Monday, 24th November (Series 59, Prelim 91)

[Kai Laddiman]

Countdown recap for Monday 24 November 2008.

C1: Champion John Matthews (3 wins, 241 points.)
C2: Challenger Hilary Batchelor. She lives in Epping in Essex and she used to work in a sports shop, where she sold football boots to some guy called Rod Stewart.
DC: Susie Dent and Pam Ayres.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N W N X A I N E V
R02: C H K R O E A D E
R03: P D N P E I A T S
R04: M S S P U E U T O
R05: 100, 7, 6, 7, 10, 8. Target: 124.
TTT: ATTAINNO - "It's a posh word for pulling a few strokes."
R06: Z S N D I E I R O
R07: G T H G R E I E O
R08: S T R N E I E B B
R09: G N R Y I E I D T
R10: 25, 7, 10, 5, 6, 4. Target: 897.
TTT: SEENKEPT - "Don't throw the stockings away - think of the fish."
R11: T C L C E O E D A
R12: D J M R O E O S F
R13: L L T F A E S M I
R14: 75, 9, 9, 3, 5, 2. Target: 695.
R15: L I F E S T U F F (conundrum)


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Round 1: N W N X A I N E V

C1: WAIVE (5)
C2: ANNEX (5)
DC: WAXEN (5) NAIVE (5) INANE (5)
OT: NAEVI (5) VIXEN (5)
Score: 5–5 (max 5)

NAEVI - Plural of NAEVUS, a birthmark or mole

Round 2: C H K R O E A D E

C1: REACHED (7)
C2: chokered
DC: CROAKED (7)
OT: COHERED (7) DERECHO (7) CREAKED (7) HOECAKE (7) OCHREAE (7) ROACHED (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 12)

DERECHO - A 'straight' wind (apparently) which is often accompanied by rain
HOECAKE (mmm, cake) - A type of cornmeal bread
OCHREAE - Plural of OCHREA, a type of greave or legging

Round 3: P D N P E I A T S

C1: dappiest
C2: STIPEND (7)
DC: STANDPIPE (18)
Score: 12–12 (max 30)

Round of applause for DC there, I think (but you may not).

Round 4: M S S P U E U T O

C1: POSSUM (6)
C2: UPMOST (6)
DC: SPUTUM (6)
OT: SPUMOUS (7)
Score: 18–18 (max 37)

SPUMOUS - (Of a liquid) foamy and frothy

Round 5: 100, 7, 6, 7, 10, 8. Target: 124.

C1: 124. 100+10+7+7 (10)
C2: 124. Same as above. (10)
Score: 28–28 (max 47)

Pam recites a poem about her and her friend dancing all night long (and hurting her pelvis in the meantime).

Teatime teaser: ATTAINNO -> NATATION

Round 6: Z S N D I E I R O

C1: NOSIER (6)
C2: DERISION (8)
DC: IRONIZED (8)
OT: IRONISED (8) RESINOID (8) IONIZERS (8) IRONIZES (8)
Score: 28–36 (max 55)

RESINOID - Relating to, resembling, or containing resin

Round 7: G T H G R E I E O

C1: HOGGER (6)
C2: GOITRE (6)
DC: EGGIER (6)
OT: GREIGE (6) GRIEGE (6) EITHER (6) GORGET (6) HERETO (6) HETERO (Can't think of many of them) (6) HERIOT (6) HOGGET (6) RIGHTO (6)
Score: 34–42 (max 61)

GREIGE - Not bleached or dyed; unfinished
GRIEGE - Common misspelling of the above
GORGET - A piece of armour protecting the throat
HERIOT - A tribute to a feudal lord on the death of a tenant
HOGGET - A young boar

Round 8: S T R N E I E B B

C1: ENTIRE (6)
C2: BRINES (6)
DC: NESTER (6) INSERT (6)
OT: ENTIRES (7) ENTRIES (7) NERITES (7) TRIENES (7)
Score: 40–48 (max 68)

NERITES - Plural of NERITE, a mollusc of the genus Nerita
TRIENES - Plural of (you guessed it) TRIENE, a chemical compound of three double bonds

Round 9: G N R Y I E I D T

C1: DINGIER (7)
C2: EDITING (7)
DC: DIRTYING (8)
Score: 47–55 (max 76)

OoW: Susie continues her theme of bingo words, and we discover lots of them stem from the Army.

Round 10: 25, 7, 10, 5, 6, 4. Target: 897.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 897. (4x25-6-5)x10+7 (10)
Score: 47–55 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: SEENKEPT -> KEEPNETS

Round 11: T C L C E O E D A

C1: LOCATED (7)
C2: LOCATED (7)
DC: CLEATED (7)
Score: 54–62 (max 93)

Round 12: D J M R O E O S F

C1: ROOMED (6)
C2: FORMED (6)
DC: MOJOS (5) RODEOS (6) DEFORMS (7)
OT: SERFDOM (7) FORDOES (7) SMOORED (7)
Score: 60–68 (max 100)

SERFDOM - Condition in medieval Europe in which a serf (like a peasant) was bound to their owner's land. Much better than DEFORMS by a mile
SMOORED - Suffocated or smothered

Round 13: L L T F A E S M I

C1: FLAMES (6)
C2: MALLETS (7)
DC: FILLETS (7) FLAMIEST (8)
Score: 60–75 (max 108)

Round 14: 75, 9, 9, 3, 5, 2. Target: 695.

C1: 695. (75x9)+(9x3)-5-2 (10)
C2: 695. Same as above. (10)
Score: 70–85 (max 118)

Round 15: L I F E S T U F F

C1 takes a whole 2 seconds to buzz in with FLUFFIEST which is correct.
Score: 80–85 (max 128)

A great game today, very close, with Hilary just coming out on top. (Boy, I love this recapping position.)

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

[Kirk Bevins]

A great game today, very close, with Hilary just coming out on top. (Boy, I love this recapping position.)

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

Haha, you're TWELVE! Boy they start young nowadays.