Monday 15 September 2008

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Monday 15 September 2008.

C1: Champion Suzanne Perkins (1 win, 89 points.)
C2: Challenger Tony Welby.
DC: Susie Dent and Henry Blofeld.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y N C R I E I T O
R02: C R E I D J A T H
R03: Z S R N O E O H L
R04: S P R E I O R M L
R05: 1, 10, 3, 4, 3, 7. Target: 649.
TTT: AGREYONE - "A place for peeling skin. Well, it is rather hot."
R06: G T W L E O E O D
R07: C D P S E O I M F
R08: S B T O U I B A E
R09: T M N Q E E A E N
R10: 75, 7, 2, 6, 10, 6. Target: 146.
TTT: SHOVEFIR - "Take more than is justified at sea."
R11: L K T R O A I E T
R12: V S N U E O S A N
R13: R D G S U E A N E
R14: 100, 5, 1, 4, 9, 2. Target: 699.
R15: S M U G T R I P E (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y N C R I E I T O

C1: NOTICE (6)
C2: centry
DC: IRONIC (6)
OT: CITRINE (7) INCITER (7) NERITIC (7) ONEIRIC (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: C R E I D J A T H

C1: DITHER (6)
C2: CHARTED (7)
DC: CHARTED (7) CARDIE (6)
OT: TRACHEID (8)
Score: 6–7 (max 15)

Round 3: Z S R N O E O H L

C1: SOONER (6)
C2: SOONER (6)
DC: SNOOZER (7) ONSHORE (7)
Score: 12–13 (max 22)

Round 4: S P R E I O R M L

C1: imposer
C2: SPOILER (7)
DC: PRIMROSE (8) IMPLORES (8) PROMISER (8)
OT: LORIMERS (8)
Score: 12–20 (max 30)

Round 5: 1, 10, 3, 4, 3, 7. Target: 649.

C1: 644. (3x3x7+1)x10+4 (7)
C2: -
CV: 648. (7)
OT: 649. (3x3x7-4)x(10+1) (10)
Score: 19–20 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: ANGRYROE -> ORANGERY

Round 6: G T W L E O E O D

C1: GLOWED (6)
C2: TOOLED (6)
DC: LOOTED (6)
OT: WELTED (6)
Score: 25–26 (max 46)

Round 7: C D P S E O I M F

C1: IMPOSED (7)
C2: IMPOSED (7)
DC: MEDICOS (7)
Score: 32–33 (max 53)

Round 8: S B T O U I B A E

C1: TABBIES (7)
C2: tubbies
OT: BOATIES (7)
Score: 39–33 (max 60)

Round 9: T M N Q E E A E N

C1: NEATEN (6)
C2: emennate
DC: NEATEN (6)
Score: 45–33 (max 66)

Round 10: 75, 7, 2, 6, 10, 6. Target: 146.

C1: 146. 75x2-(10-6) (10)
C2: 146. 75x2-(10-6) (10)
Score: 55–43 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: SHOVEFIR -> OVERFISH

Round 11: L K T R O A I E T

C1: RATTLE (6)
C2: RETAIL (6)
DC: TRIOLET (7)
OT: TITLARK (7) - as in, "That wet T-shirt contest was a right titlark."
Score: 61–49 (max 83)

Round 12: V S N U E O S A N

C1: NOUNS (5)
C2: SEASON (6)
DC: NOVENAS (7)
Score: 61–55 (max 90)

Round 13: R D G S U E A N E

C1: DANGERS (7)
C2: GRANDEES (8)
DC: UNDERSEA (8) DRAGEES (7) ENRAGES (7)
OT: DUNGAREES (18) UNGREASED (18)
Score: 61–63 (max 108)

Round 14: 100, 5, 1, 4, 9, 2. Target: 699.

C1: 699. (5+2)x100-1 (10)
C2: 699. (9-2)x100-1 (10)
Score: 71–73 (max 118)

Round 15: S M U G T R I P E

C2 buzzes on 21 seconds to say GRUMPIEST which is correct.
Score: 71–83 (max 128)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59

[Jason Larsen]

Here are my thoughts on the game:

Apparently, Mike Lambert is just a John Doe to me! I missed him!

Round 6: Is TOODLE a valid word?
Round 8: TUBBIES doesn't count? Where have the Countdown cast and crew been all these years?
Round 13: I had a 5! See if you can guess what it is? (Hint: Honey, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, blank blank!)

Tony, you aren't a phony bologna! Way to go!

[Dinos Sfyris]

Round 13: I had a 5! See if you can guess what it is? (Hint: Honey, doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, blank blank!)

You can stick -ED on the end of SUGAR for SUGARED

[Jason Larsen]

Ah!

That's right, Dinos!