Recap for Tuesday 14 October 2003

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 14 October 2003.

Reposted here to fix errors in the original.

C1: Challenger Ayoola Erinle.
C2: Challenger Paul Trow.
DC: Susie Dent and Mo Mowlam.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L P C T A I O M Y
R02: T G P I E O M D A
R03: R B D W E O I R A
R04: S L J O I P D E O
R05: 25, 7, 2, 1, 1, 7. Target: 602.
TTT:
R06: S M H E A U D C E
R07: S T G N U I E L T
R08: X F N T I E A K S
R09: R T L I E I S C R
R10: 50, 10, 4, 4, 6, 7. Target: 388.
TTT:
R11: L D M N A E A P I
R12: B S V O E U R G N
R13: S R T S O E O R Q
R14: 50, 7, 10, 2, 8, 4. Target: 634.
R15: G I L I B E L L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: L P C T A I O M Y

C1: PLAIT (5)
C2: OPTICAL (7)
DC: TOPICAL (7)
OT: POLYMICT (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T G P I E O M D A

C1: pegoda
C2: DOTAGE (6)
DC: OPIATED (7) GODETIA (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 15)

Round 3: R B D W E O I R A

C1: WORRIED (7)
C2: braider
DC: WARDROBE (8)
Score: 7–13 (max 23)

Round 4: S L J O I P D E O

C1: POODLES (7)
C2: POODLES (7)
DC: POOLSIDE (8)
Score: 14–20 (max 31)

Round 5: 25, 7, 2, 1, 1, 7. Target: 602.

C1: 600. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 601. 25x(7x7-1)/2+1 (7)
OT: 602. ((25x7-1)/2-1)x7 (10)
Score: 14–20 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: S M H E A U D C E

C1: MASHED (6)
C2: SCHEMED (7)
OT: MEDUSAE (7)
Score: 14–27 (max 48)

Round 7: S T G N U I E L T

C1: LETTINGS (8)
C2: TESTING (7)
DC: SETTLING (8)
OT: LUTENIST (8)
Score: 22–27 (max 56)

Round 8: X F N T I E A K S

C1: INTAKES (7)
C2: FAINTS (6)
DC: FIXATES (7)
OT: KENTIAS (7)
Score: 29–27 (max 63)

Round 9: R T L I E I S C R

C1: -
C2: RELICS (6)
DC: ICIEST (6)
OT: CITRILS (7) ELICITS (7) ERISTIC (7) RELICTS (7)
Score: 29–33 (max 70)

Round 10: 50, 10, 4, 4, 6, 7. Target: 388.

C1: 388. Mistake in working.
C2: 388. 7x50+4x10+4-6 (10)
Score: 29–43 (max 80)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: L D M N A E A P I

C1: DENIAL (6)
C2: PLANED (6)
OT: NAPALMED (8)
Score: 35–49 (max 88)

Round 12: B S V O E U R G N

C1: GOVERNS (7)
C2: BURNS (5)
DC: BURGEONS (8)
Score: 42–49 (max 96)

Round 13: S R T S O E O R Q

C1: RESORTS (7)
C2: SORTERS (7)
DC: ROOSTERS (8)
Score: 49–56 (max 104)

Round 14: 50, 7, 10, 2, 8, 4. Target: 634.

C1: 636. (50+7-4)x(10+2) (7)
C2: 632. (10+2)x50+8x4 (7)
CV: 634. (50+8+7-2)x10+4 (10)
Score: 56–63 (max 114)

Round 15: G I L I B E L L E

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say ILLEGIBLE which is correct.
Score: 56–73 (max 124)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=50