TLW 87 - Nomads Results

Scrabble TimersAn overview from Graeme Thomas of the better electronictimers currently available to British Scrabble playersFor a few years now I have used a SamTimer to time my Scrabble games. These areexcellent clocks, but they’re not cheap. Recently, though, I acquired an Adjudicator 3500timer, and I have been putting it through its paces, particularly at the BMSC.In shape the Adjudicator 3500 is rather like a baby SamTimer. It has the same pentagonalprism shape, and similar buttons, but it is much shorter. The displays are four digits each,rather than the six digits on its rival. Of course, to time a game of Scrabble, you only needfour digits.The first thing to say is that the timer does its job just as you might hope. The buttons arepositive in their action, and work well. The display is crisp and clear. The transition topenalty time is clearly marked. In short, the device works, without fuss, just as expected.The SamTimer is a programmable device. It can be used to time a wide variety of gamesby a bewildering variety of methods. By contrast the Adjudicator 3500 is much simpler. Itcan only be used to time a game like Scrabble. The only adjustability is that the startingtime can be anywhere from one minute to 30 minutes, in one minute intervals. That’susually plenty of choice.The one area where the Adjudicator 3500 is definitely better than its rival is the access tothe batteries. On the rival clock, changing the batteries requires removing five smallscrews to release the cover. On the Adjudicator 3500 one merely has to lever off the plasticbattery compartment cover on the base.The Adjudicator 3500 has an up-market version, the Adjudicator 3000. The two clocks areessentially the same, but the 3000 model has rather nicer buttons, with the LEDs in thebutton caps, rather than separately.In the past the great disadvantage of the Adjudicator range was the inability to order oneeasily from the UK (or, indeed, anywhere except the USA and Canada). That has nowchanged, and you can order one over the Internet. Airmail delivery takes less than a week.Payment is through PayPal, so you need a credit card and Internet access.The website for this clock is http://www.adjudicator3000.com. The Adjudicator 3000 costs$127 (£82), plus $9 (£5.81) airmail supplement if you are in a hurry. The Adjudicator 3500costs $97 (£62.64), plus the airmail supplement if required.For comparison, the website for the SamTimer is http://www.samtimer.com. A SamTimercosts $134 (£86.53).In summary, the main differences between these clocks are matters of personal taste. Allthree clocks described here will satisfy your Scrabble timing needs for years to come.Dunfermline8th June 2002Division APos Name Games Won Spread1 Paul Allan 5 9072 Simon Gillam 4 2963 Amy Byrne 4 184TOURNAMENTREPORTSPaul RichardsDivision BPos Name Games Won Spread1 Etta Alexander 4 4612 Helen Polhill 4 4563 Carol Malkin 4 368High Game Score: Alan Sinclair - 519 High Game Score: Viv Beckmann - 519High Word Score: Raymond Tate - Vaivodes 107 High Word Score: Isla Wilkie - Squander 104Luton29th JuneDivision APos Name Wins Spread1 S. Simonis 5 2572 R. MacInerney 4 4473 D. Shenkin 4 269ABSP Summer Matchplay6th-7th July 2002 - Report by Ross AlexanderDivision APos Name Wins Spread1 R. Richland 9 7762 P. Allan 8 293 A. Simmons 8 439Division CPos Name Wins Spread1 S. Wintle 5 4582 J. Rees 4 4973 R. Wilson 4 444Division BPos Name Wins Spread1 P. Howard 5 4542 B. Shammas 4 3613 A Gray 4 352Division BPos Name Wins Spread1 T. Wilson 10 3742 C. French 8.5 1893 K. McColgan 8 5446Daily Mirror 20/8/2002Division CPos Name Wins Spread1 M. Beaumont 9 5742 M. Smith 8 4563 27 S. Thompson 8 307

Congrats to Robert Richland, Tom Wilson and Melanie Beaumont for winning their divisions;Amy Byrne, Viv Beckmann and Lou Beech for the ratings prizes; and Paul Allan and EttaAlexander for theme word prizes (HM as Jubilee word on Saturday, and ACING/BALLS forWimbledon on Sunday).Also thanks to David French for officiating so excellently, and Graeme for much-needed andmuch-appreciated computer help.Cleveland Challenge21st July 2002ARGENTINA GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Mark Hollingsworth 4 2632 Joyce Cansfield 4 169URUGUAY GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Joy Hodge 3 1982 Geoff Howe 3 27New Malden27th July - Report by Sheila GreenPARAGUAY GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Dorothy Henry 4 2382 Jean Hendrick 4 18Shirley Cave and I are so glad folks thought the Tourney went well. It’s really very satisfyingseeing a hall full of happy Scrabble players! We will certainly aim for a six game tournamentnext year. Knowing some of the pitfalls (from my past organising the Canterbury Tourney) weerred on the safe side on a number of things this year. However, about a dozen people came totheir first Tournament and a number of others had the opportunity to play in a higher divisionthan usual. It will be interesting to see how that affects their ratings.Division APos Name Wins Spread1 Nick Ball 5 4442 Darryl Francis 4 583 Jackie McLeod 4 253Ratings prize: Martin LevertonDivision CPos Name Wins Spread1 Sheila Reeve 5 5092 Georgina Cook 4 2283 Malcolm Graham 4 176Ratings prize: Jake Berliner8BRAZIL GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Trish Johnson 5 3452 Ann Coleman 4 95ECUADOR GROUPPos Name Wins Spread1 Hilda Hudspeth 4 2902 John Harrison 3 306Division BPos Name Wins Spread1 Teresa Cole 5 3752 Colin Parker 4 2933 Nick Jenkins 4 187Ratings prize: Vera SimeDivision DPos Name Wins Spread1 Stephen Lally 4 4842 Vera Allen 4 3633 Caroline Elliott 4 202Rhein Tournament2nd-4th August 2002 - Report Terry KirkIn no particular order...Heinous - Ryan Air deliberately taking off without anyone’s luggage on board the plane so asnot to delay the flight further (it was already 30 mins late) and not informing us until wearrived in Frankfurt that we were luggageless.Mingin’ - My state of hygiene on Friday after 30 hours without soap, toothpaste, cleanunderpants etc.Death-wish inducing - my head on Saturday morning after a Friday night in Oberwesel towndowning Steins of Bit beer (Bitte ein Bit!) with the occasional whisky chaser thrown in.Jolly decent - the man in the white van who appeared from nowhere to give 4 worse-for-wearEnglish tourists a lift up the steep hill at 2.30am Saturday back to the Jugendgastehaus. Equallydecent, the slightly less worse-for-wear German residents of said Jugendgastehaus who werepacking up their barbecue at 2.35am and who had a front door key unlike said Englishtourists.Splendiferous - the views from the guesthouse of the adjacent castle and panoramas over theRhine and surrounding landscape.Unstinting - the effort put in by Anje as the sole runner and word judge. Much appreciated byall as were the numerous other times she acted as interpreter for those amongst us whoseGerman was limited to ‘Bitte ein Bit!’Smooth as a baby’s bottom - the running of the tournament due to Karl’s organisationalprowess. Everything ran pretty much to time with no major hitches.Deceptively nimble - Jean Shaw who dispatched me with aplomb at table tennis.Princess and the pea-like - Evan Simpson, who quickly grabbed the spare mattress in our roomand piled it on his bed to give his delicate frame extra support.Predictable - the result of my game against Lynne Murphy on Sunday morning. I’d won 9/9on Saturday, whilst Lynne hadn’t troubled the scorers. A late play of GUISERS / SPENCE gaveher the game.Sinking-feelingesque - my state of mind after losing the next game to Frankie Mairey, andknowing I would have to beat Karl in the last game to decide the tourney.Rockerfellerish - Me after greedily tearing open the first prize envelope and finding 200 euro.Fetid disharge from the nostrils-like - my last play against Moya Dewar.I needed to find a bonus from AAENOS? to win the game.Sure to make the next issue of Chambers - the legendary SWALONS played and unchallengedearly on Saturday and which has already passed into common usage amongst the playerspresent eg ‘I was playing that jammy Player A and he swaloned out with OGEX for 53 pointswhich I didn’t challenge because he has such a trusting face’.Altogether very enjoyable - the whole weekend. Great location, great views, excellentcompany, sunny weather, good Scrabble and beer.Division APos Name Wins Spread1 T. Kirk 10 7552 K. Khoshnaw 9 9283 G. Williams 9 5019Division BPos Name Wins Spread1 J. Phillips 10 13522 J. Swallow 9 5473 J. Shaw 7 437

