Recap for Monday 29 September 2008.

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Monday 29 September 2008.

C1: Champion Junaid Mubeen (6 wins, 525 points.)
C2: Challenger Gerard Doyle.
DC: Susie Dent and Keith Barron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R N I E I D E S
R02: C N O P E T J A T
R03: R S W C E U A L U
R04: A E O P S D L H M
R05: 6, 8, 2, 3, 10, 4. Target: 406.
TTT: TERMSRUM - "This guitarist is almost a percussionist too."
R06: A E N P M A V F N
R07: S Q G T I E O R G
R08: I A O R R S O R G
R09: N D L Y A E O M S
R10: 8, 3, 5, 4, 5, 6. Target: 552.
TTT: YAKMETRO - "Is he involved in a lot of windups?"
R11: R D T B E I A X L
R12: I E S T R T I E H
R13: S K T D O I E T N
R14: 100, 2, 8, 6, 8, 1. Target: 732.
R15: P R E P A G A I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R N I E I D E S

C1: NITRIDES (8)
C2: DIRTIES (7)
DC: RESIDENT (8) NERDIEST (8) TRENDIES (8) and from Des INSERTED (8)
OT: DISINTER (8) SINTERED (8) NITERIES (8) SIDERITE (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: C N O P E T J A T

C1: PATONCE (7)
C2: canope - somewhere between CANAPE and CANOPY
DC: TOECAP (6) POTENT (6)
OT: JACONET (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)

Round 3: R S W C E U A L U

C1: SCREW (5)
C2: CRAWLS (6)
DC: SECULAR (7) WALRUS (6)
OT: CURLEWS (7) RECUSAL (7)
Score: 15–6 (max 22)

Round 4: A E O P S D L H M

C1: SAMPLED (7)
C2: LASHED (6)
DC: ASPHODEL (8)
OT: MOPHEADS (8)
Score: 22–6 (max 30)

Round 5: 6, 8, 2, 3, 10, 4. Target: 406.

C1: 406. (10x6-2)x(4+3) (10)
C2: 406. (3+2)x8x10+6 (10)
Score: 32–16 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: TERMSRUM -> STRUMMER

Round 6: A E N P M A V F N

C1: NAME (4)
C2: PENMAN (6)
DC: PAVANE (6)
OT: APEMAN (6)
Score: 32–22 (max 46)

Round 7: S Q G T I E O R G

C1: SOGGIER (7)
C2: goiters - US spelling of...
DC: GOITRES! (7) Also GORIEST. (7)
OT: GORGETS (7)
Score: 39–22 (max 53)

Round 8: I A O R R S O R G

C1: ROARS (5)
C2: GIROS (5)
DC: RIGORS (6)
OT: ROOIGRAS (8)
Score: 44–27 (max 61)

Round 9: N D L Y A E O M S

C1: DAEMONS (7)
C2: LOANED (6)
DC: ALMONDS (7)
OT: DOLMANS (7) AMYLOSE (7) MASONED (7) DOLMENS (7) DYNAMOS (7) NOYADES (7) SALMONY (7) SOMEDAY (7) SYNODAL (7)
Score: 51–27 (max 68)

Round 10: 8, 3, 5, 4, 5, 6. Target: 552.

C1: 552. (5x4x5-8)x6 (10)
C2: 550.
Score: 61–27 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: YAKMETRO -> TOYMAKER
Incidentally the same answer (with a different clue) was used a few years ago.


Round 11: R D T B E I A X L

C1: LIBRATED (8)
C2: baldier
Score: 69–27 (max 86)

Round 12: I E S T R T I E H

C1: THIRTIES (8)
C2: THIRTIES (8)
DC: TESTIER (7)
OT: I suspect from their giggles during the round that both contestants had SHITTIER. (8)
Score: 77–35 (max 94)

Round 13: S K T D O I E T N

C1: STINTED (7)
C2: STONED (6)
DC: DENTIST (7) STONKED (7) KITTENS (7) DOESKIN (7)
OT: KENDOIST (8)
Score: 84–35 (max 102)

Round 14: 100, 2, 8, 6, 8, 1. Target: 732.

C1: 732. (100-8)x8x1-(6-2) (10)
C2: 732. (8-1)x(100+6)-8-2 (10)
Score: 94–45 (max 112)

Round 15: P R E P A G A I N

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say NAPPERING which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 13 seconds to say APPEARING which is correct.
Score: 94–55 (max 122)


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