Thursday 2nd April 2009 (Series 60, Game 40)

[Jon Corby]

Countdown recap for Thursday 2 April 2009.

C1: Challenger Sandy Kell.
C2: Challenger Joe Caruana.
DC: Susie Dent and Jerry Springer.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S N L E A A L G E
R02: I E I C J T S A N
R03: D C S E A E B P S
R04: O I E T T X D P A
R05: 100, 9, 8, 2, 6, 1. Target: 845.
TTT: AMOSHPIT - "He'll learn his lessons, but later on"
R06: E U E N D V L S U
R07: W T Z A U M T E R
R08: I E A O T R S D Y
R09: F R R I O E N M R
R10: 25, 9, 6, 1, 3, 7. Target: 651.
TTT: PINKNINA - "Full of stress and worry over metal cup"
R11: S H R A E A N F N
R12: U E I R T S M L O
R13: G N L E A E C T O
R14: 25, 2, 8, 2, 4, 7. Target: 749.
R15: C A R E S S L E G (conundrum)


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Two new contestants today then following the conclusion of Cate Henderson's excellent octochamp run yesterday. In the champion's chair by virtue of coin toss is Sandy Kell, who lives in Ripon with hubby Russ and has four kids. Up against her is Malteser Joe Caruana, a psychiatric nurse now living in Stotfold (Herts).

Round 1: S N L E A A L G E

C1: GLEANS (6)
C2: ANGLES (6)
DC: LASAGNE (7)
OT: ALLEGES (7) LAGENAE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: I E I C J T S A N

C1: INCEST (6)
C2: caniest
DC: INSECT (6) INJECTS (7) CINEAST (7)
OT: INCITES (7) TAJINES (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 14)

Round 3: D C S E A E B P S

C1: ESCAPED (7)
C2: ESCAPED (7)
DC: DEBASE (6)
OT: DEBASES (7) SEABEDS (7) ESCAPES (7)
Score: 19–13 (max 21)

Round 4: O I E T T X D P A

C1: pottied
C2: patioed
DC: TIPTOED (7)
OT: OPIATED (7)
Score: 19–13 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 9, 8, 2, 6, 1. Target: 845.

C1: 845. 100*8+9*(6-1) (10)
C2: 845. 100*8+9*(6-1) (10)
Score: 29–23 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: AMOSHPIT -> OPSIMATH

Round 6: E U E N D V L S U

C1: UNDUE (5)
C2: ELUDES (6)
DC: DELVES (6)
OT: VENDUES (7) VENULES (7)
Score: 29–29 (max 45)

Round 7: W T Z A U M T E R

C1: MUTATE (6)
C2: MATTER (6)
DC: MATURE (6)
OT: MUTTER (6) TAUTER (6)
Score: 35–35 (max 51)

Round 8: I E A O T R S D Y

C1: STRAYED (7)
C2: toadier
DC: ASTEROID (8)
Score: 42–35 (max 59)

Round 9: F R R I O E N M R

C1: MORN (4)
C2: FINER (5)
DC: FORMER (6) INFORMER (8)
OT: RENIFORM (8)
Score: 42–40 (max 67)

Round 10: 25, 9, 6, 1, 3, 7. Target: 651.

C1: 650. (9*3-1)*25 (7)
C2: 650. Mistake in working.
RR: 651. (25*9-6)*3-(7-1) (10)
Score: 49–40 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: PINKNINA -> PANNIKIN

Round 11: S H R A E A N F N

C1: FANNERS (7)
C2: FANNERS (7)
DC: FRESH (5) AFRESH (6)
Score: 56–47 (max 84)

Round 12: U E I R T S M L O

C1: MOUSIER (7)
C2: MOISTER (7)
DC: MUSTIER (7)
OT: MISROUTE (8) MOISTURE (8) OUTLIERS (8)
Score: 63–54 (max 92)

Round 13: G N L E A E C T O

C1: congelate
C2: CONGEAL (7)
DC: NEGLECT (7) ELONGATE (8)
Score: 63–61 (max 100)

Round 14: 25, 2, 8, 2, 4, 7. Target: 749.

C1: -
C2: 750. (7*4+2)*25 (7)
RR: 749. (25*4+7)*(8-2/2) (10)
Score: 63–68 (max 110)

Round 15: C A R E S S L E G

No one buzzes. The answer was GRACELESS.
Score: 63–68 (max 120)

Congratulations to Joe, and I look forward to more goodier words latier on in the week from him.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60