ABSP Ladies Championships23-24 August 2002 - Report by Graeme ThomasThis year the Ladies Championships proved more popular than ever. A total of 71 playersentered the event, with Ian Caws graciously stepping in at the last minute to make the numberseven. The players proved easy to direct, and, with the able assistance of John Ashmore, SteveBalment, and Mike Smith as runners, and Mauro Pratesi on the computer, the event ran verysmoothly.I only received one complaint aboutbehaviour. One player, naturally distraughtat losing a game, was sufficiently moved toutter some unladylike language. Althoughthe comments were addressed to the playerherself, her opponent was upset by thevulgarity.The prizes were chosen by Jackie McLeod.The top five players in each divisionreceived elegant cut-glass vases. Theylooked splendid, especially as Jackie hadbought some flowers to demonstrate theiruse.Division APos Name Games Won Spread1 D Dennis 6 5142 Ruth MacInerney 5 4103 Amy Byrne 5 2354 Kate Leckie 5 1365 Anne Steward 4 317Ladies Champion, Di DennisDivision BPos Name Games Won Spread1 Barbara Hill 6 3162 Kath Higgins 5 4763 Margaret Boyd 5 2374 Samantha Beckwith 4 2805 Mabel Choularton 4 245The Scrabble itself went smoothly, after a start delayed by some twenty minutes. The firstsession remained delayed, risking a holdup at dinner, but after that there were few problemsrequiring the intervention of the Tournament Director.My thanks go to those who helpedmake the event run smoothly. Jackie McLeod collected all the entries (which is far moredifficult than it seems). Dave French and Yoke Shin directed the tournament, aided by therunners: Margaret Bailey, Lorna Purnell, and Mike Smith; my nieces Ann and Lucy; andDwayne from the hotel.. We could not have coped without them.BMSC/NSC Champion, Mark Nymanreceives the trophy from GraemeThomasDivision APos Name Wins Spread Prize1 Mark Nyman 14 1374 £5752 David Acton 13 636 £2603 Joyce Cansfield 13 482 £1954 Paul Allan 12 814 £1305 Shanker Menon 12 515 £65Ratings Prizes:Helen Greenaway £25Elie Dangoor £25David Meadows £25Norman Smith £25Division BPos Name Wins Spread Prize1 Ruth MacInerney 13 784 £1502 Margaret Pritchett 11.5 669 £1003 Adrienne Berger 11 409 £50ABSP BMSC/NSC24-26 August 2002 - Report by Graeme ThomasThis year’s tournament set a number of records. It was the first time that it had been heldin an hotel. It was the first time that it had been combined with the National ScrabbleChampionships. And it was the biggest ever: 178 players (and one absentee) competed ineight divisions. The top division had sixty players, counting the absentee, and theremaining seven divisions had 17 players each, playing a round-robin.The hotel was, on balance, a great success. There were, naturally, a few teething problems,but surprisingly little that everyone agreed on. Most people, for example, complained thatthe temperature in the playing rooms was wrong, but opinion differed on whether it was toohot or too cold. Similarly, the food came in for some criticism, but particular dishes offered,by some, as examples of the finest food available were held by others worthy of the greatestopprobrium. I expect that next year we’ll encounter a different set of problems.The two playing rooms were spacious, but the mixture of 6’ and 4’ tables caused someconfusion. The initial layout provided each player with 2’6” of room - sufficient, but notluxurious. The chairs soon were shifted, providing the players on the 6’ tables with a roomy3’ each, but those on the 4’ tables were cramped into 2’ each. I’m not sure what thesolution is, as (a) the hotel does not have sufficient 6’ tables, and (b) the rooms wouldbecome somewhat cramped.Division C (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Carmen Dolan 13 3692 Kay McColgan 11 5463 Lesley Watson 11 345Division E (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Helen Rees 13 7122 Pat Wheeler 12 6323 Val Hoskings 12 335Division G (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Lorna Llewellyn 15 6652 Nicola Staunton 12 6743 Martin Waterworth 11 560Division D (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Linda Vickers 13 8932 Tess McCarthy 11 4153 Margaret Bright 10 540Division F (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Jill Parker 14 10112 Barbara Morris 12 5653 Heather Burnet 11 463Division H (Prizes as Div B)Pos Name Wins Spread1 Daphne Fletcher 14 7972 Sonia Temple 12 12763 Ruby Flood 12 7251011

BEST 2002: The Final...They’re simplyTHE BESTMark Nyman(England)vPaul Allan(Scotland)After six months of regional matches, followed by a series of national quarter-finals andsemi-finals, the two finalists in the British Elimination Scrabble Tournament (BEST) are nowknown: Mark Nyman will take on Paul Allan for the title of BEST Champion 2002.In their respective semi-finals, Mark defeated Andy Davis 9.5 - 6.5, after losing the firstthree games, while Paul saw off Terry Kirk 9.5 - 5.5. In contrast to Mark, Paul took the earlyinitiative by winning the first five games, giving Terry too steep a mountain to climb.Earlier in the tournament, unseeded Phil Appleby produced a major upset by knocking outhighly fancied Brett Smitheram in the South-West and Wales region, only to fall to GarethWilliams in the zone final. Other zone winners in addition to the semi-finalists includedDavid Acton (North East), Jared Robinson (East Midlands) and Andy Roughton (WestMidlands).Unlike the previous year’s BEST, ratings prizes were awarded for the best performances byplayers with ratings below 170. Pride of place went to Maureen Chamberlain, whosesplendid win over Steve Perry was the basis of her tournament rating of 178, 35 above herstarting rating of 143.At the time of publication, the date and venue for the final has yet to be decided. Theintention is to provide live move-by-move coverage on the internet. Full details will bepublished on the BEST web site (http://www.scrabble.demon.co.uk/).record smashed at centre:mkAt midday on Sunday 18th August, 12 year old Austin Shin (Milton Keynes) and ChrisHawkins (Peterborough) unofficially set a new world record for the most points scored bytwo players in 24 hours, achieving a total of 162,171 points, surpassing their own officialworld record of 135,758 points set back in December.Both players were thrilled with thefinal score, as they thought150,000 might just be attainablebefore they started the attempt, soto push the record up as high asthey did beyond that mark reallycame as a surprise. They say theywere much more disciplined withtheir break-taking this time roundcompared to last time, and thestandard of play was better too(they averaged nearly 1040 pointsper completed game this time,compared to just under 1000 inDecember).The previous record score was surpassed just after 8.00a.m., following 20 hours of play,and the total number of games played was also well up on last time; time ran out duringthe 157th game, compared to the 136th last time. No very unusual plays occurred this time(unlike the DEMAGNETIZING play from the first attempt), the highest scoring word wasChris’ ABSENTLY for 203, and the word which broke the old record was Austin’s WINY.The big difference between this attempt and the last one was the playing conditions; at onepoint on Saturday afternoon the temperature in centre:mk shopping centre, where theattempt took place, reached 42 degrees Celsius! The event raised £165.48 for charity, theproceeds going to Willen Hospice in Milton Keynes.Chris and Austin would like to publicly thank all the people who helped this attempt bethe success it was: Chris’ wife Jo, Austin’s dad and his sister Evelyn who all did long scorekeepingstints, as did Pippa and Peter Yates, club players from Peterborough, Nick Dellerand Philip Nelkon. They would also like to thank the staff of centre:mk shopping centre forproviding them with a venue for the attempt, and Mike Willis for his very generousdonation on behalf of the Loughton and Linford Scrabble Club to the charity collection.The pair may attempt to break the record again at some point in the future, but Chris is alsothinking about creating a new record category in the Guinness Book of Records, for thefastest single game of Scrabble by two players. During their practice sessions on theInternet Scrabble Club, Austin and Chris managed to completed one game in 3 minutes 23seconds, and although this was ‘virtual’ Scrabble, where drawing and placing tiles isquicker, Chris feels that a similar time (or better) should be possible ‘over the board’. Fornow though, both players are content to keep on entering ABSP tournaments, where thespeed of each game is comparatively leisurely!1213

HAPPY NAPPY EVENTSCongratulations on the birthsof these beautiful babiesBaby Grudz b. 18-8-2002 (3.5Kg) withfather Steve.Recalculation of ratingsa clarification by Ratings Officer John GraysonRound Robin events held over two days may involve promotion and relegation at the endof the first day (such as at the Nottingham Nomads or Scottish Round Robin) or use largerdivisions which stay unchanged throughout the event. In either case, the event is treatedas one unit for ratings purposes.On the other hand, associated events such as Vectis and Isle of Wight or Ladies and BMSCare separate tournaments. After Vectis or Ladies results have been processed by the ratingsprogram, all ratings are recalculated before processing of the Isle of Wight or BMSC resultsbegins. Thus in many cases the ratings for your opponents shown on the listings displayedat the event will not be the same for the second event.Anyone who keeps a record of their rating performances and wishes to knowthe exact number of ratings points they earned can email me at:absp_ratings@hotmail.comor request the details by post, enclosing a stamped SAE to me at:33 Pinewood Close, Malpas, South Wales, NP20 6WRRating club or league games.If you would like to have an ABSP rating, but cannot play at the various rated events, youmay consider asking your club or league to apply for ABSP rating approval for club orleague matches if the basic rating criteria are followed (such as using clocks and OSWI,and having an independent adjudicator).Contact the Tournament Coordinator Paul Cartman (paul.cartman@btinternet.com or9 Chapel Terrace, Stafford ST16 3AH enclosing a stamped SAE with your request) forfurther details.The rating levy for such games is 10 pence per player per game. If ratings approval is given,the club or league coordinator can then contact me to arrange details such as frequencyand method of sending me the results.14Andy Davis with babyElliot b. 16-6-2002 (9lb213 Mark Nyman (GM)204 David Acton (GM)204 Robert Felt204 Andrew Fisher (GM)199 Paul Allan (Exp)197 Andrew Cook (GM)196 Andrew Davis (GM)195 Brett Smitheram (GM)193 Andrew Perry (GM)191 Phil Appleby (GM)190 Richard Evans (Exp)189 David Webb (GM)188 Terry Kirk (GM)188 HarshanLamabadusuriya188 Clive Spate (GM)187 Di Dennis (GM)187 Allan Saldanha (GM)187 Gareth Williams (GM)186 Allan Simmons (GM)185 Russell Byers (GM)185 Pete Finley (GM)184 Darryl Francis (Exp)184 Helen Gipson (GM)184 Stewart Holden184 Gary Polhill (Exp)183 John Grayson (GM)183 Neil Scott (Exp)182 Femi Awowade182 Joyce Cansfield (Exp)182 Karl Khoshnaw (Exp)181 Nick Ball181 Shanker Menon180 Evan Simpson (Exp)179 Elie Dangoor (Exp)179 Dick Green (Exp)179 Philip Nelkon (GM)179 Alec Webb (Exp)178 Martin Fowkes (Exp)178 Wayne Kelly178 Brian Sugar (GM)176 George Gruner176 Ruth Morgan-Thomas(Exp)175 Gerry Carter175 Jake JacobsR A T I N G S L I S T(GM) Grand Master (Exp) Expert174 Barry Grossman174 Lewis Mackay174 Andrew Roughton173 Catherine Costello173 Cecil Muscat173 Sandie Simonis (Exp)172 Chris Finlay172 Helen Greenaway172 Chris Hawkins172 Robert Richland (Exp)172 Neil Rowley172 Sheila Spate172 Bob Violett (Exp)171 Amy Byrne171 Brendan McDonnell171 Nuala O’Rourke170 Danny Bekhor170 Penny Downer (Exp)170 Tony Killilea170 Marco Post170 Noel Turner (Exp)170 Mike Willis (Exp)169 Nick Deller169 Jackie McLeod (Exp)169 Martin Reed169 Alan Sinclair168 Marion Keatings168 Martin Thomas167 Philip Cohen167 Simon Gillam (Exp)167 John Howell167 Ruth MacInerney167 Steve Perry167 Malcolm Quirie167 Jared Robinson167 Wilma Warwick166 David Brook166 Helen Grayson (Exp)166 Chris Keeley166 Graeme Thomas165 Caroline Atkins165 Bob Berry165 Karen Willis164 Edward Garrett-Jones164 Lee Jones164 Diane Pratesi (Exp)164 Kwaku Sapong164 Waiyapot15Suttawassuntorn162 Rob Dowse162 Graham Harding162 Debbie Heaton162 Christine McKenzie162 Norman Smith162 Raymond Tate161 Steve Balment161 Austin Shin161 Peter Thompson160 David Dawson160 Ed Martin160 Adam Philpotts160 Peter Preston160 Martin Thompson159 Alan Catherall159 Chris Davison159 Angela Evans159 Alan Georgeson159 Timothy Lawrence159 Kate Leckie159 Bob Lynn159 David Nunn159 Ricky Zinger158 John Ashmore158 Adrienne Berger158 Simon Carter158 David Delicata158 Sheila Green158 Elisabeth Jardine158 Frankie Mairey158 David Meadows157 Alan Bailey157 Ken Heaton157 David White156 Tolani Ayo-Awojobi156 Irene Bell156 Peter Dean156 Gary Fox156 Pauline Johnson156 Brian Jones156 Mary Jones156 Donald MacLeod156 Roy Miller156 Chris Quartermaine156 Amy Willcox155 Erica Cruickshank155 Thomas MensahRatings at4-9-2002At least30 games155 Kate Surtees155 Graham Wakefield154 Billy Dott154 Davina Galloway154 Joanne Hiley154 Robert Johnston154 Andrew Kempley-Smith154 David Lawton154 Martin Leverton154 Ross Mackenzie154 Anne Ramsay154 Jean Rappitt154 Pam Titheradge154 Tom Wilson154 Rachelle Winer153 Martin Bloomberg153 Maureen Chamberlain153 Christina French153 Ralph Gibbs153 Peter Liggett153 Abraham Sosseh153 Ivan Swallow152 Alan Childs152 Mike O’Rourke152 Margaret Pritchett152 Carole Rison152 Alec Robertson152 Carol Stanley152 Kevin Synnott151 David Ellis151 Kay McColgan151 Lynne Murphy151 Matthew Pinner151 Donna Stanton151 Lesley Watson150 Oluyemi Adesiyan150 Sue Bowman150 Anne Hidden150 Pat MacBean150 Gwynfor Owen150 Alison Sadler149 Philip Aldous149 Cathy Anderson149 Pat Colling

