Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 March 2009.

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 March 2009.

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 March 2009.

C1: Champion Cate Henderson (2 wins.)
C2: Challenger Richard Gray.
DC: Susie Dent and Brian Capron.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E E A N R H T O M
R02: R R I A S T O I M
R03: E I A D C N G E C
R04: L A B T E N L O Y
R05: 100, 7, 6, 10, 4, 9. Target: 509.

TTT: MILLYPUT - "Work out the answer to the very thick tissue"

R06: R L H M I O I V O
R07: A U I T J S R D E
R08: A E I R F D E G L
R09: O I E R S B D P A
R10: 25, 50, 6, 8, 6, 5. Target: 505.

TTT: CROAKWOE - "This is all about Pans people"

R11: I E O S R Z S O T
R12: N S E W E T X A N
R13: O A U A S K C G R
R14: 75, 4, 4, 1, 8, 6. Target: 911.

R15: R E D B U B B L E (conundrum)




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Round 1: E E A N R H T O M

C1: METHANE (7)
C2: HEARTEN (7)
DC: ANOTHER (7) THEREON (7)
OT: EARTHEN (7) MENORAH (7) THEOREM (7) THERMAE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R R I A S T O I M

C1: MORTARS (7)
C2: MOIST (5)
DC: AMORIST (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: E I A D C N G E C

C1: CEDING (6)
C2: caging
DC: ACCEDING (8)
Score: 20–7 (max 22)

Round 4: L A B T E N L O Y

C1: BALLOT (6)
C2: BLEAT (5)
DC: NOTABLY (7) NETBALL (7) BALONEY (7)
OT: BAYONET (7) NOTABLE (7) TALLBOY (7) TONALLY (7)
Score: 26–7 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 7, 6, 10, 4, 9. Target: 509.

C1: 509. (((10/(6-4))x100)+9 (10)
C2: -
Score: 36–7 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: MILLYPUT -> MULTIPLY

Round 6: R L H M I O I V O

C1: ROOM (4)
C2: MILO (4)
DC: VROOM (5)
OT: MOLVI (5) MOOLI (5) OVOLI (5)
Score: 40–11 (max 44)

Round 7: A U I T J S R D E

C1: ADJUSTER (8)
C2: JURIST (6)
OT: READJUST (8)
Score: 48–11 (max 52)

Round 8: A E I R F D E G L

C1: FLARED (6)
C2: refiled
DC: FEDERAL (7)
OT: FILAGREED (18)
Score: 54–11 (max 70)

Round 9: O I E R S B D P A

C1: PARODIES (8)
C2: BRIDES (6)
OT: DIASPORE (8)
Score: 62–11 (max 78)

Round 10: 25, 50, 6, 8, 6, 5. Target: 505.

C1: 505. ((6+6+8)x25)+5 (10)
C2: -
Score: 72–11 (max 88)

Teatime teaser: CROAKWOE -> COOKWARE

Round 11: I E O S R Z S O T

C1: SORTIES (7)
C2: STORIES (7)
DC: ROSIEST (7)
OT: OOZIEST (7) RESTIOS (7) TRIOSES (7) SOOTIER (7)
Score: 79–18 (max 95)

Round 12: N S E W E T X A N

C1: NEWEST (6)
C2: (declared a seven, but realised it was a six)
DC: ANNEXES (7)
OT: NEATENS (7) WANNEST (7)
Score: 85–18 (max 102)

Round 13: O A U A S K C G R

C1: CROAKS (6)
C2: COUGARS (7)
OT: SAGUARO (7)
Score: 85–25 (max 109)

Round 14: 75, 4, 4, 1, 8, 6. Target: 911.

C1: 912.
C2: 911. ((8+4)x75)+6+4+1 (10)
Score: 85–35 (max 119)

Round 15: R E D B U B B L E

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say BLUBBERED which is correct.
Score: 95–35 (max 129)


Further summaries are at:
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