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- Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday December 17th 2013 (S69 QF4)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3354
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday November 29th 2013 (S69 P103)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2680
Re: Spoilers for Friday November 29th 2013 (S69 P103)
GUMTREE? (r7)
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday November 20th 2013 (S69 P96)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1683
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday November 20th 2013 (S69 P96)
I think there was VINEGAR IN r10 AND ISTHMUS in r11
- Tue Sep 10, 2013 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 10th 2013 (S69 P45)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8912
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 10th 2013 (S69 P45)
VESICLE (8) R8
- Mon Sep 02, 2013 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 2nd 2013
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3639
Re: Spoilers For Holiday Monday September 2nd 2013
PEROGUED for 8 in R5?
- Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday July 4th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 4)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3280
Re: Spoilers for Thursday July 4th 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 4)
R4 - wasn't POSTDATED (9) possible?
- Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 2nd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 18)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4018
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 2nd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 18
R2 WORTHIES (8)
- Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 5th 2012
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1959
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 24th 2012
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2611
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 24th 2012
EQUATOR was in R2, no?
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday June 19th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 111)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1684
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday June 19th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 11
R3 - SERRIED (7) - DC beater.
- Fri May 25, 2012 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday May 24th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 93)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2533
Re: Spoilers for Thursday May 24th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 93
I'm glad someone said that - it's that awful "oh no, is she going to sing... again ?" time - and I'm an opera fan, but the gasps she gives when she breathes ... no wonder she's actually an ex- opera singer - though she managed to advertise her new album by name on every show this week. (*s...
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 9th 2012
- Replies: 49
- Views: 8964
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 9th 2012
When he stops saying "good" and "well done" so much - and lightens up a bit, it was rather plodding today - I'm sure he will be very good.
- Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday November 23rd 2011
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1643
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday November 23rd 2011
RIPENESS for 8, last letters round.
- Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 27th 2011
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2848
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 27th 2011
...and ELIDING
- Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 3rd 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3332
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 3rd 2011
R1 AUBRIETA for 8
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday September 27th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3550
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday September 27th 2011
Well done, Jayne, but I thought her opponent did ophelie well.
(Sorry.)
(Sorry.)
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 30th 2011
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1201
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 30th 2011
NIPPLES (R7 or 8?) was a DC beater for 7.
- Wed Jul 06, 2011 2:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday July 6th 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2791
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday July 6th 2011
MACULAR for 7 in Rd 1 (as in Degeneration)
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Wednesday 22nd June Spoilers
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4507
Re: Wednesday 22nd June Spoilers
Brilliant! What took them so long to think of that?!
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 2 June 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3466
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 2 June 2011
And REALISTS (8) for R4, no?
- Wed May 11, 2011 2:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday May 11th 2011
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2677
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday May 11th 2011
ANTERIOR R3 (8)
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday March 7th 2011
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2823
Re: Spoilers For Monday March 7th 2011
HOGWASH (7) was there R1, but unfortunately not HOGWASHED.
- Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 21st 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3608
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 21st 2011
RESILES (R13) a DC beater.
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday February 18th 2011
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1491
Re: Spoilers For Friday February 18th 2011
WOMBATS was there (R 12?)
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday January 21st 2011
- Replies: 40
- Views: 4913
Re: Spoilers For Friday January 21st 2011
Was QUOIFS not there in the QU round?
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday November 26th 2010
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2131
Re: Spoilers For Friday November 26th 2010
R1 SALVIAS (7)
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday November 19th 2010
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2109
Re: Spoilers For Friday November 19th 2010
SLURPED for 7 (R6?)
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 11th 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2674
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 11th 2010
PATINA (6) - R13.
- Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday September 8th 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2352
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Sproilers for Tuesday 30th March 2010
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4045
Re: Sproilers for Tuesday 30th March 2010
Kim looks terrifying, but sounds sweet!
- Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Sproilers for Tuesday 30th March 2010
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4045
Re: Sproilers for Tuesday 30th March 2010
LOBELIAS round 1
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Janruary 15th 2010
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2872
Re: Spoilers for Janruary 15th 2010
Are they wearing co-ordinated outfits?
- Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: sproilers for 12 January 2010
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5329
Re: sproilers for 12 January 2010
STEERING R5 alt?
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday December 16th 2009
- Replies: 90
- Views: 8170
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday December 16th 2009
R2 alt. WARCRIES?
