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ROMANITE or ANTERIOR in R1

VOLUMED for Round 2...surprising DC missed this. I risked that one though...

An invalid con as LIMBERING has the anagram RELIMBING https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/relimb

PALUDINE in the UNPAID/VALUED round, which I stupidly risked without the E on the end.

Can anyone explain to me why ROMANITE and TIMEOUT are allowed? Because ROMANITE has a capital R and TIMEOUT is two separate words.

Toby McDonald wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:37 pm Can anyone explain to me why ROMANITE and TIMEOUT are allowed? Because ROMANITE has a capital R and TIMEOUT is two separate words.

ROMANITE is under RUMANITE https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rumanite

While not visible in the free ODO, TIMEOUT should appear as one word for definition 1.1 and 2 in premium.

Ryan Lam wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:21 pm VOLUMED for Round 2...surprising DC missed this. I risked that one though...

I considered this strongly but bottled it to be honest.

Gonna mention that my dad found RHEOSTAT before me, which is an impressive spot for someone who doesn't practise at all save watching the show in an evening. He's getting slowly better day by day....

Toby McDonald wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:37 pm Can anyone explain to me why ROMANITE and TIMEOUT are allowed? Because ROMANITE has a capital R and TIMEOUT is two separate words.

The free dictionary is not really the best source to check dodgy words. I'd just stick to apterous as a source in future

Close game between the contestants today, with Shelagh giving Jacob a very close run for his money. Did feel for her a bit, due to the fact that she was a returning contestant trying to earn a teapot, which she missed out on against Peter Thurlow in 2002, however, I got my mojo back generally today, and was satisfied with my performance.
My scores:
Me:110-53 (Jacob)
Me:110-56 (Shelagh)

Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:44 pm ROMANITE is under RUMANITE https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/rumanite

While not visible in the free ODO, TIMEOUT should appear as one word for definition 1.1 and 2 in premium.

Ok, cheers Ray.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:44 pm The free dictionary is not really the best source to check dodgy words. I'd just stick to apterous as a source in future

Yeah, that makes sense. Cheers Elliott.

Anyone else screaming for a vowel in round 13...?

Jacob must win the dubious prize of taking the longest ever time between buzzing and actually saying what he thought the answer to the conundrum was!

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:24 pm Anyone else screaming for a vowel in round 13...?

Yep, wasn't far off. Every vowel except a third E would have given a 9, and the lack thereof cost me a century.

Also, when Susie says "I think there might be an X...I'll have another look" does she ever actually do this or is it just to save face at the fact there might be an obvious word she's missed? I've never seen them pan back to her.