Spoilers for Thursday 10th July 2008

[Ray Folwell]

Where is everybody ?
3rd numbers : (9-4) x 8 x 25 - 6

[Peter Mabey]

After having WALDOS in an earlier round, I was hoping ANSIBLES might also have made it from SF to the dictionary, but are disadvantaged by not having being really invented yet. (Though the device does give its name to an invaluable SF newsletter)

[Charlie Reams]

Good day for DC by the look of it!

[Michael Wallace]

I was pondering ABLINES in one round, but then realised that ABLINE is just a command from R, and so is unlikely to be valid in Countdown (let alone its plural).

Perhaps I am spending too much time (failing at) coding...

[Julian Fell]

There were some DC-beaters Charlie, which I got: DEMINER (round 8) and RAVENED (round 12). I missed ESPOUSAL and LESBIANS and the last numbers though. (BASSLINE is listed in CountMax but it's not in the dictionary as far as I can see...)

Edit to say: Patricia's level has droppped a long way since her first game; I'm no longer confident of her becoming an octochamp, but it's good to see her still winning...

[Matthew Green]

Is PICRITES ok, rd 2?

And why isnt BASSLINE in?

[Julian Fell]

Is PICRITES ok, rd 2?

Hmmm... would be touch-and-go as a mass noun plural. Stick to PRICIEST mate

And why isnt BASSLINE in?

Dunno