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday September 22nd 2009
- Replies: 70
- Views: 5725
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday September 22nd 2009
The most anticlimactic thing is Jeff Stelling asking the board if an answer to the conundrum is right. This could be made more exciting if the board was interrogated every time a contestant offered a solution. If "wrong" the board would bleep/flash "NO". Perhaps too much technolo...
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday August 28th 2009
- Replies: 94
- Views: 8534
Re: Spoilers For Friday August 28th 2009
CENTAURS for 8?
- Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday August 25th 2009
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4161
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday August 25th 2009
Why did they bleep BASTARDS? Surely that is a respectable word.
- Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th July
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2591
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th July
FAIREST for 7 equaller.
- Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th July
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2591
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 7th July
MENIALS for 7 equaller.
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th June (Innis Carson)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4722
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th June (Innis Carson)
Not very kind to Clive : "You came up against a really good contestant." 
- Fri May 29, 2009 3:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 29 May
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2687
Re: Spoilers for Friday 29 May
R13: COTTAGE for 7 (equaller)
- Wed May 27, 2009 3:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday, 27th May
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3718
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 27th May
BROKE is definitely a verb in my dictionary (whence broker), but I do not have "the" dictionary.
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers, Friday 27th March 2009
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2919
Re: Spoilers, Friday 27th March 2009
Does BARSTOOL have to be hyphenated? (R4)
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wed 04/03/2009
- Replies: 107
- Views: 16478
Re: Spoilers for Wed 04/03/2009
R6: NUCLEAR or UNCLEAR also for 7.
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wed 04/03/2009
- Replies: 107
- Views: 16478
Re: Spoilers for Wed 04/03/2009
R4: CURATORS also for 8.
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th February 2009
- Replies: 65
- Views: 9940
Re: Spoilers and comments for Friday 13/02/2009
GLORIAS for R13 is an equaller.
- Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 7)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5011
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 7)
FETTUCINI "should" (in my view only) be allowed because it is the plural of FETTUCINE, and we always eat more than one strand of any type of pasta - hence MACCHERONI (sing. MACCHERONE), SPAGHETTI (sing. Lo SPAGHETTO).
- Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 7)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5011
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 20th Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 6)
Does SAVOROUS (8) exist? (It's in Webster.)
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers and General Comments for Friday 28th November
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2408
Re: Spoilers and General Comments for Friday 28th November
BARTERED, yes, beat DC.
R5 alt: (3 x 100) + (5 x 4) + 1.
R5 alt: (3 x 100) + (5 x 4) + 1.
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 26th November 2008
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2831
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26th November 2008
Or RULINESS (R7) for 8?
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 24th November
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1969
Re: Spoilers for Monday 24th November
R11: And MOROSE for 6, which is suitable for one of the contestants.
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 24th November
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1969
Re: Spoilers for Monday 24th November
(Des claims not to know what a STANDPIPE is. Must have seen them during the war, surely.)
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 24th November
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1969
Re: Spoilers for Monday 24th November
R1: And VIXEN for 5
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Whats with the descriptive grouping below our avatar names?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3962
Re: Whats with the descriptive grouping below our avatar names?
I think it would be useful to have factual rankings such as Champion - Octochamp - Teapot Holder - Contestant and Others, but this would not work with the board set-up where it has to go by how many posts have been made.
- Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "...and a better one..."
- Replies: 89
- Views: 11200
Re: "...and a better one..."
Perhaps I have too much time on my hands. But I was thinking today when watching the conundrum... the contestant guessed.. Des said "Let's have a look shall we?".. the letters flipped over ... and - tension mounts - surprise - he was right. I still hope to see when the letters flip over t...
- Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday, 14th November
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1864
Re: Spoilers for Friday, 14th November
R7 (?): MUDDLES for 7 is an equaller.
Incidentally, "dative" (mentioned earlier) is a case, not a tense.
Incidentally, "dative" (mentioned earlier) is a case, not a tense.
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th November
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2687
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th November
Well done Martin but bad luck on not quite beating Charlie's total!
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th November
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2687
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th November
R8: I hesitate to mention it, but TOILET was also there for 6 (equaller).
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th November
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2687
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th November
I didn't think Des' joke about shooting the last 6 was very funny.
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th November
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2687
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th November
R3 alts: ARBITER or RETREAT, both for 7.