149 Carmen Dolan149 Yvonne Eade149 Keith King149 Joy Lloyd149 Huw Morgan149 Robert Pells149 David Shenkin149 Angela Swain148 Moya Dewar148 Graham Maker148 Helen Mitchell148 Janet Phillips148 Fran Thompson148 David Williams147 Tony Bailey147 Paul Bassett147 Vincent Boyle147 Brian Bull147 Chris Fenwick147 Gerard Fox147 Trish Johnson147 Helen Jones147 Wendy Lindridge147 Eileen Meghen147 Les Nyman147 Mary Oram147 Bryn Packer147 Lorna Rapley146 Trevor Bently146 Margaret Browne146 Theresa Cole146 Moira Conway146 Heather Frankland146 Norman Haddow146 Peter Hunt146 Judy Straughan146 Malcolm Wearn145 Mary Allen145 Eryl Barker145 Iain Harley145 Mark Hollingsworth145 Danny McMullan145 Sanmi Odelana145 Maureen Reynolds145 Anne Steward145 Stephanie Tolcher145 Mandy Weatherill144 Diana Beasley144 Graham Buckingham144 Nick Jenkins144 Terry Jones144 Helen Latchem144 Kathryn Le Grove144 David Longley144 Brenda Margereson144 Kay Powick144 Jayne Reilly144 Carol Smith(Ryde)144 Eric Smith144 Stuart Solomons144 Josef Thompson144 Frances Ure143 Andy Becher143 Ian Burn143 Pam Fairless143 Laura Finley143 Sylvia Swaney143 Evelyn Wallace142 Peter Ashurst142 Louise Brundell142 Margaret Burdon142 Brian Macmillan142 Kate McNulty142 Kim Phipps142 Maria Thomson142 Derrick Thorne141 Alan Buckley141 Liz Dunlop141 Marjory Flight141 Ron Hendra141 Sandra Hoffland141 Lois McLeod141 Jean Williams140 Ian Betteridge140 Jean Bridge140 Sheila Hinett140 Jean Swallow140 Linda Vickers139 Liz Allen139 Ivy Dixon-Baird139 Alasdair Dowling139 June Edwards139 Carol Malkin139 Doreen Marsh139 Maureen Rayson139 Kevin Sellars139 Marlene Skinner139 Margaret Staunton139 Peter Thomas139 Lesley Trotter138 Viv Beckmann138 Margaret Bright138 Edelle Crane138 Wanda De Poitiers138 Chris Dossett138 Patricia Fenn138 Norma Howarth138 Nola Marrow138 Jan Turner138 Nicky Vella-Laurenti138 Mike Whiteoak137 Amie Ballantyne137 James Crooks137 Heather Cruickshank137 Tony Davis137 Lorraine Gordon137 Debbie Holloway137 Fay Madeley137 Tess McCarthy137 Paul Richards137 Malcolm Roberts137 Barbara Shammas137 Carol Smith(Norwich)136 Garry Clark136 Kenneth Gordon136 Paul Howard136 Susan Skirving136 Brian Watson136 Val Wright135 Eileen Anderson(LSL)135 John Balloch135 Kate Barratt135 Priscilla Encarnacion135 Maureen Greening-Steer135 Tim Hebbes135 Miri Purse135 Rose Spencer135 Joyce Squire135 Richard Woodward134 Margaret Armstrong134 Maureen Austin134 Michael Baxendale134 Maurice Brown134 Theresa Ellis134 Phyllis Fernandez134 Michael Harley134 Linda Hillard134 Patricia Pay134 Kenneth Ross133 Linda Bradford133 Rita Brookes133 Beryl Brown133 Jean Carter133 Barbara Dein133 Sharon Landau133 Mauro Pratesi133 Angela Spilsbury133 Gladys Tierney133 Rita Todd133 Teena Walls132 Minu Anderson132 Janet Braund132 Stella Brown132 Martin Cairns132 Rhoda Gray132 Teresa Hill132 Val Hoskings132 Elizabeth Hull132 Jim Lyes132 May Macdonald132 Ann Pitblado132 Paul Steadman132 Pat Wheeler131 Liz Barber131 Hilary Birdsall131 Joan Caws131 Moby Cook131 Val Couzens131 Vera Flood131 Norma Galley131 Peter Hall131 Sheila Jolliffe131 Stella Magnus131 Margaret Yeadon130 Samantha Beckwith130 Linda Bird130 Mike Holland130 Margaret Keegan130 Barbara Morris130 Hazel Parker130 Michael Partner130 Marjorie Smith129 Joe Caruana129 Joseph Doku129 Eddie McKeown129 Helen Rees128 Sue Ball128 Doreen Blake128 Mike Buckley128 Agnes Gunn128 Doug Hill128 Phil Kelly128 George Newman128 Jill Parker128 Edith Tempest128 Evan Terrett128 Sheila Wall127 Charley Adesoji127 Carol Arthurton127 Janice Bease127 Jill Bright127 Pat Broderick127 Maureen Brough127 Kathy Bullen127 Ann Davidson127 Eileen Douglas127 Eileen Foster127 Mavis Harding127 Isobel Smith127 Sue Thompson127 Margaret Williams126 Linda Barratt126 Eileen Basham126 Wasinee Beech126 Janet Bonham126 Dorothy Dean126 David French126 Jean Gallacher126 Martha Mitchell126 Sheena Wilson125 Barbara Allen125 Syd Berger125 Heather Burnet125 Ian Caws125 Ceridwen Davies125 Lorna Franks125 Joyce Gershon124 Alistair Baker124 Melanie Beaumont124 Shirley Chidwick124 Ann Coleman124 Jill Fisher124 Marjorie Gillott124 Andrew Gray124 Juliet Green124 Kathleen Higgins124 Ann Hughes124 Jane Lowndes124 Joe Marsh124 Peter Sime124 Vera Sime124 Dorothy Taylor123 Betty Balding123 Jessie Brown123 Verity Cross123 Eleanor Dobson123 Ann Golding123 John Mitchell123 Helen Polhill123 Stan Skinner123 Edith Smith123 Maria Treadwell122 Doreen Acton122 Harry Beckett122 Paul Cartman122 Jennifer Clifford122 Jean Crowder122 Sally Fiszman122 Jan Vokes-Taylor122 Isla Wilkie121 Dorothy Churcher121 Lynn Giles121 Margaret Irons121 Angie Jones121 Yvonne McKeon121 Monica Stockwell120 Etta Alexander120 Elizabeth Allen120 Shirley Angell120 Linda Beard120 Betty Benton120 Anand Buddhdev120 Georgina Cook120 Jean Dymock120 Lisa Greenaway120 Margaret Herbert120 Barbara Hill120 Nicky Huitson120 Jacquie Johnstone120 Ruth Marsden120 Gertie Roberts120 Brenda Rodwell120 Carol Sienkiewicz120 Mary Siggers120 Joanna Skirving120 Gill Thompson120 Wendy Tiley120 Margaret White120 Chris Wide120 Ethel Wilding120 Pamela Windsor119 Ken Bird119 Kate Boutinot119 Winnie Buik119 Jill Burgess119 Don Davis119 Marie English119 Malcolm Graham119 Jill Harrison119 Roma Hollingworth119 John Jones119 Lorna Llewellyn119 Janet Milford119 Denise Saxton119 Malcolm Shaw119 Doris Street119 June Wilson118 Nora Bain118 Maureen Barr118 Jill Dyer118 Barbara Etheridge118 Rosemary Jordan118 Molly Lane118 Helen Morris118 Philippa Morris118 Gerry Pearce118 Joan Price118 Willie Scott117 Joan Ellis117 Peter Ernest117 David Reading117 Harry Sinclair117 Julie Tate117 Cynthia Walker-Firth116 Melanie Aked116 Jean Bakewell116 Eileen Bradshaw116 Mabel Choularton116 Geoff Cooper116 Olive Dolan116 Christine Gillespie116 Barbara Grant116 Lilly Laker116 Joan Lawrence116 Stuart May116 Ken Quarshie116 Jo Tebbutt116 Kathleen Ward115 Gail Allen115 Florence Davies115 Barbara Kent115 Freda Marcus115 Olivia Patton115 Elizabeth Terry114 Brenda Ashwin114 Bobbie Bennett114 Marion Bennie114 Sheila Booth-Millard114 Lyn Brookes114 John Brown114 Kathy Gibbons114 Lena Glass114 Jill Jones114 Marion Kirk114 Rosalyn Lishak114 Prakash Menon114 Dennis Nelson114 Brenda Northcott114 Jo Ramjane114 Pat Rockley114 Martin Summers113 Beryl Browner113 Martin Byrne113 Helen Cowie113 Pat Friend113 Carol Grant113 Margaret Harkness113 Joyce Jarvis113 Chrystal Rose113 Kitty Rugman113 Val Stewart113 Judy Young112 EileenAnderson(Reading)112 John Ball112 Peter Edwards(MK)112 Ann Kingham112 Judy Monger112 Stuart Ross112 Sheila Tutt112 Lorna Wishart111 Don Ashwin111 Irene Atkinson111 Jake Berliner111 Jean Buckley111 Sue Bullock111 Carolyn Emery111 Wilf Gibbons111 David Phillips111 Margaret Seabrook111 Jean Stevens110 Margaret Bigg110 Peter Kelly110 Marjorie Lefley110 Peter Lindeck110 Miriam Moss110 Christine Nicholson110 Marie Perry110 Alice Tozeland109 Don Beavis109 Derek Bower109 Paul Charlton109 Peggy Frawley109 Joy Hodge109 Hilda Hudspeth109 June Lindridge109 Mary Lindsay109 Fuad Shammas109 Jean Shaw109 Nicola Staunton109 Ann Toft109 Jessie Tollick108 SheilaAnderson(Romford)108 Kathy Carson108 Eve Dwyer108 Barbara Fleming108 Marjorie Garrett108 Marian Hamer108 Doreen Morris108 Celia Osborn1617

