Spoilers for Wednesday 27th October 2021 (Series 84, Prelim 87)

[Mark Kudlowski]

3rd numbers alt:

100 + 75 + 50 + 25 + 8 + 4

[Peter Thomas]

Round 2: B...O...L (I thought we were going to get SLOBLOCK for a moment!)

[Toby McDonald]

CREMINI in R12

R6 LNAFP: 2*3*4*8+1 = 193
R9 Alt.: (75-8)*4-(100+50)/25 = 262

[Philip A]

There was an administrative error in Round 7: Susie said that in the US, MODIST is spelt with the E at the end. This is not correct. MODISTE is valid and is the correct spelling in the UK and the US when referring to a fashionable milliner; MODIST is defined as ‘US = modiste’ in the dictionary, therefore I believe it should have been disallowed. The dictionary’s intention is difficult to discern though.

Other dictionaries define MODIST as a person who keeps up with the latest fashionable trends. ODO doesn’t unfortunately.