Here are a few of our celebrity dog lovers Jessica Alba and Brett Michaels the leader singer of 1980s rock band Poison. And my favourite actor Harrison Ford with his beloved pooch
C1: Champion John Aziz (3 wins, 293 points.)
C2: Challenger Mark O'Brien.
DC: Susie Dent and Carl Frampton .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D M L D O O E L A
R02: L N G E A I M T U
R03: 25, 4, 10, 1, 5, 3, . Target: 909.
TTT: GETSNEAR - "Gets near? No, this is quite the opposite."
R04: X B N Q U E E V I
R05: T N T T D E A A I
R06: 100, 10, 9, 7, 8, 3, . Target: 963.
R07: R N G H U E E I S
R08: E A A S T D E C Y
R09: 75, 7, 8, 10, 4, 2. Target: 698.
TTT: ROASTLEG - "They're full of themselves, and they'll let you know it."
R10: S C A O A A P R E
R11: D Z W T A E R I E
R12: L S M A A R N E A
R13: J F R R G U U O O
R14: 50, 10, 4, 10, 4, 2. Target: 982.
R15: D E E P T R U S T (conundrum)
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Round 1: D M L D O O E L A
John: LOOMED (6)
Mark: DOODLE (6)
DC: DOOMED (6) MODELLO (7)
OT: MOODLED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: L N G E A I M T U
John: EMULATING (18)
Mark: TEAMING (7)
DC: GLUTAMINE (18) LIGAMENT (8) GUNMETAL (8)
Score: 24–6 (max 25)
A good 9 from our champion John......this was one I spotted !!
Round 3: 25, 4, 10, 1, 5, 3. Target: 909.
John: 908. (10 − 1) × 4 × 25 + 5 + 3 (7)
Mark: 908. 25 × 4 × (10 − 1) + 5 + 3 (7)
RR: 909. ((25 + 5) × 10 + 4 − 1) × 3 (10)
Score: 31–13 (max 35)
A good 1 away solution from our contestants........but Rachel shows us how it is done !!
Teatime teaser: GETSNEAR -> ESTRANGE
Round 4: X B N Q U E E V I
John: QUEEN (5)
Mark: QUEEN (5)
DC: EQUINE (6)
Score: 36–18 (max 41)
A right royal 5 from our contestants with Queen...........but Susie gets a really good 6 that comes straight from the horses mouth with Equine
A right royal bunch of rockers.........none other than the late Freddie Mercury and his band Queen
As we are celebrating international dog day, Our beloved Queen and her pooches !
Round 5: T N T T D E A A I
John: TAINTED (7)
Mark: TATTED (6)
DC: ATTAINED (8)
OT: ATTAINTED (18)
Score: 43–18 (max 59)
A great 7 from John......but DC get to show off with their 8 Attained........but there is a 9 cheekily hidden away with Attainted
Round 6: 100, 10, 9, 7, 8, 3. Target: 963.
John: 963. (100 + 7) × 9 (10)
Mark: 963. (100 + 7) × 9 (10)
Nice and Easy...............................NEXT !!!!!!
Score: 53–28 (max 69)
Round 7: R N G H U E E I S
John: USHERING (8)
Mark: USHERING (8)
DC: GREENISH (8) USHERING (8)
OT: HEURIGEN (8) NEIGHERS (8) REHINGES (8) SEIGNEUR (8) SERINGUE (8) SHEERING (8)
Score: 61–36 (max 77)
Plenty of 8s all round..........Need I say more........DC and me are Green with envy as we spot the 8 Greenish
Round 8: E A A S T D E C Y
John: CADETS (6)
Mark: casted
DC: SEDATE (6) STEADY (6) DECAYS (6)
OT: CASEATED (8)
Score: 67–36 (max 85)
6s all round as ...........but there is an interesting 8 hidden away with Caseated
Round 9: 75, 7, 8, 10, 4, 2. Target: 698.
John: 698. Mistake in working.
Mark: 696. Mistake in working.
RR: 698. 75 × 10 − 8 × 7 + 4 (10)
Score: 67–36 (max 95)
Both of our contestants blank this round.......but Rachel produces the perfect solution.......but I managed solve this one by using a different method
75+10=85
85*8=680
7*2=14
14+4=18
680+18=698
Using the omelette method !!!
Teatime teaser: ROASTLEG -> GLOATERS
Round 10: S C A O A A P R E
John: resoap
Mark: SCRAPE (6)
DC: CAPERS (6) ROSACEA (7)
Score: 67–42 (max 102)
Round 11: D Z W T A E R I E
John: TIRADE (6)
Mark: WAITER (6)
DC: WATERED (7)
OT: DEWATER (7) TARWEED (7) WEARIED (7)
Score: 73–48 (max 109)
Round 12: L S M A A R N E A
John: SEAMAN (6)
Mark: NEARS (5)
DC: ALARMS (6) ARSENAL (7)
OT: AMENSAL (7) MARENAS (7) RAMENAS (7)
Score: 79–48 (max 116)
One of the best managers Arsenal had........Arsene Wenger
An appropriate from dictionary corner
Arsenal as our Susie Dent is a big Arsenal fan......much to mine and Rachel's annoyance !!
I would like pay tribute to a member of the Apterous and Countdown community Stewart Wintle 1994-2022 who passed away at the age of 28 who was a huge Arsenal fan.....somebody I always had banter with even though we supported rival football teams.
Round 13: J F R R G U U O O
John: FORGO (5)
Mark: FOUR (4)
DC: JUROR (5)
Score: 84–48 (max 121)
Round 14: 50, 10, 4, 10, 4, 2. Target: 982.
John: 982. 2 × 10 × 50 − 10 − 4 − 4 (10)
Mark: 982. 2 × 10 × 50 − 10 − 4 − 4 (10)
Top marks from our contestants in the numbers department......need I say more !!!
Score: 94–58 (max 131)
Round 15: D E E P T R U S T
John buzzes on 1.75 seconds to say SPUTTERED which is correct.
Final Score: 104–58 (max 141)
Another good solve from our Champion John and another fine win.........find out next week if he becomes an octochamp......in the meantime bye for now !!!