108 Dorothy Pearson108 Jacqui White108 Stephen Wintle107 Jenny Burgess107 Ann Clark107 Gordon Cox107 Jenny Jaques107 Joan Rees107 Helen Sandler107 Sheila Smith107 Amy Vye107 Irene Woolley106 Fred Burford106 June Clark106 Owen Clarke106 Joan Everitt106 Paul Moorefield106 Stan Morris106 Jean Owen106 Faye Spooner105 Mary Adams105 Irene Catherall105 Eve Conlon105 Mavis Ernest105 Julia Glen105 Paul Harding105 John Harrison105 Joy Hewgill105 June Johnstone105 Mary Orr105 Sheila Reeve105 Winifred Smith105 Rose Wall105 Sonja Wyld104 Roy Arnold104 Mary Brown104 Gerry Gleeson104 Audrey Harvey104 Esme Norris104 Betty Simmonds104 Grace Summers103 Angela Garrard103 Fay Goble103 Mary Keevey103 Margaret Macdonald103 George Roger103 Barbara Solomon103 Jim Wilkie102 Maureen Barlow102 Margaret Boyd102 Beverley Burgess102 Rona Dryden102 Elsie Edwards102 Mary Manson102 Margaret Mills102 Derek Neath102 Magda Norris102 Mary Ralfs102 Douglas Robinson102 Betty Sharp102 Ian Smith102 Delia Turner102 Jane Weston101 Helen Aley101 Keith Churcher101 Rona Falconer101 Daphne Fletcher101 Margaret Greenyer101 Violette Little101 Isabelle McLean101 Connie Riach101 Pamela Sparkes101 Richard Tempest101 Cheryl Tracey100 Pat Burgess100 Alan Everitt100 Olive Holroyd100 Sheila Miller100 Alice Nadin100 Ronnie Reid100 Wenna Robinson100 Hazel Smith100 Winifred Stitt99 Sarah Addison99 Bill Anderson99 Anna Blakey99 Reg Dendy99 May Gray99 Mollie Moran99 Yoke Shin99 Sonia Temple99 Claire Violett99 Ian Whyte99 Dorothy Wilks98 Jack Baker98 Madelaine Baker98 Shirley Cave98 Steven Lally98 Anne Lawton97 Susan Bury97 Una Collinson97 Barbara Cox97 Barbara Lukey97 Beryl Shine96 Ron Bucknell96 Jean Gelly96 Agnes Gray96 Cindy Hollyer96 Joan Johns96 Adrian Noller96 Les Searle96 Beryl Trace96 Amabel Winter96 Simon Wood95 Peter Basham95 Carmen Borg95 Ruby Flood95 Audrey Medhurst94 Iris Cornish94 Winnie Haston93 Pru Buckingham93 Chris Chapman93 Edith Grant93 John Macdonald93 Vivienne Newman93 Mina Rao93 Christine Watkins92 Peter Bailey92 Hazel Brannan92 Tricia Cooper92 Olive Matthew92 Remie Salazar92 May Sinclair91 Dorothy Black91 Barbara Haggett91 Jo Holland91 Lionel Howard91 Joan Murphy91 Peter Shuttlewood91 Monica Urquhart91 Jean-Iris Williams90 Dorothy Edwards90 Elisabeth Williams90 Fergus Williams89 Andy Daly89 Moira Metcalf89 Sarah Taylor89 Mary Warwick88 Richard Brookes88 Myra Copleston88 Barrie Hall88 Jean Jacobs87 Vera Allen87 Bernard Dolan87 Patricia Holmes87 Rod Winfield86 Jean Greenland86 Ena Harding86 Jill Russell86 Jane Thomas86 Helen Thompson85 Christine Cartman85 Joyce Frost85 Gwen Linfoot84 Ted Anderson84 Sheila Johnston84 Sheila Stanton83 Alex Beckmann83 Margaret Craig83 Norah Thompson82 Mary Craddock82 Margaret Firmston82 Ann Harvey81 Olive Smith80 Marcia Davies80 Peggy Lavender80 Barbara McLaren78 Jacquie Aldous78 Margaret Sutherland77 Pamela Brown76 Cath Cameron76 Joan Cussens75 Letty Burrell75 Sheila Maslen75 Mary Shiells74 James Hay74 Elizabeth Mustard74 Nancy Yorkston73 Betty Meazey73 Judi Sharman72 Douglas Reid72 Jean Ross71 Elsie Brown71 Dorothy Henry71 Margaret Regan70 Michael Murray70 Helen Tegg69 Yvonne Goodridge66 Julie Rees62 Jean Lawson59 Barbara Yeaman58 Jean Hendrick56 Barbara HorlockNo. 5by PHIL APPLEBYThe annotated game this issue comes from the recent BMSC, and features our very ownEdgeways correspondent, Stewart Holden. There are also a couple of interesting strategicboard positions, and an incredible move by Pauline Johnson, also from the BMSC. Thoseof you on the uk-scrabble internet mailing list will already know all about Pauline’smove, for the rest of you, read on...A move to rememberHolding EKLOOOT, Pauline was disappointed when her opponent Yvonne Eade playedHEX, blocking Pauline’s nice little KO at f10a. This was the situation that now faced her:Annotated gamePauline’s rack:Score:Pauline112Yvonne126What would you play?See page 24 for Pauline’s move.Stewart Holden v Terry Kirk (BMSC 2002 Round 16)Stewart had started the tournament well with five straight wins, but after a moderatesecond day had slipped to 9-6 going into this game.Terry had been his usual consistentself, and both players still had a chance of a top 10 finish. As always, I suggest playingthrough the game on a board to get the most out out it. I’ve included Stewart’s commentsas well as my own...Terry 1: PANT G8a 12 121819

