Recap for Friday 25 January 2002

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Friday 25 January 2002.

C1: Champion Geoffrey Lawrence (1 win, 90 points.)
C2: Challenger Deanne Meeres.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G H R U E T A I C
R02: B N F P E A O L R
R03: E A S M I D O Q T
R04: G F N P A E I L W
R05: 50, 8, 1, 10, 9, 3. Target: 897.
TTT: XDEANNE
R06: G S T M O A U E C
R07: D L D O I P R A E
R08: N H T C O I E L A
R09: U F E S O Z N D I
R10: 50, 8, 10, 2, 7, 9. Target: 149.
TTT: GMEERES
R11: F B A E R C U O T
R12: K D N B E A E I T
R13: L O G R N E A T Y
R14: 75, 9, 1, 8, 9, 7. Target: 259.
R15: L U N G F F I S H (conundrum)


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Round 1: G H R U E T A I C

C1: TRAGIC (6)
C2: CHARGE (6)
DC: CIGARET (7) [note: US spelling]
OT: THEURGIC (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: B N F P E A O L R

C1: PLANE (5)
C2: PLANER (6)
DC: PROFANE (7)
OT: ROPABLE (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 15)

Round 3: E A S M I D O Q T

C1: ADMITS (6)
C2: ATOMISED (8)
Score: 6–20 (max 23)

Round 4: G F N P A E I L W

C1: PEALING (7)
C2: PEALING (7)
DC: LAPWING (7)
OT: FINAGLE (7) LEAFING (7) LEAPING (7) WEALING (7)
Score: 13–27 (max 30)

Round 5: 50, 8, 1, 10, 9, 3. Target: 897.

C1: 897. (10+8)x50-3 (10)
C2: 897. (10+8)x50-3 (10)
Score: 23–37 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: XDEANNE -> ANNEXED
Nice contestant-themed TTT there!

Round 6: G S T M O A U E C

C1: MASCOT (6)
C2: COSTUME (7)
Score: 23–44 (max 47)

Round 7: D L D O I P R A E

C1: PEDLAR (6)
C2: PLODDER (7)
DC: LEOPARD (7) and from CV, PIDDLER (7)
OT: PARODIED (8)
Score: 23–51 (max 55)

Round 8: N H T C O I E L A

C1: ENTAIL (6)
C2: CHANT (5)
DC: CHELATION (18)
Score: 29–51 (max 73)

Round 9: U F E S O Z N D I

C1: FONDUES (7)
C2: DOZENS (6)
DC: INFUSED (7)
OT: FUNDIES (7) UNSIZED (7)
Score: 36–51 (max 80)

Round 10: 50, 8, 10, 2, 7, 9. Target: 149.

C1: 149. (10-7)x50-(9-8) (10)
C2: 149. (10-7)x50-(9-8) (10)
Score: 46–61 (max 90)

Teatime teaser: GMEERES -> EMERGES

Round 11: F B A E R C U O T

C1: CRUET (5)
C2: FAUCET (6)
DC: FURCATE (7)
OT: FACTURE (7) OUTFACE (7) OUTRACE (7)
Score: 46–67 (max 97)

Round 12: K D N B E A E I T

C1: BETAKEN (7)
C2: BEATNIK (7)
OT: BETAINE (7)
Lovely round!
Score: 53–74 (max 104)

Round 13: Geoffrey cheerfully asks for "1 large and 5 small please Carol", but eventually gets... L O G R N E A T Y

C1: lorgnet [LORGNET is a word in several other languages such as Danish and Dutch, but not English apparently.]
C2: GLOATER (7)
DC: ORNATELY (8)
OT: NEGATORY (8)
Score: 53–81 (max 112)

Round 14: 75, 9, 1, 8, 9, 7. Target: 259.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 257 or 261 (7)
OT: 260. (75-9-1)x8/(9-7) (7)
Score: 53–81 (max 119)

Round 15: L U N G F F I S H

C2 buzzes on 7 seconds to say SHUFFLING which is correct.
Score: 53–91 (max 129)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47

[James Robinson]

RR: Rachel Riley.

[Charlie Reams]

RR: Rachel Riley.

Oops. Well spotted.