C1: Champion Peter Davies (5 wins.)
C2: Challenger David Dunnington.
DC: Susie Dent and Jennie Bond.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: M P N I A I E S C
R02: D S U E C J A I R
R03: D T B O E I R X E
R04: S Q R U O E T O B
R05: 25, 8, 5, 1, 3, 6. Target: 447.
TTT: CUTEROSY - "Good manners from a temporary car."
R06: T G R E I A K S M
R07: E O E T D Z N U T
R08: N Y P A I O S E N
R09: F P H I A O E T R
R10: 75, 8, 9, 5, 9, 7. Target: 945.
TTT: ROOKCOVE - "Burn the food and move on from Roger."
R11: L C W O E I S N R
R12: T S L E O A R E G
R13: A I U E R T L M S
R14: 1, 4, 10, 7, 6, 50. Target: 579.
R15: I N P U T G A G S (conundrum)
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We're all familiar with Peter now - he's onto his sixth game and I would sum him up by saying he's very strong on the numbers, and good but a little inconsistent on the letters. Today he faces David Dunnington, a retired financial advisor from Kibworth in Leicestershire. He's been married for 48 years (
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Round 1: M P N I A I E S C
C1: PANICS (6)
C2: PANICS (6)
DC: AMNESIC (7)
OT: PISCINAE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
A piscina is a swimming pool, innit.
Round 2: D S U E C J A I R
C1: CRUISED (7)
C2: SAUCIER (7)
DC: JUICERS (7) CARDIES (7)
OT: SIDECAR (7) CRUSADE (7) ADJURES (7) RADICES (7) RESIDUA (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)
To adjure is to urge [someone to do/say something], radices is the plural of radix, being the base of a system of numeration, and residua is the plural of residuum, which is chemical residue.
Round 3: D T B O E I R X E
C1: DEBTOR (6)
C2: exiter
DC: ORBITED (7)
Score: 19–13 (max 22)
Rats, exited would have been much safer. Exiter probably sounded familiar cos it's a city in Devon
Round 4: S Q R U O E T O B
C1: BOOSTER (7)
C2: SOBER (5)
DC: TORQUES (7)
OT: QUESTOR (7) REBOOTS (7) ROQUETS (7) OUBOETS (7)
Score: 26–13 (max 29)
Roquet is to strike another ball with one's own; which, as well as being a slightly awkward moment during a bout of DP, is also a croquet thang. Ouboet is an affectionate term for an older brother or male friend in South Africa.
Round 5: 25, 8, 5, 1, 3, 6. Target: 447.
C1: 447.6*3*25-8+5 (10)
C2: 441.
Score: 36–13 (max 39)
Teatime teaser: CUTEROSY -> COURTESY
Round 6: T G R E I A K S M
C1: MIGRATES (8)
C2: MISTAKE (7)
DC: RAGTIME (7) MAGISTER (8)
OT: STERIGMA (8) SITKAMER (8)
Score: 44–13 (max 47)
Sterigma is a spore-bearing projection from a cell in some fungi (I'm sure Richard Brittain can tell us more) and a sitkamer is another South African word, this time for a sitting room.
Round 7: E O E T D Z N U T
C1: TOUTED (6)
C2: DENOTE (6)
DC: NOTED (5)
Score: 50–19 (max 53)
Noted is not an anagram of denote, Jennie Bond. Some other sixes here too, but who wants to hear about rubbish old sixes?
Round 8: N Y P A I O S E N
C1: PENSION (7)
C2: PANSY (5)
OT: PINYONS (7) SAPONIN (7) SPINNEY (7)
Score: 57–19 (max 60)
The financial advisor will be kicking himself at missing 'pension'. Pinyon is a variant spelling of pinon, which is a small pine tree, and saponin is some kind of toxic compound.
Round 9: F P H I A O E T R
C1: POET (4)
C2: PROFIT (6)
DC: TRIPE (5) POTHER (6)
Score: 57–25 (max 66)
Some other sixes here too which I can't be bothered to list.
Round 10: 75, 8, 9, 5, 9, 7. Target: 945.
C1: 950.(8+5)*75-9-9-7 (7)
C2: 945.Mistake in working.
CV: 945. (((7+8-9)*5)+75)*9 (10)
Score: 64–25 (max 76)
Teatime teaser: ROOKCOVE -> OVERCOOK
Round 11: L C W O E I S N R
C1: CLOWNS (6)
C2: SCOWLER (7)
DC: COWRIES (7)
OT: LICENSOR (8)
Score: 64–32 (max 84)
Round 12: T S L E O A R E G
C1: RELATES (7)
C2: STORAGE (7)
DC: LEGATORS (8) GLOATERS (8)
OT: OLEASTER (8) AEROGELS (8)
Score: 71–39 (max 92)
An oleaster is a type of ornamental Eurasian shrub, and an aerogel is a solid material of extremely low density, produced by removing the liquid component from a conventional gel.
Round 13: A I U E R T L M S
C1: malters
C2: MUSTER (6)
DC: ALTRUISM (8) MURALIST (8) SIMULATE (8)
OT: ULTRAISM (8) MURIATES (8)
Score: 71–45 (max 100)
Round 14: 1, 4, 10, 7, 6, 50. Target: 579.
C1: 579.(50+7)*10+6+4-1 (10)
C2: 579.Mistake in working.
Score: 81–45 (max 110)
Round 15: I N P U T G A G S
C2 buzzes on 24 seconds to say UPSTAGING which is correct.
Score: 81–55 (max 120)
Isn't it funny how often the person who is behind going into the conundrum goes on to solve it? No, not really. Des also puts it to Peter that he has been very strong on the numbers, but a bit poo at conundrums. Bit harsh to point that out, especially as he's now only two victories short of octochampdom. Which I called it after his first game last week. Go me! Oh, and Peter, I guess.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=58