Stewart 1: EEIKNPT (-12)Stewart: “This seemed as good as anything else...”This is one of those situations where you can spend minutes looking for the right move,only to find that there isn’t one - or more accurately, there are lots. KINE or KITE at f6afor 20, KITTEN at j6d... They’re all much of a muchness. The thing to do is to playquickly and get on with the game.KINE F9a 20 20Terry 2: FANNY B10a 44 56Stewart 2: EPT IOOW (-36)Stewart: “Wasn’t happy about the volatility of this play but options seemed limited andthe rack leave was promising.”Slightly better than Stewart’s move is WOOPIE at k6d or k7d for 29. I didn’t knowWOOPIE at last year’s ABSP Masters, and tried WOOPSIE against Di Dennis, which wasdisallowed. So if ever you have a WOOPSIE on your rack, just remember to playWOOPIES instead!WOO C11a 23 43Terry 3: VEG B12a 28 84Stewart 3: EIPT GSX (-41)Stewart: “Went straight for the points here, perhaps sacrificing a potentially strong keep.”Other possibilities include EXIT at i10a for 30, keeping back the S but with the ratherclunky GP. The best rack-balancing move is probably PIG at i10a for 13, leaving ESTX,but 22 points is a lot to sacrifice.PIXES K4d 35 78Terry 4: VIM B12d 16 100Stewart 4: G T EGINT (-22)Stewart: “I’m annoyed with myself for not having been confident enough of NOGG toplay the bonus. GET seemed like a poor alternative.”Yep, it’s an expensive miss. A leave such as TING could go horribly wrong with a 3-consonant pickup. That said, GET is the best of the non-bonus plays.GET A13d 19 97Terry 5: ETAErIOS F5a 57 157Stewart 5: GINT ADE (-60)Stewart: “A lucky pickup given the GINT leave, but since it makes no 7’s I was stilldependent on Terry giving me a place to play an 8. Ah, there we go!”SEDATING plays in the same spot, but is slightly inferior in that it leaves vowels next toboth triple-letter squares.STEADING M5d 63 160Terry 6: REFUSED B6a 74 231Stewart 6: ABDLLOR (-71)Stewart: “When I picked this out of the bag I sighed that this lovely natural bonuswouldn’t go down and when Terry played REFUSED I was disappointed that he’d beeneven luckier than I had, but then I spotted the beautiful overlap. I was so excited Iunderscored it by one point... (should be 86 not 85).”BOLLARD C4a 85 245Terry 7: CURIO L1d 28 259Stewart 7: EEENOY? (-14)Stewart: “After not seeing a bonus to complete the hat-trick I was quite confident this wasthe best play.”I agree, but with a different scoreline (i.e a substantial deficit) plays such as YOGEE atk12a for 20 or YGOE at l12a for 18 would be the best choice, providing two nine-timeropportunities with a blank on the rack.OYE C3a 27 272Terry 8: JIZ L10a 39 298Stewart 8: EEN? AOR (-26)Stewart: “I was well off for time at this point and so spent about seven minutes workingvery hard trying to find a bonus here... if there wasn’t a nine-timer then so be it, but surelysomething was available? The two sevens (ARENOSE and PERAEON) both came to mindand were instantly discarded due to lack of space but I was disappointed not to be able tofind anything around the C of CURIO or the G of STEADING. This is a lesson that if youhave studied all the high-probability bonuses and still can’t find anything then maybethere really isn’t anything there, no matter how promising it looks. As it turns out later,however, ARENOsE (h13) was playable but only if I was prepared to play STEADINGS,which I wasn’t. JEAN was a healthy second best in terms of both score and rack leave.”Interesting to compare this play with move 4. Here, despite scoring 84 points, the missedbonus cost Stewart something like 14 points of equity (the average points gained over thenext couple of moves, as compared with playing ARENOSE/STEADINGS), whereasmissing GETTING on move 4 cost around 40 points. As a general rule, you lose far lessby missing a bonus when you have a blank on your rack, because it usually won’t belong before you do get your bonus down.JEAN L10d 30 02Terry 9: CLAW L1a 27 325Stewart 9: ORE? ARV (-23)Stewart: “It was nice to be confident of this WD bonus after having studied some randomblocks of 7’s with Lexpert. Had absolutely no idea about the wonderful WRApOVER, though.”sAVORER D13a 65 367Terry 10: CRIT H12d 27 352Stewart 10: ABHIIMU (+15)Stewart: “I was attracted by the good score at this tight stage of the game and hoped for abalancing pickup to compensate for my poor leave.”2021

The unseen tiles at this point are DHILOOQRSTU. The biggest threat for Stewart at this pointis the Q - either through getting stuck with it, or seeing Terry score heavily with it. I’d betempted to play HUIA at k2a for 20. It blocks plays such as QUID for 36, retains reasonablevowel-consonant balance, and still guarantees a Q move should Stewart pick it up.HM K11d 3 399Terry 11: HO G3a 25 377Stewart 11: ABIIU DI (+22)St ewart:Terry:Score: Stewart 399 Terry 377Stewart: “Terry fatally picks the last tilesfrom the bag and I can deduce his rack.That his Q will be difficult becomesevident and I imagine that I have Terry’srack and search for where I’d be lookingto play it off. The two potential SUQplays in the bottom right hand cornerare the only options and they will bothscore heavily and leave Terry wellpoised to win the game. Both must beblocked at all costs. ID is an evil littlemove which achieves that perfectly.”Excellent play!ID N12d 10 409Terry 12: TO N2a 13 390Stewart 12: ABIIU (+19)Stewart: “A fairly weak play here but time was running short and it left BIZ (n8) or FIB(d6) as out plays.”At this stage it doesn’t really matter. The game is safe...AITU F15a 4 413Terry 13: SUQ H2a X 390Stewart 13: B I (+23)Stewart: “Terry’s disallowed play (SORAD) lets me take my first choice to go out.”BIZ N8d 21 434Final score: Stewart 448 Terry 376Creating a winning chanceThe following two board positions illustrate the importance of strategic thinking towardsthe end of the game. One ended in success, the other didn’t - but the important thing isthat both provided the possibility of a win in a game that looked lost.My thanks to Elie Dangoor for sending me the following board position. Elie was playingHelen Gipson on the Internet Scrabble Club (ISC). Towards the end of the game, Elie wastrailing 298-356, and although he was holding a highly promising rack, the board lookeddistinctly unhelpful However, with a bonus essential to give himself a chance, Elie founda superb play. Before reading the solution on page xx, take a few minutes to see if youcan spot Elie’s move...Elie:Score:Elie298Helen356Unseen tiles: A EIU BDLMNRTZHelen’s last move:EYE at m15a for 18.The second board position comes from a game at the BMSC, in which Allan Simmonswas playing Helen Grayson. Holding a lousy rack, facing a 65-point deficit, and with justsix tiles left in the bag, Allan needed something dramatic to happen. What can he do themaximise his chances? See page 24 to see Allan’s choice.Allan:Score:Allan 313Helen378Unseen tiles: A AEIO DFLPRTW?Helen’s last move:HI at n15a for 22.2223

A move to remember: Pauline played TOKOLOSHE at d5d for 67! A tokoloshe is amalevolent dwarf-like creature with supernatural powers. The reward for Pauline’sbrilliant play was a game which flowed perfectly, with further bonus plays ofDEVIAnT and VENEREAL leading to a 510-356 win.Creating a winning chance (1): Elie played SIJO at b5a for 19 points, also makingCAPI. This created a hook for S-CAPI, as well as providing an S as the starting letterof a potential bonus at b5.Helen played MAC at a2d for 14, but Elie’s pickup of UZ enabled him to playSEIZURe at c1a for 107. SEIZUReS would also have been playable at b5d.Creating a winning chance (2): Allan played DoTANT at J3a for 6 points. This isbased on the premise that the only realistic chance of winning is to play out with abonus and get the other blank if it’s still in the bag, with the further consideration ofcreating two openings.If Helen then scores, say 18 from the triple-word score, and Allan can get a bonusalong row 4 (say, scoring 73 points making DE) then that could be enough to winafter countback for Helen’s unused tiles. As it happens Allan picked more consonantsand Helen went on to win the game. Some you win, some you lose!EDGEWAYSPUZZLE #44Part XIIIcompiled by Stewart HoldenContributions for Across the BoardI’m always delighted to receive interesting board positions, games for annotation,clever moves, endgames, and anything else that’s happened to you across theboard. For contact details on inside front coverADVERTISEMENT2425

PUZZLE #45: (by Andrew Fisher)If you get stuck with this one, the eight letter word which starts the second column can befound in two pages time (at the bottom) as a clue.C E N T A U R-R +I = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -L +R = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __-C +L = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -Y +E = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __-T +S = __ __ S __ __ __ __ -R +P = __ __ __ __ __ T __ __-A +M = __ __ M __ __ __ __ -C +S = __ __ __ __ __ A __ __-U +Y = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -E +O = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __-S +G = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -M +L = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __-Y +H = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -I +N = __ __ __ __ __ O __ __TLW subeditors go to extreme measures to implant the OSWI 3’s in readers’ minds.26Answer:Start with the word which is given in boldface at the top of the ladder of sevens. For eachline, subtract one letter and add another as directed. Work out the new seven-letter wordwhich can then be formed from the letters and then go on to the next line in the samemanner. When you get to the bottom of the column, take the first letter of each of the eightwords in the column and make an eight-letter word from them. This word starts the secondcolumn, which consists of eight-letter words. Repeat the process down the second column.Take the first letter of each answer once again and form the final eight-letter word fromthem. The solution has four valid anagrams; solvers will realise which is correct from thepunning context of the start and link words. All the answers are given on the inside backcover.PUZZLE #46: (by Ross L. Mackenzie)Twelve characters from Terry Pratchett novels - six valid, six not. Which are which?BROADMAN a tavern ownerCUDDY a watchmanDIBBLER a merchantDUNNYKIN a member of a secret societyGASPODE a clever dogGLOD a musicianMORT an apprenticePOONS an aged wizardTEATIME an insane assassinTREATLE a stupid wizardVERENCE a former jesterWHITLOW a housekeeperVe haff vays of finding bonusesDon’t blame me for the title, it’s the work of Raymond Tate... as is the following list ofGerman seven and eight-letter words. Unfortunately this arrived in my in-box just a littletoo late for inclusion before Karl Khoshnaw’s tournament on the Rhine!ABLAUTSABSEILSANLAGENANLAGESAUFGABE~AUTOBAHN~BEBUNGSBERGFALL~BERGMEHL~DIKTATSDIRNDLSENZIANSFLUGELSFRAULEIN~FUNDIESGESTALT~GESTAPO~GRABENSGRAUPEL~GREISEN~GROSCHEN~HAUSFRAU~KAISERSKAISERIN~KAMERAD~KITSCHYKLAVIER~KNAWELSKOBOLDSKOHLRABI~KREUTZER~KRUMHORN~KURSAAL~MANGOLD~MORGENSPFENNIG~PFENNIGEPFENNING~POSAUNE~PRETZEL~QUETSCHRITTERSSCHILLER~SCHIMMEL~SCHLAGER~SCHLICH~SCHLOSSSCHMALZSCHMUCK~SCHNAPPSSCHNECKE27SCHNECKENSCHNELLSCHORLSSPRITZER~SPRITZIG~STRUDEL~TENDENZTHALERSTROCKENTUSCHESUMLAUTSVERBOTENWALDHORN~WALDRAPP~ZINGELSZWIEBACK~

