Monday 17th November 2008, Series 59 Game 86

[Howard Somerset]

Countdown recap for Monday 17 November 2008.

C1: Champion Peter Oliver (1 win, 80 points.)
C2: Challenger Mark Redhead. From Old Whittington, Chesterfield. Likes reggae music and Leeds United, and is a member of the Sheffield Scrabble Club. His ambition is to travel around the world, first class.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Z T R T I E I S E
R02: T U O M S L E D O
R03: R J M A O E S S G
R04: R A U T N I U E R
R05: 50, 1, 3, 4, 8, 10. Target: 765.
TTT: SODANUTS - "Causes lots of shocks and surprises."
R06: W A E N C P P O S
R07: D N V I O A M D E
R08: H I E S G N R I E
R09: R F A E O C D L E
R10: 25, 1, 9, 6, 2, 7. Target: 123.
TTT: SODASEEN - "A salt and pepper covered veteran."
R11: Y T N A O E R X S
R12: T E O M N G E H I
R13: K L L I A E R F T
R14: 75, 8, 2, 5, 3, 7. Target: 506.
R15: L O V E L Y G I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: Z T R T I E I S E

C1: SITTER (6)
C2: ZESTIER (7)
DC: SETTER (6)
OT: RITZIEST (8) (Peter Mabey)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T U O M S L E D O

C1: MOLEST (6)
C2: MODULES (7)
DC: LOUDEST (7) TOUSLED (7)
OT: MOULTED (7) OUTDOES (7) OUTSOLD (7) OUTSOLE (7) STOOLED (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 15)

Round 3: R J M A O E S S G

C1: OGRESS (6)
C2: masser
DC: GOSSAMER (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 23)

Round 4: R A U T N I U E R

C1: TRAINER (7)
C2: TRAINER (7)
DC: RETRAIN (7) TERRAIN (7) URINATE (7)
OT: NURTURE (7) RUNTIER (7) TAURINE (7)
Score: 13–21 (max 30)

Taurine has two definitions: an amino acid containing sulphur, and bull-like.

Round 5: 50, 1, 3, 4, 8, 10. Target: 765.

C1: 761. (8 + 4 + 3) x 50 + 10 + 1 (7)
C2: -
CV: 765. (10 + 8 - 3) x (50 + 1) (10)
Score: 20–21 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: SODANUTS -> ASTOUNDS

Round 6: W A E N C P P O S

C1: SPAWN (5)
C2: WEAPONS (7)
DC: SNOWCAP (7)
OT: COWPEAS (7)
Score: 20–28 (max 47)

Round 7: D N V I O A M D E

C1: AVOIDED (7)
C2: DIAMOND (7)
DC: DOMAINE (7) INVADED (7)
Score: 27–35 (max 54)

Round 8: H I E S G N R I E

C1: hirings
C2: hirings
DC: SINGER (6) SIGNER (6) GREENISH (8)
OT: SHEERING (8)
Score: 27–35 (max 62)

Round 9: R F A E O C D L E

C1: LEAFED (6)
C2: REFACED (7)
DC: FREELOAD (8)
Score: 27–42 (max 70)

Round 10: 25, 1, 9, 6, 2, 7. Target: 123.

C1: 123. (6 - 1) x 25 - 2 (10)
C2: 123. (6 - 1) x 25 - 2 (10)
Score: 37–52 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: SODASEEN -> SEASONED

Round 11: Y T N A O E R X S

C1: NOTARY (6)
C2: TREASON (7)
DC: SENATOR (7)
OT: SANTERO (7)
Score: 37–59 (max 87)

A santero is a person who makes religious images.

Round 12: T E O M N G E H I

C1: MEETING (7)
C2: HOMING (6)
DC: TEEMING (7) THEMING (7)
OT: EMOTING (7) MITOGEN (7) HEGEMON (7) TEMENOI (7)
Score: 44–59 (max 94)

Mitogen - a substance inducing a particular form of cell division.
Hegemon - a supreme leader
Temenos (pl temenoi) - a piece of ground adjacent to a temple.

Round 13: K L L I A E R F T

C1: KILLER (6)
C2: FLAKIER (7)
DC: LITERAL (7) TALLIER (7)
OT: FARTLEK (7) (Rich)
Score: 44–66 (max 101)

A fartlek is not quite what it might at first appear. It is a particular system of training for runners in which the conditions are frequently varied. How disappointing.

Round 14: 75, 8, 2, 5, 3, 7. Target: 506.

C1: 506. 75 x 7 - 3 x 2 - 8 - 5 (10)
C2: -
Score: 54–66 (max 111)

Round 15: L O V E L Y G I N

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say VOLLEYING which is correct.
Score: 64–66 (max 121)

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[Dinos Sfyris]

Cheers for the recap Howard as I missed the show

Taurine has two definitions: an amino acid containing sulphur, and bull-like.

Interestingly enough I'm sipping Red Bull as I read this and Taurine is one of the ingredients!

Also lol at FARTLEK I toyed with AFTERKILL in that round