Recap for Thursday 24 April 2003

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Thursday 24th April 2003.

C1: Champion Mike Wenble (1 win, 91 points.)
C2: Challenger Lyndon Sedgwick.
DC: Richard Samson and Lesley Graham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R K E R I D I U S
R02: R C I E F N A S T
R03: R G I C O S I L E
R04: P G Y O O P E I R
R05: 50, 75, 100, 25, 2, 10. Target: 962.
TTT: ANDANAB
R06: N R T A O A Z H I
R07: N A T U V S B E I
R08: T S L E U T I P W
R09: G M D O A U O M S
R10: 25, 8, 2, 4, 4, 5. Target: 163.
TTT: ENDMIST
R11: C R E L A S N E P
R12: M D O E O L H D A
R13: S N T O A E L M O
R14: 25, 1, 8, 9, 1, 3. Target: 667.
R15: E E L T A N T R A (conundrum)


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Round 1: R K E R I D I U S

C1: RIDERS (6)
C2: DUSKIER (7)
DC: DUIKERS (7)
OT: DURRIES (7) RISKIER (7) SKIRRED (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R C I E F N A S T

C1: FANCIERS (8)
C2: frantics
DC: FANCIEST (8) INFARCTS (8)
OT: CANISTER (8) CARNIEST (8) SCANTIER (8) FRANCISE (8)
Score: 8–7 (max 15)

Round 3: R G I C O S I L E

C1: CORGIS (6)
C2: GIRLIES (7)
DC: RECOILS (7)
OT: GLORIES (7)
Score: 8–14 (max 22)

Round 4: P G Y O O P E I R

C1: pooper
C2: poopier
DC: GRIPE (5)
OT: GOOPIER (7)
Score: 8–14 (max 29)

Round 5: 50, 75, 100, 25, 2, 10. Target: 962.

C1: -
C2: 955. (100-2)x10-25 (5)
CV: 960. presumably something like (50x2-100/25)x10 (7)
Score: 8–19 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: ANDANAB -> BANDANA

Round 6: N R T A O A Z H I

C1: RATION (6)
C2: AORTA (5)
DC: HOATZIN (7)
OT: ATHANOR (7) TZARINA (7)
Score: 14–19 (max 43)

Round 7: N A T U V S B E I

C1: BUTANES (7)
C2: NATIVES (7)
DC: ABUSIVE (7) SINUATE (7) SUBVENT (7)
OT: AUNTIES (7) BASINET (7) NAIVEST (7) VAINEST (7)
Score: 21–26 (max 50)

Round 8: T S L E U T I P W

C1: SPITTLE (7)
C2: suttle
DC: STIPULE (7)
OT: PUTTIES (7) WETSUIT (7)
Score: 28–26 (max 57)

Round 9: G M D O A U O M S

C1: MOODS (5)
C2: MOODS (5)
DC: DOGMAS (6) DUOMOS (6)
OT: GUMMAS (6) OMASUM (6)
Score: 33–31 (max 63)

Round 10: 25, 8, 2, 4, 4, 5. Target: 163.

C1: 163. (4+2)x6+8+5 (10)
C2: 163. (5+2)x25-8-4 (10)
Score: 43–41 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: ENDMIST -> MINDSET

Round 11: C R E L A S N E P

C1: CLEANERS (8)
C2: CLEANSER (8)
DC: CLEANERS (8) CLEANSER (8)
OT: REPLACES (8)
Score: 51–49 (max 81)

Round 12: M D O E O L H D A

C1: DOOMED (6)
C2: HOODED (6)
DC: LOADED (6) LOOMED (6)
OT: DOODAH (6) DOODLE (6) HALOED (6) LADDOO (6) MOOLAH (6)
Score: 57–55 (max 87)

Round 13: S N T O A E L M O

C1: MENTAL (6)
C2: LAMENTS (7)
DC: RW points out MOONSET (7) but even better is MOONLETS (8)
Score: 57–62 (max 95)

Round 14: 25, 1, 8, 9, 1, 3. Target: 667.

C1: 667. 9x3x25-8 (10)
C2: -
Score: 67–62 (max 105)

Round 15: E E L T A N T R A

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was ALTERNATE.
Score: 67–62 (max 115)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49