High fivesFive-letter words with at least two from J, K, Q, X, Z ... plurals of shorter words, someeveryday words and those requiring a blank have been omitted.JACKYJOCKOJOKEYJOKOLJUNKYKANJIKANZUKARZYKHOJAKLUTZKOPJEKRANZKUDZUKYLIXMUJIKOZEKIQUAKYQUARKQUONKZAKATZANJAZINKEZINKYZOOKSa sailor, according to the OSPDa French word for a chimpanzee (the sound giving no clue to the meaning!)prone to jokingthey don’t get much obscurer than this... an obsolete from of “yes” in Shetland.Perhaps more important to remember it doesn’t take an -S on the end.an addict, the same as JUNKIE. Note the -ARD extension for JUNKYARDthe characters in Japanese orthography which originate from written Chinesea long white garment worn by men in central East Africasame as KARSY, KARSEY or KAZI. You know what I’m talking about...a title of respect or authority in the Middle East; more specifically a Muslimteacher or professoran idiot; an awkward, stupid person(South African) a low hill... from whence comes KOP.also South African, a crown of rock on a mountain-top.an edible plant of China and Japansame as CYLIX, an ancient Greek drinking cupa Russian peasant. Alternative spelling MUZJIKS is the highest-scoring openingword (128).a champion sumo wrestlershakya subatomic particle in physics, as I’m sure many people knew. But did youknow it was coined by James Joyce in Finnegans Wake?Chambers says: any accidental noise made too close to a microphone and thusdisrupting a radio or television programme. What a great word!obligatory tax paid by Muslimson certain property purchaseswhich is given to charitablecausesan irrigation canal in LatinAmericaan old wind instrument likethe cornetlike zinc, predictably enoughGosh! Crikey! You can extendit to GADZOOKS!Answers to last issue’s Feghoots:a) Pat calling the cattle blokeb) Bott culling the betel plaqueExtra clue for ladders puzzle...MYTHICAL28PUZZLE #36 (Anagrid):Horizontal clues:Vertical clues:1) SANKLOG / RAMADHA a) SOSHREK / CASSELS2) UBANAOI / NOARSES b) OUTCAVA / MOONILE3) UNDANCE c) NENTREE4) DISAT d) EARIE5) THESANI e) FRESSIC6) EEFARTA / SUCGLAN f) STUDGIE / LUNETIK7) RESSDEC / PANSEYS g) THANESS / EOLITES9) NIEICON / ISINESS i) CARGINS / NOTNESS10) LUNETIC / ICACONE j) YEILDDE / YSCONED11) STUNSOD k) EAUNITS12) NYLIN l) AACUS13) IRESLIT m) GNAPJIP14) KEELLIE / WHATPOT n) SNOMMEN / BOTANIE15) ZEELASS / ZOONESS o) ESPEARS / SISCHAT29

Tale of the HARMONIC OMNIARCH (part II of IV)Continuing our reproduction of this excellent story by Nick Ballard, which first appeared inMedleys magazine in 1992... the HARMONIC OMNIARCH has just been captured by theleader of the SULTANIC LUNATICS and his merry men have hatched a daring rescue plan.You can hardly wait, can you?Would this, one of the GRANDEST DRAGNETS of all time, ever reach him? TheHARMONIC OMNIARCH could not wait in an ENTOILED DELETION (which IMPERILS asone grows LIMPSIER); so after finding some ANCHUSIN (a strong dye which UNCHAINSafter it UNSTATES TAUTNESS), he got the help of a SCHLIERE CHISELER, a CORPSMANusing CRAMPONS, and a STAMINAL TALISMAN (one of his CHIEFEST FETICHES is that heLIBRATES BLASTIER explosions), and hatched a plan to escape from one of the seeminglyEXITLESS SEXTILES of the LISTABLE BASTILLE, cunningly using TOEHOLDS in a TOOLSHEDwhich was LINKABLE to the BALKLINE overground. Unfortunately, rock water CLABBERS,so they had to SCRABBLE with an UPTHRUST of THRUPUTS they could use as CRUSTOSESCOUTERS, carefully PRESSING the SPRINGES so as not to be INTERRED in a TRENDIERmanner. UNLOOSED, the last NODULOSE layer of MUDSTONE DEMOUNTS fairly easily,but they felt like SILTIEST ELITISTS and FARCEURS as they each became a SURFACER in turnthrough the PRICIEST PICRITES in the top of this APPARENT TRAPPEAN prison. EachDEPARTEE REPEATED his vow to abolish the PREMORSE of evil EMPERORS.It was then that our hero noticed an OVERIDLE EVILDOER nearby using a LITTORALTORTILLA as bait in AMASSING SIAMANGS - SIZEABLE but SEIZABLE and BEFLEAED butFEEDABLE, and who bared their GHETTOED DOGTEETH as they UNLOADED theirDUODENAL remains, despite their MUTENESS and TENESMUS. On this particular day,INTENSER INTERNES with their PLASMOID DIPLOMAS had SAFARIED in order toFARADISE and, while waiting for a SHIPLOAD of HAPLOIDS, were busy ABLATING aBANGTAIL. He GRIMACED when given a DECIGRAM of a CRATONIC NARCOTIC as aSEDATIVE (this DEVIATES from a TETANOID ANTIDOTE), a CEREBRUM CUMBERERwhich caused a state of ASTONIED SEDATION. What he needed was to have his CURLIESTUTRICLES SIPHONED around his SPHENOID, and SECONDLY have his CONDYLESremoved to help RECOUPLE the OPERCULE. Instead the medics, in a CAPTIOUS andAUTOPSIC fashion, decided to DIAGNOSE this AGONISED critter as a MIGRAINEIMAGINER and an ASSIGNEE of AGENESIS with a RESINOUS NEUROSIS, “an HISTORICcase of ORCHITIS” and they laid him on TEACARTS and started to CASTRATE! Using anOSTIOLAR ISOLATOR to INNOVATE a new VENATION, they INTERCUT with TINCTUREthrough his SCLEROUS CLOSURES and along the GONADIAL DIAGONAL. Along with theBEADIEST DIABETES ever, this procedure alone ENTIRELY caused LIENTERY and ADENITISof the DAINTIES, and was met with TANGIBLE BLEATING and angry ROARINGS from anearby GARRISON.Having become ANTIBOSS while being held in the BASTIONS, the HARMONICOMNIARCH LOITERED by a DOLERITE, and then having disguised himself as RUBEOLARLABOURER, TREATING the GNATTIER skin, as well as the SICKLIED and DISCLIKESCIURINE INCISURE of this poor beast by ridding the ASHINESS of his old HESSIANS andusing a new CLOTHIER type of CHLORITE (of various WHEATENS) to ENSWATHE him. Tokeep his patient UNGALLED at the swollen GLANDULE on his TESTICLE, he distracted himwith a TELESTIC (such TRISEMES will often gently MISSTEER). Then, at the right moment,our hero snuck a RANSOMED horse out from under the MADRONES and guided him to30the much more PLEASANT PLATANES, into a LOCALITY where he could mate COITALLYwith the others. Once having done this good deed, he felt he had truly gone from being anENFRAMED to being a FREEDMAN. Given the RAINIEST INERTIAS, he took manyVITAMINS (saved from earlier NATIVISM), but it was still tough not to OUTWEARY on theROUTEWAY and TERMINAL TRAMLINE on the long journey home.The HARMONIC OMNIARCH BLEARILY but RELIABLY STURDIED himself in theRUDDIEST fashion and PREPARED to be DAPPERER - but alas, what the ex-ruler camehome to was not much better than his exile. The walls of his DEACONRY had becomeCRAYONED with obscenities, MISHEARD and etched onto the SEMIHARD walls inAPLASTIC CAPITALS and MENSURAL NUMERALS by RIFTLESS STIFLERS whoMISWROTE the WORMIEST ideas, MISSPELT even the SIMPLEST words and added theSARKIEST ASTERISK he had ever seen - and all in SANSERIF of little FAIRNESS. It was thenthat he noticed the PEERLESS SLEEPERS in the crowded pews, such as the poorlyTAILORED IDOLATER, snoring while his UNDERAGE girlfriend tried fixing hisDUNGAREE (SPINDLED in a SPLENDID manner, given the PILELESS ELLIPSES of herFAULTIER FILATURE) and PATCHING his NIGHTCAP. But these BEDTIMES wereBEMISTED by SPORADIC PICADORS, who drank MUSCATEL and toked CALUMETS filledwith SMOKABLE ABELMOSK. Though STINGIER IGNITERS, they had ruined theNICENESS of the INCENSES.Turning to the vestry, the angry ex-leader was aghast to see his LEVIRATE RELATIVE, theORGANIST, ROASTING a GULLIBLE BLUEGILL, an UPCOILED CLUPEOID and aTORTOISE with the ROOTIEST herbs (which he was having his SERVITOR OVERSTIR). ThisOVERRUDE DEVOURER, after using his OILSTONE in the LOONIEST way, slicedOXHEARTS, THORAXES and a SANDWORM just like a SWORDMAN, jabbed aSTRAYING STINGRAY with a STEPLIKE SPIKELET, RAGINGLY caught a GRAYLING withhis TIRELESS LEISTERS and sized up a FLUSHING LUNGFISH, UPSTREAM TEMPURASand CAPELANS on a SCALEPAN, as SEAWEEDS SEESAWED in his CRUNODALCAULDRON. His hot oily spices, the SAUCIEST in his SUITCASE, were enough to combatthe ARIDNESS of the SARDINES and to SATURATE the TUATERAS.Couldn’t be clearer, eh? Next issue will reveal more diabolic goings-on in the parish...Some definitions from this part of the story:BANGTAIL – an animal whose tail hair is banged, i.e. with the end tuft squaredCRATONIC – pertaining to CRATON, a part of the Earth’scrustOPERCULE – an anatomical part that serves as a lid orcoverAGENESIS – absence or imperfect development of abodily partRUBEOLAR – pertaining to RUBEOLA, a measles virusABELMOSK – a tropical herbCAPELAN(S) – the same as CAPELIN(S), small edible fishCRUNODAL – geometry, from CRUNODE, the point atwhich a curve crosses itselfSIAMANG(S) – A large black gibbon found in the MalayPeninsulaSiamang31

