Countdown recap for Wednesday 29 October 2008.
C1: Challenger Lynn Owens.
C2: Challenger Phredd Warren.
DC: Susie Dent and Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M R Z D O U E S O
R02: D V R E A P E Q P
R03: R R N J E I A E T
R04: H R A I G N U I P
R05: 25, 1, 6, 7, 8, 6. Target: 670.
TTT: LIPTALES - "A former malady or a fruity sweet"
R06: R N T L A E C A K
R07: P T S S I E U E R
R08: Y O D S A U F L I
R09: G M T N O I E B D
R10: 50, 9, 2, 1, 9, 4. Target: 586.
TTT: MAILCROP - "Tell everyone you would walk 500 miles"
R11: H R M T E I A O S
R12: T B L F A O E C S
R13: L N S W O E A I X
R14: 75, 2, 8, 10, 9, 8. Target: 871.
R15: C U R E S R I F F (conundrum)
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Round 1: M R Z D O U E S O
C1: MOUSER (6)
C2: MOUSED (6)
DC: DOUSER (6) MOROSE (6) DORMOUSE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: D V R E A P E Q P
C1: prevade
C2: PAPER (5)
DC: PERVADE (7) PAPERED (7) DEPRAVE (7)
Score: 6–11 (max 15)
Round 3: R R N J E I A E T
C1: RETAINER (8)
C2: TRAINER (7)
Score: 14–11 (max 23)
Round 4: H R A I G N U I P
C1: PAIRING (7)
C2: HAIRPIN (7)
DC: HARPING (7)
OT: NURAGHI (7)
Score: 21–18 (max 30)
Round 5: 25, 1, 6, 7, 8, 6. Target: 670.
C1: -
C2: -
CV: 671. (7)
OT: 671. ((8x7)x(6+6)-1 (7)
Score: 21–18 (max 37)
Teatime teaser: LIPTALES -> PASTILLE
Round 6: R N T L A E C A K
C1: TACKLER (7)
C2: RENTAL (6)
DC: CENTRAL (7)
OT: ALKANET (7) CATERAN (7)
Score: 28–18 (max 44)
Round 7: P T S S I E U E R
C1: RESPITES (8)
C2: peruses (declared 8)
DC: SUPERSET (8)
OT: PISTEURS (8) SPREITES (8) SURETIES (8)
Score: 36–18 (max 52)
Round 8: Y O D S A U F L I
C1: FOLDS (5)
C2: DAISY (5)
DC: AUDIOS (6) FLUIDS (6)
OT: DOULAS (6) LADIFY (6)
Score: 41–23 (max 58)
Round 9: G M T N O I E B D
C1: EMOTING (7)
C2: MIDGET (6)
DC: DEMOTING (8)
Score: 48–23 (max 66)
Round 10: 50, 9, 2, 1, 9, 4. Target: 586.
C1: 587. ((9+1+2)x50)-(9+4) (7)
C2: 585. Mistake in working.
CV: 586. ((9+2)x50)+(4x9) (10)
Score: 55–23 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: MAILCROP -> PROCLAIM
Round 11: H R M T E I A O S
C1: MOTHERS (7)
C2: SMOTHER (7)
DC: ATOMISER (8) ISOTHERM (8)
OT: AMORTISE (8) HOARIEST (8)
Score: 62–30 (max 84)
Round 12: T B L F A O E C S
C1: LOCATES (7)
C2: LOCATES (7)
DC: OBLATES (7)
OT: OBSTACLE (8)
Score: 69–37 (max 92)
Round 13: L N S W O E A I X
C1: SLAIN (5)
C2: SALINE (6)
DC: OXALIS (6)
OT: SILOXANE (8)
Score: 69–43 (max 100)
Round 14: 75, 2, 8, 10, 9, 8. Target: 871.
C1: 875. ((10+2)x75)-(9+8+8) (7)
C2: 875. As C1 (7)
CV: 872. (7)
OT: 871. (75-8)x(8+(10/2)) (10)
Score: 76–50 (max 110)
Round 15: C U R E S R I F F
C1 buzzes on 12 seconds to say SCRUFFIER which is correct.
Score: 86–50 (max 120)
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Moderator: James Robinson