Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 December 2008

[Adam Porter]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 December 2008.

C1: Champion Lynn Cavanagh (1 win.)
C2: Challenger Zoe Bowman.
DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T N R U R A A L I
R02: T M R O E Z J O R
R03: S D R A C Q E D A
R04: L D V R I E I E N
R05: 75, 6, 9, 2, 4, 1. Target: 873.

TTT: ICKYJOTS - "The happy twig controls the aircraft"

R06: H L P K T U I A A
R07: N G D E I P S A E
R08: C B G S R O E I X
R09: T G D O U R P E F
R10: 75, 3, 4, 9, 4, 9. Target: 190.

TTT: BEGCRIES - "They caused a Titanic disaster"

R11: W S S E A D T O E
R12: P T N Y M E A E N
R13: R C M S I O A T M
R14: 75, 8, 4, 7, 3, 5. Target: 504.
R15: G R I N S C E N E (conundrum)




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Round 1: T N R U R A A L I

C1: NATURAL (7)
C2: NATURAL (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T M R O E Z J O R

C1: TREMOR (6)
C2: ROOMER (6)
DC: ROOTER (6)
OT: TORERO (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: S D R A C Q E D A

C1: SCARED (6)
C2: ADDERS (6)
DC: ARCADES (7)
OT: ARCADED (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 20)

Round 4: L D V R I E I E N

C1: DELIVER (7)
C2: RELIVED (7)
DC: LIVERIED (8) DRIVELINE (18)
Score: 26–26 (max 38)

Round 5: 75, 6, 9, 2, 4, 1. Target: 873.

C1: -
C2: 873. Mistake in working.
CV: 873. (2x6x75)-((4-1)x9) (10)
Score: 26–26 (max 48)

Teatime teaser: ICKYJOTS -> JOYSTICK

Round 6: H L P K T U I A A

C1: TULIP (5)
C2: HAUL (4)
DC: PILAU (5) UPTALK (6)
OT: HIATAL (6) LIKUTA (6) TALUKA (6)
Score: 31–26 (max 54)

Round 7: N G D E I P S A E

C1: SPEEDING (8)
C2: SPEEDING (8)
Score: 39–34 (max 62)

Round 8: C B G S R O E I X

C1: ROBES (5)
C2: SCRIBE (6)
DC: CORGIS (6) BOXERS (6) CORBIES (7)
Score: 39–40 (max 69)

Round 9: T G D O U R P E F

C1: GROUTED (7)
C2: GROUTED (7)
DC: GROUPED (7)
OT: FOREGUT (7)
Score: 46–47 (max 76)

Round 10: 75, 3, 4, 9, 4, 9. Target: 190.

C1: 189. (75x3)-(9x4) (7)
C2: 198.
CV: 190. ((75-9)x3)-4-4 (10)
Score: 53–47 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: BEGCRIES -> ICEBERGS

Round 11: W S S E A D T O E

C1: SEDATES (7)
C2: - (0)
DC: SWEATED (7)
Score: 60–47 (max 93)

Round 12: P T N Y M E A E N

C1: NEATEN (6)
C2: NEATEN (6)
DC: PAYMENT (7)
OT: PENNATE (7) PENTANE (7)
Score: 66–53 (max 100)

Round 13: R C M S I O A T M

C1: RATIOS (6)
C2: RATIOS (6)
DC: AMORIST (7)
OT: ATOMISM (7) COMMITS (7) MARMOTS (7) SOMATIC (7)
Score: 72–59 (max 107)

Round 14: 75, 8, 4, 7, 3, 5. Target: 504.

C1: 502.
C2: 504. (7x75)-(((8/4)+5)x3) (10)
Score: 72–69 (max 117)

Round 15: G R I N S C E N E

C2 buzzes on 9 seconds to say SCREENING which is correct.
Score: 72–79 (max 127)


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