X 8No 2trasfrom Christina French“ Why do I play Scrabble? Its an obsession!! ”– Margaret HarknessSo we know Margaret is obsessed with Scrabble but are you? To discover if you are ISo we know Margaret is obsessed with Scrabble but are you? To discover if you are I havehave devised a highly scientific test which I would advise every one of us to take - just todevised a highly scientific test which I would advise every one of us to take - just to makemake sure. I have sweated over this test day and night for weeks, honing and perfecting itsure. I have sweated over this test day and night for weeks, honing and perfecting it andand have consulted knowledgeable professors worldwide, even calling on the skills of thehave consulted knowledgeable professors worldwide, even calling on the skills of thefamous Professor Munchenstrassberg of thefamous Professor Munchenstrassberg of the renowned Institute of Trial and Error. The finalrenowned Institute of Trial and Error. The final part of my research has just beenpart of my research has just been completed on my cat Mitten to find out his obsession. Icompleted on my cat Mitten to find out his obsession. I am totally ashamed of the wordam totally ashamed of the word he has just repeatedly meowed to me at the end of his testhe has just ra wise move with his obsession I suppose.so have booted him out the back door, not a wise move with his obsession I suppose.THE SCRABBLE OBSESSION TEST☺ Sit comfortably in your favouriteseat.☺ Close your eyes.☺ Clear your mind - this may taketime, up to 30 minutes if you havejust lost a game.☺ Take five deep breaths.☺ Relax.☺ Now say the first word that comesinto your mind.If the first word is “Scrabble” you are oneof The Scrabble Obsessed. If you are“obsessed beyond belief” you will keeprepeating the word, maybe up to twentytimes. Do not worry, that is classed as“normal behaviour of one obsessedbeyond belief” according to the reveredProfessor Munchenstrassberg.Please let me know the result of your test at christinafrench@ntlworld.com“ Why do I play Scrabble?”“Because it’s stimulating and you get tomeet such a variety of people (some ofthem real oddballs!) at different venuesand occasions.” – Ross MackenzieOuch, Ouch, Ouch!! Racks Painful Enough for PublicationOwen ClarkeSalisburyIn a Southern Leaguematch against Dorking, mylast rack, with no lettersleft in the bag, wasEIIOOUU!! I was able toplay old EUOI and, for mynext move, there were twoE’s to choose from for ahook so I could play itagain.Mauro PratesiLeytonOn the 18th March 2002, Iwas playing Pat MacBeanat Nellie Cox’s in a LondonLeague evening. Pat wentout with SOARING for 68points and my rack leavewas DCCLVI plus blank.That is minus 756 for meand plus 756 for Pat! Goodjob I didn’t declare whatthe blank was. Had I calledit an ‘M’ I might have lostby more than the 290-444I did lose by.Painful racks are obviously an ongoing issue - please let me know of any you may havehad recently, possibly at the BMSC.THE LUCKY CLUB...“God knows!” – Norman SmithRoss MacKenzieRenfrewOne memorable occasionwas when I heldAAIOSUU. I changedAIOUU and picked upEEOUU. (Notice how Idumped two Us only topick up the other two!).Disgusting, I thought - untilI noticed I now had thebonus EUOUAES on myrack. Then, my opponent,unaware of my rack,blocked the only place itwould go. I was a tadfrustrated...A. Zother (Lucky Club Member No 1) writes:Hi Everybody! I consider myself the luckiest player that takes part in ABSP tournamentsand thanks for The Lucky Badge - I will always wear it with pride. I always get all thegood tiles but somehow I always lose my games and usually by the same margin too. Iplay in all divisions and all the players are always so nice to me. I think TLW is fantastic,especially Xtras. I am trying to persuade the rest of the Zother family to take up Scrabbletoo. Best regards to you all and I look forward to seeing you at my next tournament.3233

Viv Beckmann (Lucky Club Member No 2) writes:I travel around to tournaments and do try to go to some in Scotland. A few years ago Istarted going to a one day tournament held in Edinburgh in aid of a charity calledWaverley Care. I could not get to the tournament this year so bought some raffle ticketsinstead. I won the first prize which was a luxury trip to Rome for two. I took mydaughter with me at the end of June - the hotel we stayed in was one used by film startsand costs £300 a night for room only. We had perfect weather, saw all the sights and ofcourse just had to sample the ice cream and pizzas!Luck comes in many forms obviously - any other lucky players in the ABSP pleasecontact me with your lucky story.www.mattelscrabble.comThis site is brilliant! I have been having hours of fun playing Scrabble Net Hangman andclocking up my wins as my Hangman runs off the screen. All you have to do is put aletter in the “guess” line. If it is incorrect it starts building the gallows and the tile isdisplayed in the squares next to the gallows. If it is correct the letter hops on to theScrabble rack in the order it appears in the word. If you have not visited this site beforeput it on your “must visit” site list. When you do please let me know what you think.I lose so havebeen hung ☹➥➥I win so runaway ☺ABSP ABSP MEMBER INTERVIEW - -PETE FINLEY - THE MUSIC MANThe The tune tune was was bright bright as as the the morning morning light, light, The The Fiddler Fiddler played played it it well, well,HowHowthethemusicmusicflowedflowedfromfromhishisdancingdancingbow,bow,nonotonguetonguecancaneverever tell.tell.From ‘The Fiddler’ by Pete Finleyfrom ‘The Fiddler’ by Pete FinleyLast year I I purchased Dawn Chorus, a a delightful CD CD written and andperformed by Pete Finley. I just had to ask him how he does it.How old were you when you discovered your musical talent?I first started writing poems when I was about nine. I started to learn to play the guitar atabout fourteen and I wrote my first song when I was 20. Before I started writing my ownsongs I used to perform a wide range of other people’s material, from traditional folk songsto Bob Dylan and the Incredible String Band. I’m an old hippy really.How do you go about writing a song?There’s a saying that creativity is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. It’s the other wayround for me. I find it almost impossible to sit down and write a song to order. They happenwhen something builds up inside me and I have to let it out. When the dam breaks itusually doesn’t take more than an hour to finish the song.How long have you been songwriting?31 years so far. I’m not terribly prolific though. I’d guess I’ve written something like fifty tosixty songs in that time - though some of them are not fit for human consumption.How did you go about getting Dawn Chorus released?I did it all privately. I have a friend who has around £5,000 worth of recording equipmentin his home and I have lots of friends who are much better musicians than I am. I sent themaster tape to a CD copying company and a work colleague designed the cover for me.Altogether, including recording costs, the album cost me £640 to produce.Has your musical career brought you into contact with any big names?Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics is from Sunderland and used to play in a band here calledLongdancer. I supported them once. I’ve also been a support act to a couple of big nameson the folk scene, such as Brian MacNeill of the Battlefield Band and Kathryn Tickell,though if you’re not a folkie, you’ll never have heard of them. I’ve even been support to anex-Beatle, although it was Pete Best, not John, Paul, George or Ringo.Do you perform as a band in clubs with the other musicians on the CD?No. Many years ago I played in a band called Quayside and some of the members of thatband played on the album with me, but apart from the concert that launched the album,we haven’t played together since.Are you working on any new material at the moment?There are always a couple of ideas festering away in there, but nothing is bubbling overjust yet. As I said, they come out when they’re ready, so I don’t try to rush them.If anyone would like a copy of Dawn Chorus how do they go about getting one?See me at a tournament - I’ve always got a few in the boot of the car. They’re £8 from mein person, or £9 including postage and packing.3435

MYSTERY GUEST - WHO AM I?WhenI am not playing Scrabble I love spendingmy time with my granddaughter Lucy. And whenI’m not doing that I spend my time rentingout properties.Xtras No 1 Mystery Guest was Evelyn Wallacefrom Southend.THANK YOU MALTAJoJo Delia receivinghis trophy from ClubPresident Mario Seychell1. Jojo Delia 8wins2. Peter Elbourne 7 wins3. Christina French 7 wins4. David Delicata 7 wins5. Mario Saliba 7 winsFORTHCOMING EVENTSCompiled by Paul CartmannEach tournament approved for rating will get a listing including: date, number of gamesand contact details. For one day tournaments, further details will be given as regardspricing, start times etc, to allow members to utilise the generic entry form. Note thatsome organisers have indicated that rated tournaments will occur on particular dates,but that full details are not yet available. These tournaments are included forcompleteness and once details are known, they will be published as appropriate.This symbol denotes that the tournament organiser has let it be known thatthe venue is disabled friendly. The absence of a symbol does not mean thatdisabled access is not possible, and in these circumstances the prospectiveentrant should check with the organisersNote to EntrantsThese rules apply to all tournamentsThe entry cost of all rated tournaments includes the ratings levy Positions are determined on win and spread unless otherwise stated Smoking is not permitted in the playing area(s) You will normally be placed in a division equivalent to your rating or ability. Youmay request to enter a higher division but the Tournament Organiser reserves theright to reject your request. Entries are at the sole discretion of the Tournament Organiser. You must always include a SAE with your entry for application. Please arrive on timeMany thanks to the Maltese Scrabble Club who made our holiday such a wonderfulexperience, inviting us to their homes and making us so welcome. At the 10 gametournament we attended I increased my Maltese rating by 138 points (four figure ratingsystem) and got quite blasé about the ten point penalty challenge rule. I was worried thetrophy I won would take our baggage allowance over as the Maltese trophies are veryimpressive and rather hefty! However, a little story for you which I hope will result in youletting us know your moment of inspiration ....Was it the bottle of delicious heady sweet Gozotan wine I had just guzzled? Was it thefive hours I had spent basking in the beautiful sunshine? Was it divine interventionlistening to the enchanting bells ringing out Ave Maria from the church in Mgarr harbour?Or was it my 1% inspiration? In a friendly tournament on holiday Dave played INTE onto an R from O3 to stop me using the triple. Ha, ha, ha! I squealed madly, jumped out ofmy sun lounger, and slapped down my tiles to make INTERDEALING. What 12 letterword or other word have you played of note and were there any extraneous reasons?Tony Ward - Cartoonist, Professor Munchenstrassberg from TheInstitute of Trial and Error, A. Zother and to all readers who have sentme their fantastic contributions to this new section of TLW. Pleaseremember - I am relying on you!Nottingham Nomads (16 games)Saturday 21st-Sunday 22nd SeptemberContact Clive Spate 0115-920-0208East Sussex (6 games)Saturday 5 OctoberContact Stan Skinner 01323-832003Venue Hailsham Community Hall,Vicarage Road, HailshamRegistration 09:00First game 10:002/3 divisional tournament.Tea/Coffee available at points during theday but lunch is not provided.Entry costs: £12.00Deduct 50p if bringing clockDeduct 50p if ABSP memberCheques payable to East SussexTournament and sent to Stan Skinner,2 Nursery Lane, Windmill Hill,Herstmonceux, East Sussex, BN27 4TPEdinburgh (5 games)Saturday 5th OctoberContact Margaret Harkness 0131-440-3649Venue Liberton Kirk Halls,30 Kirkgate, EdinburghRegistration 09:45First game 10:45Departure 17:30Tea/Coffee available throughout the day.Lunch is NOT provided.3637

