Spoilers for Friday, 5th September

[Joseph Bolas]

It's an equaller, but EEJIT is a nice alternative word for round 1.

[Mike Brailsford]

Anyone notice when Des was about to start the clock for round 3, the selection was different for a microsecond and suddenly changed along the bottom.
Bad editing !

Mike

[Peter Mabey]

(50+6)x4=224,(224-1)x3=669

[Charlie Reams]

INTONED in round 7 (I think)

[JimBentley]

Bizarro alternative for round 14:

(50 + 3) x 7 = 371
10 x 10 x 3 = 300
371 + 300 = 671

Close one there for Debbi, I thought she was a goner when Declan buzzed for the conundrum.

Very flat selections today, I reckon a good few of you clever lot managed a 100% game (even I got one, and I'm comparatively rubbish)!

[DaveC]

Hiyo,

Did anyone fully catch R12? A moment of bad weather scrambled things. I've mostly got it.

R12: Y O T N I ?????? a D and another N and an E, something else.
Dec: TINNED (6)
Debbi: ??? (6)
Corner: INTEND (6)
OT: INDENT (6)

I got TINY for 4 during the time, haha.

DC

[Joseph Bolas]

Hiyo,

Did anyone fully catch R12? A moment of bad weather scrambled things. I've mostly got it.

R12: Y O T N I ?????? a D and another N and an E, something else.
Dec: TINNED (6)
Debbi: ??? (6)
Corner: INTEND (6)
OT: INDENT (6)

I got TINY for 4 during the time, haha.

DC

The missing letter is a 'T' Dave.

[JimBentley]

Here you go, Dave:

Y O T N I E N D T

Debbi had ENTITY, Declan TINNED.

[Paul Howe]

Here you go, Dave:

Y O T N I E N D T

Debbi had ENTITY, Declan TINNED.

TONTINE is a nice one from that selection.

[Richard Priest]

CORRODES as an equaller, round 11.

[Richard Priest]

Couldn't quite see the Bruce Forsyth likeness.More like Lord Sebastian Coe in my opinion.

[Jason Larsen]

Where was Graham Cole today?

[Dinos Sfyris]

FOCUS as an equaller in the COIFS (COYFS) round. I agree, Jim, quite poor selections. I didn't quite manage 100% but 13/15 isn't bad eh? I missed CONSTANT (doh!) and BROODERS which I dont think I would have risked had I spotted it anyway.

As for Graham Cole's absence, Jason, I think it was due to it being a new filming day. Normally they film Mon-Fri in one day with the same DC guest, but they must've only managed to do 4 with Graham.

[Howard Somerset]

INTONED in round 7 (I think)

Go that one.
Don't often get a DC beater.

Also, did anyone notice the neat bit of editing at the end? In his closing remark, Des said "Join us on Monday for another Countdown. See you then". It seemed well done, considering that the programme had been recorded with the intention of being transmitted on a Thursday.

The only problem was that seconds before, Des had said "I shall ask you more tomorrow" in is closing remark to Anton du Beke.

[Charlie Reams]

FOCUS as an equaller in the COIFS (COYFS) round.

Susie actually said FOCUS, but Anton spoke over her.

[Dinos Sfyris]

Oh didnt catch that. Thought it would've been an obvious miss.

[David O'Donnell]

I detested Anton at first with his boasting that "we got ... "etc and then couldn't pronounce the words he apparently got. However, the fact that he maintained the charade even when it was blindingly obvious that he hadn't got the words made me think that he was taking the piss and I subsequently enjoyed his appearance a little more.

[Kirk Bevins]

Bizarro alternative for round 14:

(50 + 3) x 7 = 371
10 x 10 x 3 = 300
371 + 300 = 671

Close one there for Debbi, I thought she was a goner when Declan buzzed for the conundrum.

Very flat selections today, I reckon a good few of you clever lot managed a 100% game (even I got one, and I'm comparatively rubbish)!

Gah - 100% game for the asking and I mess it up with a concentration lapse. I got 14/15 maxes but missed the 8s in round 11.

An equaller for round 9 was ADENOMA for 7 and in round 10 I managed a Carol-split-multiplication thing: 50x2-4=96. 6+1=7. 96x7=672. 672-3=669. So frustrated that I could have had a 100% game had my mind not wandered for most of round 11.