabble, as referring to the minotaur beetle.
- Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 27th June 2019 (Series 80, 2nd Semi-Final)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7854
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 27th June 2019 (Series 80, 2nd Semi-Final)
A tidier alt:(10+3)x(6+7)x(5-2)
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21st June 2019 (Series 80, QF2)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5820
Re: Spoilers for Friday 21st June 2019 (Series 80, QF2)
Alt first numbers: (8+7+3-1)x9
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 14th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 103)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2772
Spoilers for Friday 14th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 103)
First numbers alt: (75-25-6)x8
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Countdown in Brinsworth 2019
- Replies: 41
- Views: 24963
Re: Countdown in Brinsworth 2019
It seems possible that he's severely autistic, and just can't understand the impression that his attempts to get in with us are making
- Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 4th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 95)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4212
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 4th June 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 95)
Last numbers alt.: simply 8x9x10+5
- Fri May 31, 2019 2:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 31st May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 93)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4431
Re: Spoilers for Friday 31st May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 93)
FENNEC as a beater in the FUNK round - was hoping for UNFENCE^, but that's Scrabble only
- Wed May 29, 2019 2:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 91)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4684
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 29th May 2019, Series 80, Prelim 90.
CUPRIC to beat OCCUR etc.
- Wed May 22, 2019 8:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 86)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13006
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd May 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 86)
I did (100+8+3)x(9-3)
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 70)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3340
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 70)
Last numbers alt.: (50-7)x(10+1)
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 57)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4342
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11th April 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 57)
ODE has it as a mass noun, but I'd expect Susie to accept the plural using the 'restaurant rule'Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:56 pmI thought both were valid, but PINOTAGES isn't on apterous for some reason.
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 8th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 33)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4885
Re: Spoilers for Friday 8th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 33)
With an all-female lineup, Nick should have been reminded that it's International Women's Day
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 7th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 32)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3692
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 7th March 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 32)
Alt last numbers: (4x3-1)x(9+7)
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 3:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1 February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 8)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4984
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1 February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 7)
Yes, in pretty nearly every round I was shouting ANOTHER VOWEL !Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:52 pm Three vowels every time, regardless of what came up - I wish they both could have lost.
Great game though!
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2019 (series 80, prelim 5)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5671
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2019 (series 80, prelim 5)
Last numbers alt:(50+4+3)x2x6 - surprised Rachel went the long way round after starting with 57
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28th January 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5757
Re: Spoilers for 28th January 2019
SUZERAIN to beat SUNNIER
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 19457
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
ALGORIST to beat TAILORS
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What Degrees do you have
- Replies: 28
- Views: 25998
Re: What Degrees do you have
Maths - but never really got into it, so only achieved a pass. (I'd have been happier in engineering, but I got to Uni on the strength of my school maths, so that wasn't an option.)
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 6:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 4)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10459
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 4)
Here it may refer to LPG
- Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 20th December 2018 (Series 79, SF 2)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5070
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 20th December 2018 (Series 79, SF 2)
3rd numbers alt: (9x10+25+1)x7
- Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 20th December 2018 (Series 79, SF 2)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5070
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 20th December 2018 (Series 79, SF 2)
2nd numbers alt: (25+5)x9
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 4)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10459
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 4)
Alt last numbers:(10+7)x5x8=680
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 4)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10459
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 18th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 4)
A simpler alt: (100-9)x6=546
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 14th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 2)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5992
Re: Spoilers for Friday 14th December 2018 (Series 79, QF 2)
2nd numbers: (9x(6+1)+5)x(10+3)= 884
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 7th December 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 116)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6197
Re: Spoilers for Friday 7th December 2018 (Series 79, Prelim 116)
Alt 3rd numbers: 75x8x9/10
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations - a ranking
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19687