Recap for Tuesday 22nd July 2008

[Dinos Sfyris]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 22nd July 2008.

C1: Champion Frank Larkin (1 win, 77 points.) won the promising-looking monochamp Margaret Taroni on Friday. He is a disability awareness co-ordinator for spina bifida and Des cheekily found out on Friday that he has a manual wheelchair rather than one of those new-age electronic deelies.
C2: Challenger Alastair Kinnon is from Aberdeenshire and plays the electric violin (I kid you not!)
DC: Susie Dent and John Sergeant.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: K T N O I A R M O
R02: U E O N S R E P N
R03: S L H A O E P T A
R04: L B N S S I A O R
R05: 50, 7, 1, 9, 10, 3. Target: 911.
TTT: AMOONCAR - "Paul and Wayne take the biscuit"
R06: E I E L D G U P R
R07: C S N O I E S T N
R08: E A U I X P S R T
R09: G D H A E E F L T
R10: 75, 25, 10, 8, 8, 1. Target: 441.
TTT: LOUSYRED - "This one is somewhat misleading"
R11: Q D R O A E M T A
R12: U O A R W C D M E
R13: T G L U I E T S N
R14: 100, 7, 1, 6, 10, 6. Target: 847.
R15: M E E B U B B L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: K T N O I A R M O

C1: RATION (6)
C2: ORATION (7)
DC: MARTIN (6)
OT: MONITOR (7) MOONRAT (7) ROOIKAT (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: U E O N S R E P N

C1: ENSURE (6)
C2: PRONE (5)
DC: PUNNERS (7) NEURONS (7)
OT: NEURONES (8) (KB) UNPERSON (8) (PM)
Score: 6–7 (max 15)

A PUNNER is not a prince of puns (such as the glorious Richard Whiteley), but somebody who consolidates stuff (like Carol Vorderman) The former is known as a PUNSTER.

Round 3: S L H A O E P T A

C1: PASTEL (6)
C2: THOLES (6)
DC: APOSTLE (7)
OT: ASPHALT (7) LOATHES (7) PALATES (7) PELOTAS (7)
Score: 12–13 (max 22)

Round 4: L B N S S I A O R

C1: SAILORS (7)
C2: BRAINS (6)
DC: ALBINOS (7) ISOBARS (7)
OT: BAILORS (7)
Score: 19–13 (max 29)

ISOBARS are lines on a weather map

Round 5: 50, 7, 1, 9, 10, 3. Target: 911.

C1: 910. (9-1+10)x50+7+3 (7)
C2: 906.
CV: 911. (9+1+7)x(50+3)+10 (10)
Score: 26–13 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: AMOONCAR -> MACAROON

Round 6: E I E L D G U P R

C1: GLIDER (6)
C2: GUILDER (7)
DC: REPLIED (7) PUDGIER (7)
OT: PLEDGER (7) PRELUDE (7) PUERILE (7)
Score: 26–20 (max 46)

Round 7: C S N O I E S T N

C1: NOTICES (7)
C2: noisiest
DC: SECTIONS (8) CONSENTS (8)
OT: TENSIONS (8)
Score: 33–20 (max 54)

Round 8: E A U I X P S R T

C1: PIRATES (7)
C2: PARTIES (7)
DC: SUPERTAX (8) its the Darren
Score: 40–27 (max 62)

Round 9: G D H A E E F L T

C1: legated
C2: FLEDGE (6)
DC: DEFLATE (7) another Darren
Score: 40–33 (max 69)

Round 10: 75, 25, 10, 8, 8, 1. Target: 441.

C1: 441. Mistake in working.
C2: 442. (75-25)x(10-1)-8 (7)
CV: 441. (10+8)x25-8-1 (10)
Score: 40–40 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: LOUSYRED -> DELUSORY

Round 11: Q D R O A E M T A

C1: TRADE (5)
C2: DREAM (5)
DC: MATADOR (7) DREAMT (6) (doh Alastair!)
Score: 45–45 (max 86)

Round 12: U O A R W C D M E

C1: COWARD (6)
C2: CROWED (6)
DC: COMRADE (7) CAROMED (7)
OT: DECORUM (7) (KB) MERCADO (7) MORCEAU (7)
Score: 51–51 (max 93)

Round 13: T G L U I E T S N

C1: GLISTEN (7)
C2: GLISTEN (7)
DC: LETTINGS (8) LUTENIST (8)
OT: SETTLING (8)
Score: 58–58 (max 101)

Round 14: 100, 7, 1, 6, 10, 6. Target: 847.

C1: 846. (7+1)x100+6x6+10 (7)
C2: 847. Mistake in working.
CV: 847. (100+10+6+6-1)x7 (10)
Score: 65–58 (max 111)

Round 15: M E E B U B B L E

C2 buzzes on 19 seconds to say BUMBLEBEE which is correct.
Score: 65–68 (max 121)

And once again the challenger is the victor! At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if we had a whole week's worth of monochamps!

Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=59