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Spoilers for Wednesday 29th October 2008

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:55 pm
by Joseph Bolas
2nd Numbers Alt: ((50 + 9) x (9 + 1)) - 4

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:57 pm
by Mark Kudlowski
Joseph

I'll need a faster internet connection - I had the same solution within 30 seconds.

I found it strange that Carol couldn't find your more obvious version first.

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:01 pm
by Joseph Bolas
Mark Kudlowski wrote:I found it strange that Carol couldn't find your more obvious version first.
I thought it was quite a simple numbers tbh.

Not sure if DC mentioned OBSTACLE

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:08 pm
by Allan Harmer
Joseph Bolas wrote:
Mark Kudlowski wrote:I found it strange that Carol couldn't find your more obvious version first.
I thought it was quite a simple numbers tbh.

Not sure if DC mentioned OBSTACLE
No they didn't Joseph - I go it too.

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:37 pm
by Diane Allinson
R1 ZOOMED alt
R3 TERRAIN, TERRINE alt
R11 HAMSTER alt
R12 COBALTS alt

3rd numbers: (75-8) x (10+2+(9-8)) = 67 x 13 = 871 (took me a while to work that out though :roll: )

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:51 pm
by Kirk Bevins
And they allowed AUDIOS? What the hell is that all about?

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:55 pm
by Keith Bevins
SURETIES as equaller in round 7

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:22 pm
by Kirk Bevins
Keith Bevins wrote:SURETIES as equaller in round 7
Good spot. I had PISTEURS a la this month's featured article: http://www.countdownwiki.com/

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:51 am
by Martin Gardner
Kirk Bevins wrote:And they allowed AUDIOS? What the hell is that all about?
That would be piss me off as I had AUDIOS disallowed playing against Jono online, although I did eventually win.

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:08 pm
by Kirk Bevins
Oh and I was impressed with DCs find of SUPERSET - got to give them some credit!

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:11 pm
by Dinos Sfyris
One of my cryptic clue answers was there today ATOMISER + H = AEROSMITH :D

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October 2008

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:15 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Geezer said cunt in round 10 and you guys are going on about your beaters and equallers?!

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:22 pm
by Johnny Canuck
Would have thought someone on Letters and Numbers would say it first.

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 29th October

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:36 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Listening to it again a few times, he doesn't say "cunt". It's "crumbs", or as he pronounces it "cwunz".