Tuesday 17 January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 5)

[Joseph Krol]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 17 January 1995.

C1: Champion Mary Horswill (4 wins, 225 points.)
C2: Challenger John Gretton. Lives in Sheffield, but was born in South Africa.
DC: Susie Dent and Philip Franks.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M C F O A C S E R
R02: O M D N A P C E V
R03: T N T I E I G N S
R04: 50, 6, 6, 2, 2, 7. Target: 514.
R05: A I R S G E M D R
R06: S R W I E R Z P A
R07: L U G A N I L Y O
R08: 25, 5, 2, 6, 1, 4. Target: 293.
R09: P R O U D L I N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: M C F O A C S E R

C1: FRAMES (6)
C2: FRAMES (6)
DC: SCREAM (6) CREAMS (6)
OT: CAMEOS (6) CAROMS (6) MACROS (6) COARSE (6) ROSACE (6) COMERS (6) MACERS (6) FACERS (6) FARCES (6) FEMORA (6) FORMAE (6) FORCES (6) FRESCO (6) FORMAS (6) FORMES (6) SCARCE (6) SOCCER (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Flat as a pancake.

Round 2: O M D N A P C E V

C1: PONCED (6)
C2: CAMPED (6)
DC: VAMPED (6)
OT: COMPAND (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: T N T I E I G N S

C1: SITTING (7)
C2: SITTING (7)
DC: NETTINGS (8) INSETTING (18)
Score: 19–19 (max 31)

Lovely nine from DC.

Round 4: 50, 6, 6, 2, 2, 7. Target: 514.

C1: -
C2: 514. (6+6-2)*50+(7*2) (10)
Score: 19–29 (max 41)

Shock horror as Mary is beaten on the numbers! Is such a thing possible?

Round 5: A I R S G E M D R

C1: MARRIES (7)
C2: GAMES (5)
DC: ADMIRERS (8)
OT: DISARMER (8) MARRIEDS (8) ARMIGERS (8)
Score: 26–29 (max 49)

Mary should have put a D in her word as John’s lead would have closed up further.

Round 6: S R W I E R Z P A

C1: PARRIES (7)
C2: RAPIER (6)
DC: RAPIERS (7) REPAIRS (7)
OT: PRAISER (7) REWRAPS (7) WARPERS (7)
Score: 33–29 (max 56)

But for some reason John forgets to pluralise RAPIER and his lead is gone.

Round 7: L U G A N I L Y O

C1: GALLON (6)
C2: gainly
DC: ALLOYING (8)
Score: 39–29 (max 64)

Again Mary gets further in front.

Round 8: 25, 5, 2, 6, 1, 4. Target: 293.

C1: 294. (6*2*25)-5-1 (7)
C2: 294. (6*2*25)-5-1 (7)
CV: 293. (((6*25)-4)*2)+1 (10)
Score: 46–36 (max 74)

An easy number to get 1 away, but Carol puts us all straight.

Round 9: P R O U D L I N E

No one buzzes. The answer was PURLOINED.
Score: 46–36 (max 84)

A conundrum full of common letters goes unsolved and Mary stays on. Could she get the title of octochamp?

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=29