Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 April 2009

[Adam Porter]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 April 2009.

C1: Champion Fiona Chambers (2 wins.)
C2: Challenger Andrew Pearson.
DC: Susie Dent and Jonathan Ansell.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M L N U E E H D A
R02: P R E A F N E P O
R03: M K S A O S E Y B
R04: S D A U N N A R I
R05: 75, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1. Target: 688.

TTT: COLABEST - "It's there to be got over"

R06: C U L P D E I A T
R07: C T M I O F E I S
R08: M X G O E L T N I
R09: R R W E U A S L I
R10: 75, 25, 5, 8, 2, 10. Target: 524.

TTT: GETMAYBE - "Sounds like a mouthful of data to me"

R11: N G T A I A P S D
R12: Z T N I B E I D S
R13: S G R O E I H T N
R14: 50, 75, 2, 7, 9, 3. Target: 937.
R15: G L A U C O M A E (conundrum)




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Round 1: M L N U E E H D A

C1: HEADMEN (7)
C2: HEADMEN (7)
DC: UNHEALED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: P R E A F N E P O

C1: NAPPER (6)
C2: PROPANE (7)
DC: PROFANE (7)
OT: PREPONE (7) PROPENE (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)

Round 3: M K S A O S E Y B

C1: SMOKEY (6)
C2: EMBASSY (7)
OT: SAMBOES (7)
Score: 7–21 (max 22)

Round 4: S D A U N N A R I

C1: DRAINS (6)
C2: DRAINS (6)
DC: DURIANS (7)
OT: ANURANS (7) INDUNAS (7) INNARDS (7) RADIANS (7) RANDANS (7) SAURIAN (7) SUDARIA (7)
Score: 13–27 (max 29)

Round 5: 75, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1. Target: 688.

C1: 683.
C2: 684. (75x(5+4))+(3x(2+1) (7)
RR: 688. ((75+1)x((5-2)x3))+4 (10)
Score: 13–34 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: COLABEST -> OBSTACLE

Round 6: C U L P D E I A T

C1: DUPLICATE (18)
C2: PLAITED (7)
Score: 31–34 (max 57)

Round 7: C T M I O F E I S

C1: MISFIT (6)
C2: MISFIT (6)
DC: COMFIEST (8)
OT: COMITIES (8) SEMIOTIC (8)
Score: 37–40 (max 65)

Round 8: M X G O E L T N I

C1: MELTING (7)
C2: MELTING (7)
OT: EMOTING (7) MITOGEN (7) LENTIGO (7)
Score: 44–47 (max 72)

Round 9: R R W E U A S L I

C1: WALRUS (6)
C2: WAILERS (7)
DC: SURLIER (7)
OT: RURALISE (8)
Score: 44–54 (max 80)

Round 10: 75, 25, 5, 8, 2, 10. Target: 524.

C1: 525. Mistake in working.
C2: 526. ((25+75)x5)+(8x2)+10 (7)
RR: 524. ((75-25)x10)+((5-2)x8) (10)
Score: 44–61 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: GETMAYBE -> MEGABYTE

Round 11: N G T A I A P S D

C1: TANGA (5)
C2: ADAPTING (8)
Score: 44–69 (max 98)

Round 12: Z T N I B E I D S

C1: BENDS (5)
C2: INSIDE (6)
DC: DEBITS (6) BIDETS (6)
OT: INDITES (7)
Score: 44–75 (max 105)

Round 13: S G R O E I H T N

C1: SORTING (7)
C2: RESTING (7)
DC: HORNETS (7) RIGHTENS (8) HORNIEST (8)
OT: GENITORS (8) TRIGONES (8) SHORTING (8)
Score: 51–82 (max 113)

Round 14: 50, 75, 2, 7, 9, 3. Target: 937.

C1: 936. As C2 (7)
C2: 936. ((75x(9+3))+50-(7x2) (7)
RR: 937. ((50+75+9)x7)-(3-2) (10)
Score: 58–89 (max 123)

Round 15: G L A U C O M A E

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say GUACAMOLE which is correct.
Score: 68–89 (max 133)


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