Countdown recap for Tuesday 30 June 2015.
C1: Champion Pat Lonergan (2 wins, 172 points.)
C2: Challenger Andrew Nicholson.
DC: Susie Dent and Joe McElderry.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T R A U L S I O D
R02: R T P E O U N M I
R03: 50, 5, 4, 7, 3, 8. Target: 710.
TTT: MALESTRY - "All males try and put up this kind of performance in Augusta"
R04: R X T E A P O L D
R05: M R I E T S O U Z
R06: 100, 25, 6, 6, 3, 1. Target: 378.
R07: T Q A O T F A E P
R08: S R I A N Y E T U
R09: 75, 6, 10, 6, 2, 1. Target: 989.
TTT: WELLHARD - "It's where you might be heading if you live the wrong way"
R10: L C I A R D I A L
R11: S B O I G R O U F
R12: S N V I E D B A H
R13: S N I E T G O A C
R14: 75, 50, 100, 9, 7, 2. Target: 847.
R15: B E L F I B A T S (conundrum)
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Round 1: T R A U L S I O D
Pat: DUALIST (7)
Andrew: TRAILS (6)
DC: TAILORS, (7) RITUALS (7)
OT: AUDITORS (8) DILATORS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Pat gets off to a flier with this 7 - not the person you play daily on Apterous, but someone who believes in two contrasting things.
Round 2: R T P E O U N M I
Pat: POINTER (7)
Andrew: mountie
DC: IMPORTUNE (18)
Score: 14–0 (max 26)
Andrew's offering is capitalised and therefore invalid, but DC have a 9 which can be scrambled as IMNOTPURE. That's worthy of a saucy Darren.
Round 3: 50, 5, 4, 7, 3, 8. Target: 710.
Pat: 708. (7 + 3 + 4) x 50 + 8 (7)
Andrew: 708. 8/4 x 7 x 50 + 5 + 3 (7)
RR: 710. 7 x 3 + 50 x 5 x 8/4 (10)
Score: 21–7 (max 36)
2 away but not spot on. Rachel nails it, obviously.
Teatime teaser: MALESTRY -> MASTERLY
Round 4: R X T E A P O L D
Pat: LEOPARD (7)
Andrew: PARTED (6)
DC: LEOTARD (7) TADPOLE (7)
OT: ADOPTER (7) DELATOR (7) DEXTRAL (7) DROPLET (7) PAROLED (7) PRELOAD (7) PROLATE (7) READOPT (7)
Score: 28–7 (max 43)
Round 5: M R I E T S O U Z
Pat: MOISTER (7)
Andrew: MOUSIER (7)
DC: MOISTURE (8)
Score: 35–14 (max 51)
Heh, heh, MOIST-er and MOIST-ure. Much to Susie's disapproval.
Round 6: 100, 25, 6, 6, 3, 1. Target: 378.
Pat: 376.
Andrew: 378. (100 + 25 + 1) x 3 (10)
Score: 35–24 (max 61)
Like the Empire in Episode V, Andrew strikes back, lessening the deficit to 11 points.
Round 7: T Q A O T F A E P
Pat: FATE (4)
Andrew: FEAT (4)
DC: PATTA (5)
OT: TEAPOT (6)
Score: 39–28 (max 67)
Nasty round, in which one of these:
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Round 8: S R I A N Y E T U
Pat: URINATES (8)
Andrew: STAINER (7)
Score: 47–28 (max 75)
First MOISTER/MOISTURE, now URINATES. It's an awkward day for Susie.
Round 9: 75, 6, 10, 6, 2, 1. Target: 989.
Pat: 987. 10 + 2 + 1 x 75 + 6 + 6 (7)
Andrew: 987. 10 + 2 + 1 x 75 + 6 + 6 (7)
RR: 989. (75 + (6 - 2) x 6) x 10 - 1 (10)
Score: 54–35 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: WELLHARD -> HELLWARD
Round 10: L C I A R D I A L
Pat: RAIL (4)
Andrew: cardial
DC: RADICAL (7)
Score: 58–35 (max 92)
Andrew's plausible guess isn't in, but there is one 7...
Round 11: S B O I G R O U F
Pat: BOORS (5)
Andrew: GRUBS (5)
DC: FIBROUS (7)
OT: BROIGUS (7) BURGOOS (7) FURIOSO (7)
Score: 63–40 (max 99)
BROIGUS is a Jewish word meaning a feud, and can also be spelt BROIGES or BROYGES. A BURGOO is a North American thick soup. FURIOSO is a musical term meaning to play wildly.
Round 12: S N V I E D B A H
Pat: BANISHED (8)
Andrew: BANDIES (7)
DC: VANISHED (8) INVADES (7)
Score: 71–40 (max 107)
Andrew can only win if he wins the next three rounds with a 9 in the letters...
Round 13: S N I E T G O A C
Pat: COASTING (8)
Andrew: COASTING (8)
DC: AGNOSTIC (8)
OT: ACONITES (8) CANOEIST (8) COATINGS (8) COGNATES (8) COINAGES (8) COTINGAS (8) SONICATE (8)
Score: 79–48 (max 115)
Nope, game over with a shedload of 8s. A COTINGA is "A perching bird found in the forests of Central and South America, the male of which is frequently brilliantly coloured".
Round 14: 75, 50, 100, 9, 7, 2. Target: 847.
Pat: 848. 100 x 9 - 50 - 2 (7)
Andrew: 848. 100 x 9 - 50 - 2 (7)
RR: 847. (75 + 100/50) x (9 + 2) (10)
Score: 86–55 (max 125)
Perhaps easier than it looks.
Round 15: B E L F I B A T S
No one buzzes. The answer was FLABBIEST.
Final Score: 86–55 (max 135)
No conundrum, but it's an easy win for Pat in the end, as he makes it a hat-trick of victories.
With my recapping duties done for the week, I can now go back to learning shorthand.
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=73