NG 805

New game 805 is now available.

The re-run is episode 68; its rounds are here and its writeup is here.


Round 1: E E W L R S I H F

My selection: FLESHIER


Round 2: O T Z N A R D U G

My selection: AGROUND


Round 3: Target 731 from 50 75 3 6 1 7

My selection: 731 = 6*(75 + 50 - 3) - 1


Round 4: O K I T U C D C N

My selection: CONDUCT


Round 5: A I R E O D S R S

I knew from past experience that two words I've seen on Countdown are not in it: DROSERAS and DROSSIER*.  Unfortunately, I had forgotten that DROSSY was in there, so my revised rules would make DROSSIER* acceptable.

My selection: DOSSIER
Best: ROSARIES


Round 6: Target 300 from 100 75 25 5 4 8

My selection: 300 = 4*75


Round 7: U S N L O H G A T

Sadly, SHOGUNAL is not valid.  There are eights of HANGOUTS / TOHUNGAS (TOHUNGA: "a Maori wise man or priest"), but even better is the nine.

My selection: ONSLAUGHT


Round 8: Target 902 from 100 5 4 6 6 1

My selection: 902 = (5 + 4)*100 + 1 + 6/6


Round 9: NAKED SHOW

I originally chose this for HAWKNOSED, then discovered that it had a second possible answer.  The show would not let that happen, but I occasionally play a little loose with things, so SHAKEDOWN also gets the nod.

My selection: [N/A -- chosen]
Best: SHAKEDOWN, HAWKNOSED