Entry costs: £8.50Cheques payable to Margaret HarknessEdinburgh Open and sent to MargaretHarkness, 2 Fowler Crescent, Loanhead,Midlothian, EH20 9RXBournemouth (6 games)Sunday 6 OctoberContact Ruth Marsden 01202-707148Venue Townsend CommunityCentre, Jewell Road,BournemouthRegistration 9:20 10.00First game 10:10Departure 17:453/4 divisional tournament.Tea/Coffee is available throughout theday, although lunch is not provided.Packed lunch recommended.Entry costs: £12.50Deduct 50p if bringing clockDeduct 50p if ABSP memberCheques payable to BournemouthScrabble Tournament and sent toRuth Marsden, 27 Spencer Road,Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7ET.Closing date for entries 27th SeptemberMiddlesbrough (5 games)Sunday 6 OctoberContact Trish Johnson 01642-457108VenueLinthorpe CommunityCentre, Linthorpe Road,MiddlesbroughRegistration 10:00First game 10:45Departure 17:302/3 divisional tournament.Lunch is not provided.Entry costs: £8.50Deduct 50p if bringing clockDeduct 50p if ABSP memberCheques payable to Cleveland ScrabbleClub and sent to Trish Johnson,44 Lambton Street, Normanby, Cleveland,TS6 0LNABSP MastersSaturday Saturday 12thSunday 13th OctoberInvitational EventClifton Hotel, PenrithFriday 18th–Monday 21st OctoberContact Viv Beckman 0191-273-1705Cardiff (5 games)Sunday 20th OctoberContact Mary Allen 029 20757311Venue Heath Citizens AdviceCentre, King George V Drive,CardiffRegistration 10:00First game 10:30Departure 17.302 Divisions depending upon the level ofentriesTea/Coffee available at points during theday but lunch is not provided.Entry costs: £11.00Deduct 50p if bringing clockAdd 50p if not anABSP memberCheques payable to M. Allen ScrabbleAccount, 87 Lakeside Drive, CardiffCF23 6DENational Scrabble Clubs Final (5 games)Leeds, October 26thDetails and entry forms circulated throughUK Scrabble ClubsElgin (5 games)Saturday 26 OctoberContact Lorraine Gordon 01466-794332Venue Elgin Community Centre,Trinity Road, ElginRegistration 10:00First game 10:45Departure 17:302 division tournamentTea/Coffee and biscuits on arrival, lunchand refreshments prior to leavingEntry costs: £13.00No further discountsCheques payable to Elgin Scrabble Cluband sent to Lorraine Gordon, Glenview,Aberdeen Road, Huntly, Aberdeenshire,AB54 6JDCleveland ChallengeSunday 3 NovemberContact Pauline Johnson 01642-823282Invitational EventIsle-of WightVectis Event1st–2nd November“Trenithen” Isle-of-Wight OpenMatchplay Championships2nd–3rd NovemberContact Noel Turner 01983 614426Southend-on-Sea (6 games)Sunday 10 NovemberContact Evelyn Wallace 01702-302569VenueHawkwell Village Hall, MainRoad, Hawkwell, EssexRegistration 09:30First game 10:003/4 divisional tournament.Tea/Coffee available at points during theday but lunch is not provided.Entry costs: £12.00Deduct 50p if bringing clockDeduct 50p if ABSP memberCheques payable to Southend-on-SeaScrabble Club and sent to EvelynWallace, 2 Shakespeare Avenue, Westcliffon Sea, Essex, SS0 0STSwanseaSaturday 16th NovemberContact Robert Johnson01792 296886VenueGorseinon InstituteCommunity Hall, Lime Street,Gorseinon, SwanseaRegistration 10:00First game 10:45Departure 17:302 Divisional tournament of up to 32playersTea/Coffee available on arrival and atlunchtimeEntry costs: £9.00Deduct 50p if bringing a clockDeduct 50p if ABSP memberCheques payable to Robert Johnston,8 Y Berllan, Dunvant Swansea, SA2 7RWClosing Date for entries 31st October2002Winter Matchplay Event at MiltonKeynes (11 games)Saturday 30th NovemberSunday 1st DecemberContact Mike Willis 01908-668117Wigan Standish Scrabble HolidayFriday 29th Nov Monday 1st DecContact Viv Beckman 0191-273-1705West Berkshire (6 games)Saturday 18 JanuaryContact Ian Burn 0118-984-5045VenueThe Barn, Beech Road,Purley on Thames, BerkshireCharity event proceeds going to localcharitable causes.Registration 09:15First game 10:15Departure 17:553 divisional tournament.Tea/Coffee available throughout the day,as is afternoon cake. Lunch is not3839

includedEntry costs: £10.50Deduct 50p if bringing clockAdd 50p if not ABSP or W. Berks memberCheques payable to West Berks ScrabbleClub and sent to Ian Burn, Valley View,92 Purley Rise, Purley-on-Thames,Berkshire, RG8 8DHChester (16 games)Friday 24th Sunday 26th JanuaryContact Kathy Rush 01928-733-565Pitlochry (14+ games)Sunday 26th Wednesday 29th JanuaryContact Wilma Warwick 0131-669-7316Nottingham Nomads (16 games)Saturday 1st-Sunday 2nd FebruaryContact Clive Spate 0115-920-0208Nottingham Nomads (16 games)Saturday 2nd -Sunday 3rd AugustContact Clive Spate 0115-920-0208Worthing (6 games)Sunday 9th FebruaryContact Peter Hall 01903 717571VenueField Place, The Boulevard,Worthing, West Sussex,BN13 6SWRegistration 10:00First game 10:20Departure 17:453/4 Divisional tournamentEntry costs: £11.00Deduct 50p if bringing a clockCheques payable to Rustingham ScrabbleClub, c/o Peter Hall, Flat 40-42Arundel Road. Littlehampton, WestSussex, BN17 7DDBrentwood (6 games)40Saturday 22rd FebruaryContact Cindy Hollyer 01277-822050VenueBishop’s Hall Centre(Opposite BrentwoodCentre) Brentwood, EssexRegistration 09:30First game 10:15Departure 18:00Tea/Coffee available at points during theday but lunch is not provided.Entry costs: £12.00Deduct 50p if bringing clockDeduct 50p if ABSP memberCheques payable to Brentwood ScrabbleGroup and sent to Cindy Hollyer,78 Peartree Lane, Doddinghurst,Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0RHClosing date for entries 10th February2003Leicester (6 games)Saturday 1st MarchContact Marjorie Smith 0116 2551176VenueThe Church of the BlessedSacrement, Gooding Avenue,LeicesterRegistration 10:00First game 10:15Departure 17:30Tea/Coffee available on arrival and afterthe fourth game.Entry costs: £11.00Deduct 50p if bringing clockDeduct 50p if ABSP memberCheques payable to Marjorie Smith,9 Brazil Street, LeicesterLE2 7JARamada Jarvis, BingleyFriday 7th – Monday 10th MarchContact Viv Beckman 0191-273-1705Southampton (5 games)Sunday 16th MarchContact Alan Bailey 01277-822050VenueEastpoint Centre, BurgoyneRoad, SO19 6PBRegistration 09:45 ñ10.25First game 10:30Departure 17:004 Divisional tournament A-DLunch will be provided and lightrefreshments will be availableEntry costs: £16.00Deduct 50p if bringing clockDeduct 50p if ABSP memberCheques payable to Alan Bailey, 84 EastLodge Park, Portsmouth, PO6 1AQABSP Durham EventSat. 29th – Sun 30th MarchContact Pete Finley 0191-565-4079Lothersdale Hotel, MorecambeFriday 16th – Monday 19th MayContact Viv Beckman 0191-273-1705ANSWERS TO EDGEWAYS XIII:Puzzle #44: 1=H, 2=I, 3=N, 4=B, 5=E, 6=C,7=J, 8=K, 9=Y, 10=G, 11=O, 12=R, 13=Q,14=P, 16=M, 17=D, 18=V, 19=X, 20=A, 21=W,22=P, 23=U, 24=S, 25=T, 26=L.Puzzle #45: CENTAUR, tunicae, alunite,insulae, lumines, myelins, yelming, helming,MYTHICAL, arythmic, rhematic, emphatic,shipmate, opsimath, hospital, naphtols,HORSEMAN.Puzzle #46: Valid characters are CUDDY,DIBBLER, MORT, POONS, TEATIME,WHITLOW.Puzzle#47: (Anagrid) See opposite:Clifton Hotel, PenrithFriday 20th – Monday 23rd JuneContact Viv Beckman 0191-273-1705Moat House, HarrogateFriday 25th – Monday 28th JulyContact Viv Beckman 0191-273-1705Nottingham Nomads (16 games)Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd AugustContact Clive Spate 0115-920-0208Lothersdale Hotel, MorecambeFriday 12th – Monday 16th SeptemberContact Viv Beckman 0191-273-1705Clifton Hotel, PenrithFriday 20th – Monday 23rd JuneContact Viv Beckman 0191-273-1705Beryl Brown has provided details of the following Scrabble holidays:4th-11th February 2003 Llandudno 7nights HB £21014th-21st March 2003 Tenby 7nights HB £2611st-8th June 2003 Torquay 7nights HB £2398-15th June 2003 Torquay 7nights HB £239Further details from Beryl Brown, 9 Cranborne Close, Belmont, Hertford HR2 7SY01432 370109