Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 November 2008

[Adam Porter]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 November 2008.

C1: Champion Mark Redhead (2 wins.)
C2: Challenger John Matthews.
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R N C A O E X S A
R02: C B P E A D L A E
R03: P U O E T L T G L
R04: T M F A O M H E N
R05: 100, 2, 8, 1, 1, 7. Target: 939.

TTT: EMILYPAT - "Curtains up at the theatre or a school maybe"

R06: R L T N O U I K A
R07: Q O I I N J M R E
R08: T R L S O A E T I
R09: N P I U A R G D Y
R10: 75, 2, 1, 1, 9, 6. Target: 407.

TTT: NEEDRHUG - "Needed a meal, or craved success"

R11: P Z D I A E T S U
R12: N S D E O N E B A
R13: M E O A C T D R E
R14: 100, 1, 7, 10, 5, 4. Target: 669.
R15: R O Y A L M I N T (conundrum)




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Round 1: R N C A O E X S A

C1: COAXERS (7)
C2: CORNEAS (7)
OT: CANOERS (7) COARSEN (7) ROSACEA (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: C B P E A D L A E

C1: PLACED (6)
C2: DEBACLE (7)
DC: CAPABLE (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)

Round 3: P U O E T L T G L

C1: POLLUTE (7)
C2: OUTLET (6)
Score: 14–14 (max 21)

Round 4: T M F A O M H E N

C1: FATHOM (6)
C2: homme
DC: MOMENTA (7)
Score: 20–14 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 2, 8, 1, 1, 7. Target: 939.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 939. ((100-(7-1))x(8+2))-1 (10)
Score: 20–14 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: EMILYPAT -> PLAYTIME

Round 6: R L T N O U I K A

C1: RATION (6)
C2: RAINOUT (7)
OT: OUTRANK (7)
Score: 20–21 (max 45)

Round 7: Q O I I N J M R E

C1: REJOIN (6)
C2: JOINER (6)
DC: MERINO (6)
OT: MORINE (6)
Score: 26–27 (max 51)

Round 8: T R L S O A E T I

C1: solitare
C2: LITTERS (7)
DC: TOTALISER (18)
Score: 26–34 (max 69)

Round 9: N P I U A R G D Y

C1: DRAPING (7)
C2: YARDING (7)
OT: PRAYING (7)
Score: 33–41 (max 76)

Round 10: 75, 2, 1, 1, 9, 6. Target: 407.

C1: -
C2: 407. Mistake in working.
CV: 407. ((75-(9-2))x6)-1 (10)
Score: 33–41 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: NEEDRHUG -> HUNGERED

Round 11: P Z D I A E T S U

C1: UPDATES (7)
C2: UPDATES (7)
DC: DISPUTE (7) UPSIZED (7)
OT: DEUTZIAS (8)
Score: 40–48 (max 94)

Round 12: N S D E O N E B A

C1: BONES (5)
C2: DEBONES (7)
DC: NOSEBAND (8)
Score: 40–55 (max 102)

Round 13: M E O A C T D R E

C1: CREMATED (8)
C2: CREMATED (8)
DC: DECORATE (8) DEMOCRAT (8)
OT: RECOATED (8) ECTODERM (8) MODERATE (8)
Score: 48–63 (max 110)

Round 14: 100, 1, 7, 10, 5, 4. Target: 669.

C1: 669. (7x100)-((10-4)x5)-1 (10)
C2: 669. ((100-5)x7)+4 (10)
Score: 58–73 (max 120)

Round 15: R O Y A L M I N T

No one buzzes. The answer was NORMALITY.
Score: 58–73 (max 130)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59

[James Hurrell]

DEUTZIAS ruined a 1st 100% game one day....

[Kirk Bevins]

DEUTZIAS ruined a 1st 100% game one day....

And it comes up so often on apterous - and I've spotted it numerous times - and then I missed it in this game too!