Monday 8th December 2008, Series 59 3rd Quarter-Final

[Howard Somerset]

Countdown recap for Monday 8 December 2008.

C1: Champion Neil MacKenzie (number 6 seed with 5 wins and 480 points.)
C2: Champion Junaid Mubeen (number 3 seed with 8 wins and 790 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F T A E D P G I S
R02: C L M O E A T E X
R03: O R D N E I S A T
R04: S R T D I E U A E
R05: 50, 100, 8, 3, 9, 4. Target: 820.
TTT: SILKWREN - "Sign of the times, but not for Joan Rivers."
R06: C H N R A E O N G
R07: N R I A N D E M O
R08: B T S W E A I R Q
R09: V P A A I L S E U
R10: 75, 10, 4, 5, 3, 8. Target: 870.
TTT: RUDEBOSS - "Axl's young chums are blooming lovely."
R11: F O A G M E E K R
R12: N D T T O E U E H
R13: S P L A O D C E M
R14: 25, 9, 7, 10, 5, 1. Target: 705.
R15: F O A M I C I N G (conundrum)


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Round 1: F T A E D P G I S

C1: DIGEST (6)
C2: PASTED (6)
DC: FIDGETS (7) AGISTED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

AGISTED. From verb AGIST, to take in and feed livestock for payment.

Round 2: C L M O E A T E X

C1: LOCATE (6)
C2: TELECOM (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 14)

Round 3: O R D N E I S A T

C1: ornates
C2: NOTARISED (18)
OT: DERATIONS (18) ORDINATES (18) (Matt)
Score: 6–31 (max 32)

Round 4: S R T D I E U A E

C1: TIRADES (7)
C2: READIEST (8)
OT: SERIATED (8) STEADIER (8)
Score: 6–39 (max 40)

SERIATED. Occurring in a series.

Round 5: 50, 100, 8, 3, 9, 4. Target: 820.

C1: 820. (100 + 3) x 8 - 4 (10)
C2: 820. (100 x 3) x 8 - 4 (10)
Score: 16–49 (max 50)

Jo Brand gave us a few examples of why she's better as a comedienne than a nurse. However, her patients would probably have enjoyed whatever discomfort they might have experienced.

Teatime teaser: SILKWREN -> WRINKLES

Round 6: C H N R A E O N G

C1: ANCHOR (6)
C2: ORACHE (6)
OT: CHANGER (7) (Phil) CRANNOG (7)
Score: 22–55 (max 57)

ORACHE. A plant of the goosefoot family, which could be used as a substitute for spinach.
CRANNOG. A fortified dwelling in a Scottish or Irish lake or marsh.

Round 7: N R I A N D E M O

C1: RAINED (6)
C2: ROMAINE (7)
DC: MORAINE (7) ANDIRON (7)
OT: ANEROID (7) (Phil) MONDAINE (8) (Kirk)
Score: 22–62 (max 65)

ROMAINE. A lettuce.
MONDAINE. Belonging to fashionable society.

Round 8: B T S W E A I R Q

C1: warbiest
C2: BARITES (7)
OT: WAITERS (7) WARIEST (7)
Score: 22–69 (max 72)

BARITE or BARYTE. A mineral consisting of barium sulphite. (Can be pluralised)

Round 9: V P A A I L S E U

C1: SALIVA (6)
C2: SALIVA (6)
OT: AVAILS (6) SALVIA (6) AVULSE (6) VALUES (6) ESPIAL (6) LIPASE (6) PILEAS (6) PALAIS (6) PELVIS (6) PILAUS (6) PILEUS (6) VALISE (6) VISUAL (6)
Score: 28–75 (max 78)

Susie talked about words still in use which no longer have the strict meaning which they were originally given, e.g. penknife - a knife for sharpening quill pens.

Round 10: 75, 10, 4, 5, 3, 8. Target: 870.

C1: 870. (4 x 3 + 75) x 10 (10)
C2: 870. (8 + 4 + 75) x 10 (10)
Score: 38–85 (max 88)

Teatime teaser: RUDEBOSS -> ROSEBUDS

Round 11: F O A G M E E K R

C1: REMAKE (6)
C2: FORAGE (6)
OT: FEMORA (6) FORMAE (6) MEAGRE (6)
Score: 44–91 (max 94)

Round 12: N D T T O E U E H

C1: DENOTE (6)
C2: HUNTED (6)
DC: TOUTED (6)
OT: DETENT (6) NETTED (6) TENTED (6) DETENU (6) DETUNE (6) HOTTED (6) HUTTED (6) NUTTED (6) TENUTO (6)
Score: 50–97 (max 100)

Round 13: S P L A O D C E M

C1: CLASPED (7)
C2: CLAMPED (7)
OT: SCALPED (7) CLOMPED (7) COMPELS (7) DECAMPS (7) SCAMPED (7) PEDALOS (7) POMADES (7) SAMPLED (7) SOLACED (7)
Score: 57–104 (max 107)

Round 14: 25, 9, 7, 10, 5, 1. Target: 705.

C1: 707.
C2: 705. (9 + 1) x 10 x 7 + 5 (10)
Score: 57–114 (max 117)

Round 15: F O A M I C I N G

C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say MAGNIFICO which is correct.
Score: 57–124 (max 127)

An excellent performance by Junaid, only three points short of a maximum, and the second highest score of the series so far. He now goes on to meet Martin Bishop in a mouth-watering semifinal on Thursday.

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

[Kai Laddiman]

Great score Junaid, and thank you very much Howard for filling in for me while I was gone.

[Howard Somerset]

Great score Junaid, and thank you very much Howard for filling in for me while I was gone.

My pleasure, Kai. In return, you can do the next two Monday games, the first of which is the opening game of the new Jeff/Rachel regime.

[Dinos Sfyris]

Wow some proper ownage here from Junaid. I reckon the victory margin would have been even greater if it weren't for the rather flat rounds towards the end with many easily obtainable maxes. Good job.

[Conor]

I'll admit to thinking the conundrum was "INFOMAGIC". :S

[Kai Laddiman]

I'll admit to thinking the conundrum was "INFOMAGIC". :S

I'll admit to the fact I got it after 5 seconds in the studio.