Tuesday 15th September (Series 61, Prelim 42)

[Oliver Garner]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 15 September 2009.

C1: Champion Bob de Caux (4 wins, 343 points.) Former investment banker, Tottenham fan and saxaphone and piano player Bob from London is looking for his fifth win today.
C2: Challenger Simon Porter. Simon is a tiler by day but a swing singer by night under the stage name Simon King. He often sings Frank Sinatra songs so he hopes he will fly, fly away to victory today.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L N D S E A E I L
R02: S U D E S T I M T
R03: R J R F A E A O H
R04: M Z K A E D S O D
R05: 7, 9, 3, 9, 7, 5. Target: 699.
TTT: AGYMPLOY - "I do, you did several times over."
R06: S E N H O I S D X
R07: R N P R U O I S E
R08: P T I U E C S W Q
R09: N T F V I E A E L
R10: 25, 100, 3, 8, 6, 2. Target: 645.
TTT: LEANMASS - "This profession could be the death of him"
R11: S N L P A E U A T
R12: R E T I A G B G O
R13: L R N M O E I E T
R14: 100, 75, 6, 1, 5, 5. Target: 218.
R15: L O T I O N C U E (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: L N D S E A E I L

C1: DALLIES (7)
C2: DENIALS (7)
DC: IN LINSEED (7)
OT: AEDILES (7) ALLSEED (7) ANISEED (7) SALLIED (7) ENISLED (7) ENSILED (7) NELLIES (7) SNELLED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S U D E S T I M T

C1: MUSTIEST (8)
C2: DEMISTS (7)
OT: DUSTIEST (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)

Round 3: R J R F A E A O H

C1: FEAR (4)
C2: REAR (4)
DC: AFORE (5)
OT: JARRAH (6)
Score: 19–11 (max 21)

Round 4: M Z K A E D S O D

C1: SOAKED (6)
C2: MASKED (6)
DC: demoskd SADDO (5)
OT: SMOKED (6)
Score: 25–17 (max 27)

Round 5: 7, 9, 3, 9, 7, 5. Target: 699.

C1: -
C2: -
RR: 696. (7)
OT: 699. ((9*5)*(9+7))-(7*3) (10)
Score: 25–17 (max 37)

Jo talks about George Orwell and writers names becoming adjectives.

Teatime teaser: AGYMPLOY -> POLYGAMY

Round 6: S E N H O I S D X

C1: SHINES (6)
C2: dished
DC: NOSIES (6) (Jo)
OT: DESHIS (6) DISHES (6) HISSED (6) DHONIS (6) DOXIES (6) OXIDES (6) ENOSIS (6) NOISES (6) OSSEIN (6) SONSIE (6) HONIED (6) NOISED (6) NOSIED (6) ONSIDE (6) NOSHED (6) NOSHES (6) OXHIDE (6) SHINED (6) SNIDES (6) SONDES (6)
Score: 31–17 (max 43)

Round 7: R N P R U O I S E

C1: POURERS (7)
C2: POSIER (6)
DC: PRISONER (8)
OT: PRUINOSE (8) SUPERIOR (8)
Score: 38–17 (max 51)

Round 8: P T I U E C S W Q

C1: SEPTIC (6)
C2: QUIET (5)
DC: PICQUETS (8)
Score: 44–17 (max 59)

Round 9: N T F V I E A E L

C1: ENTAIL (6)
C2: FINALE (6)
DC: INFLATE (7)
OT: VEINLET (7)
Score: 50–23 (max 66)

Origin of words: Susie talks about negative words with no positive opposite.

Round 10: 25, 100, 3, 8, 6, 2. Target: 645.

C1: 645. Same method (10)
C2: 645. 6*100+25*2-(8-3) (10)
Score: 60–33 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: LEANMASS -> SALESMAN

Round 11: S N L P A E U A T

C1: unpalates
C2: PLEASANT (8)
DC: puslane
OT: PANTSULA (8) PLATEAUS (8)
Score: 60–41 (max 84)

Round 12: R E T I A G B G O

C1: BOGGIER (7)
C2: GOITRE (6)
DC: BAGGIER (7) BORGATE (7)
OT: BOGGART (7) BOGGIER (7) GOATIER (7)
Score: 67–41 (max 91)

Round 13: L R N M O E I E T

C1: MINTER (6)
C2: INTER (5)
DC: litemone RETINOL (7)
OT: MOTLIER (7) TEMENOI (7)
Score: 73–41 (max 98)

Round 14: 100, 75, 6, 1, 5, 5. Target: 218.

C1: 211. Mistake in working.
C2: -
RR: 216. (7)
OT: 219. ((100/5)*(6+5))-1 (7)
Score: 73–41 (max 105)

Round 15: L O T I O N C U E

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say ELOCUTION which is correct.
Score: 83–41 (max 115)

Bob scores his fifth win but faces fellow apterite Jeff Burgin in a Tottenham vs Fulham clash in his next game.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61

[Charlie Reams]

Round 8: P T I U E C S W Q

C1: SEPTIC (6)
C2: QUIET (5)
DC: PICQUETS (8)
Score: 44–17 (max 59)

Ooh, PICQUETS + K!

[Kai Laddiman]

Round 8: P T I U E C S W Q

C1: SEPTIC (6)
C2: QUIET (5)
DC: PICQUETS (8)
Score: 44–17 (max 59)

Ooh, PICQUETS + K!

Meh, easy.

[Jeffrey Burgin]

Even I got that, and I'm shit. Though I was influenced by the return of SCD tomorrow.