Tuesday 2nd March 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 37)

[Dinos Sfyris]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 2 March 2010.

C1: Challenger Raheel Mirza (2 wins, 161 points) a pharmaceutical sales rep from Nottingham. He’s married to Nadia and they have a penchant for cooking. Both his shows so far have been decided on Crucial Conundrums, including his victory over professional footballer, Clark Carlisle on Friday. Since filming for the show I think he’s also joined Apterous. Yay!
C2: Challenger Phil Peart, a baker from Portsmouth. He’s formerly worked as an electrician and in the navy on an ANEURISM + B. He recounts that on his 21st birthday he set sail from Honolulu to Waikiki beach. Friggin’ Sweet!
DC: Susie Dent and Nicholas Owen.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S G D O I O U E
R02: Q R G I E D A X P
R03: N S T E O I L N S
R04: C T S E A N O V A
R05: 25, 7, 3, 2, 9, 2. Target: 725.
TTT: NERDDOPE - "Thought long and hard about the garden water feature"
R06: D I L E B I S Y O
R07: L C R P A E A M E
R08: T N A R E T U E R
R09: D T B K A I O M O
R10: 75, 100, 25, 50, 6, 2. Target: 655.
TTT: FARRISEN - "Stop oneself from singing choruses"
R11: R G T S I A I U F
R12: R E Z O P A R E T
R13: H N L M I E O A W
R14: 75, 100, 25, 50, 5, 6. Target: 378.
R15: I S I N G D U F F (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S G D O I O U E

C1: OUTSIDE (7)
C2: OUTSIDE (7)
DC: TEDIOUS (7) STOOGED (7) GOODIES (7)
OT: DUGITES (7) GOOIEST (7) OSTEOID (7) OUTDOES (7) OUTGOES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: Q R G I E D A X P

C1: PAIRED (6)
C2: DRAPE (5)
DC: DIAPER (6)
OT: REPAID (6) GRIPED (6) PARGED (6)
Score: 13–7 (max 13)

Round 3: N S T E O I L N S

C1: STONES (6)
C2: LESSON (6)
DC: LINNETS (7) TONSILS (7) INSOLENT (8)
OT: ENTISOLS (8) TENSIONS (8)
Score: 19–13 (max 21)

Round 4: C T S E A N O V A

C1: STANCE (6)
C2: VACATES (7)
DC: OCTAVES (7) NOVATES (7)
OT: CENTAVOS (8)
Score: 19–20 (max 29)

Phil takes the lead from Raheel but everyone misses the 8. A CENTAVO is a type of coin valued at one hundredth of a peso.

Round 5: 25, 7, 3, 2, 9, 2. Target: 725.

C1: -
C2: -
RR: 725. ((7+3)x2+9)x25 (10)
Score: 19–20 (max 39)

Both players have a 25 times table fail

Teatime teaser: NERDDOPE -> PONDERED

Round 6: D I L E B I S Y O

C1: BODILY (6)
C2: baldies
DC: LIBIDOS (7) DISOBEY (7)
OT: BOILIES (7) BOLIDES (7) DOILIES (7) IDOLISE (7)
Score: 25–20 (max 46)

Round 7: L C R P A E A M E

C1: REPLACE (7)
C2: CARAMEL (7)
OT: CLAMPER (7) PERCALE (7)
Score: 32–27 (max 53)

Round 8: T N A R E T U E R

C1: RETREAT (7)
C2: NEUTER (6)
DC: ENTREAT (7)
OT: NATTERER (8)
Score: 39–27 (max 61)

NATTERER is precisely what it says on the tin.

Round 9: D T B K A I O M O

C1: TOMB (4)
C2: BOOK (4)
DC: AKIMBO (6) DIATOM (6) KABOOM (6) MIKADO (6)
Score: 43–31 (max 67)

Round 10: 75, 100, 25, 50, 6, 2. Target: 655.

C1: 655. 6x100+50+75/25+2 (10)
C2: 652.
Score: 53–31 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: FARRISEN -> REFRAINS

Round 11: R G T S I A I U F

C1: GRITS (5)
C2: frugal
DC: GUITARS (7)
Score: 58–31 (max 84)

Round 12: R E Z O P A R E T

C1: OPERATE (7)
C2: PARROT (6)
OT: PERORATE (8) TRAPEZE (7)
Score: 65–31 (max 92)

PERORATE means to speak at length and is useful to remember as a valid anagram of operater^

Round 13: H N L M I E O A W

C1: WOMEN (5) (said with an emphatic groan)
C2: MELON (5)
DC: HEMIOLA (7)
OT: MANHOLE (7)
Score: 70–36 (max 99)

Round 14: 75, 100, 25, 50, 5, 6. Target: 378.

C1: 378. 5x75+6/(50/25) (10)
C2: 376.
Score: 80–36 (max 109)

Raheel sets the standard while Phil fails to make that elusive 3 from 6, 25 and 50.

Round 15: I S I N G D U F F

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say DIFFUSING which is correct.
Score: 90–36 (max 119)

A decisive victory this time for Raheel. Find out how he’ll fare “tomorrow” with the Robinson Recap double bill.

Latecap written, produced and directed by Dinos Sfyris with Jason Larsen as key grip.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61

[James Robinson]

Round 9: D T B K A I O M O

C1: TOMB (4)
C2: BOOK (4)
DC: AKIMBO (6) DIATOM (6)
Score: 43–31 (max 67)

Dinos, I seem to recall that KABOOM & MIKADO were alternative 6's that were available as well.

[Kai Laddiman]

6/(50+25)

Sorry, one of the 3 best recappers, but 6/75 does not equal 3.

[Dinos Sfyris]

Thankyou, number 4

[Howard Somerset]

Thankyou, number 4

Ollie and I are definitely dropping down the list, then.