Spoilers for Friday, 21st March

[Joseph Bolas]

Hoping for some GOOD contestants, GOOD word rounds, some GOOD number rounds and a GOOD conundrum today .

[Ben Pugh]

Not a GOOD dress.

[David O'Donnell]

ABUTTER

[Martin Gardner]

LITHARGE is an equaller I think.

[David O'Donnell]

Yup, I went with that one too and I think it's anagram ALIGHTER has been given too.

Just checked, ALIGHTER wouldn't be there.

[David O'Donnell]

Final e for DEVIATOR and he would have had MINNEOLA in rd 3 if he went for a vowel (assuming the a came out first).

[Joseph Bolas]

ADROIT is a word isn't it?

[David O'Donnell]

Of course!

[David O'Donnell]

How about "spank the monkey" next week, Susie?

[David O'Donnell]

(3*3+2)(50+1)+7

[Martin Gardner]

Not too hard this one

50+7 = 57
3*3+1 = 10
10*57-2 = 568

[James Hurrell]

(3*3)+2=11
50+1=51
51*11=561
561+7=568

I never get a chance to post spoilers so regardless of the fact I bet most people got this I felt I had to do it.

[David O'Donnell]

Can't believe they missed that easy nine.

[Craig Beevers]

Can't believe they missed that easy nine.

Ah good I did remember rightly then.

[Martin Gardner]

We'd get more nines if he picked 4 vowels more often.

Martin

[David O'Donnell]

Can't believe they missed that easy nine.

Ah good I did remember rightly then.

I should point out that I was being sarcastic since it's a quite a difficult one so well done Mr. Beevers!

[Martin Gardner]

What nine is this?

[Ben Pugh]

LITOPTERN.

As seen not by me, but by Mr. C. Ountmax.

[James Hurrell]

Of course. I wondered about TERPINOL but don't think it is in ODE.

[Joseph Bolas]

Not a GOOD dress.

I quite liked her dress . Carol suits black.

[DaveC]

Hiyo,

I was surprised too they didn't get R10. I got it the same way Martin did and ...

50+(7x3) = 71

(3+1)x2 = 8 multiply = 568.

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Did anyone catch the first teaser clue? It escaped me somehow... doh.

DC