c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 27 October 2008.

C1: Challenger Scott Jones, from the Wirral, who works in manufacturing. A keen cook, whose ambition is to become an octochamp.
C2: Challenger Stephen Dixon, from Lancashire, now working as a hotel night porter in Nottingham. His ambition is to write a best seller on things he's witnessed in his present job.
DC: Susie Dent and Brian Capron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y F N E A I S N H
R02: R M E O Q L N E W
R03: S L J A O E R R D
R04: C M U O R V T E M
R05: 100, 50, 6, 4, 1, 4. Target: 318.
TTT: NAKEDRAM - "A human charlie, perhaps, this plant."
R06: P K P E A E D G U
R07: T G D A I E T M N
R08: L N D I A E T R Z
R09: S R D O E A N S I
R10: 75, 10, 2, 5, 2, 4. Target: 850.
TTT: MEGATREE - "A system of measuring without feet."
R11: L R D A I E X T S
R12: S P N O A T C E C
R13: S N S A I E T H S
R14: 100, 9, 8, 4, 6, 2. Target: 416.
R15: H I R E A G E N T (conundrum)


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Now that Charlie's vacated the champion's chair, can some of his word knowledge rub off on its new occupant, who's wanting to emulate him?

Round 1: Y F N E A I S N H

C1: HYENAS (6)
C2: FANNIES (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R M E O Q L N E W

C1: MELON (5)
C2: WOMEN (5), said in a very disparaging manner
DC: EELWORM (7)
Score: 5–12 (max 14)

An eelworm is a worm which is a pest, particularly to crops and ornamental plants.

Round 3: S L J A O E R R D

C1: RELOADS (7)
C2: LARDERS (7)
DC: DROSERA (7)
OT: ADORERS (7) LOADERS (7) ORDEALS (7)
Score: 12–19 (max 21)

A drosera is a plant that feeds on worms, among other things. Maybe DC's offerings for rounds 2 and 3 should get togther.

Round 4: C M U O R V T E M

C1: COVERT (6)
C2: COMET (5)
DC: COMMUTER (8)
Score: 18–19 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 50, 6, 4, 1, 4. Target: 318.

C1: 318. (100 + 6) x (4 - 1) (10)
C2: 317.
Score: 28–19 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: NAKEDRAM -> MANDRAKE

Round 6: P K P E A E D G U

C1: PEAKED (6)
C2: PEAKED (6)
DC: GAPPED (6) UPKEEP (6)
OT: KEPPED (6)
Score: 34–25 (max 45)

To kep is to catch, particularly in Scotland.

Round 7: T G D A I E T M N

C1: DATING (6)
C2: TEAMING (7)
DC: MAGNET (6) TAINTED (7)
OT: MATTING (7) (John Douglas) MEDIANT (7) MINTAGE (7) TEGMINA (7)
Score: 34–32 (max 52)

A tegmen, pl tegmina, is a covering of the roof of an organ. Foreskin comes to mind.

Round 8: L N D I A E T R Z

C1: TRAILED (7)
C2: TRAILED (7)
DC: DETRAIN (7) RELIANT (7)
OT: TRAINED (7) LANDTIE (7) LATRINE (7) RETINAL (7) TRENAIL (7) TENDRIL (7)
Score: 41–39 (max 59)

Round 9: S R D O E A N S I

C1: DOSSIER (7)
C2: SANDERS (7)
DC: ANODISERS (18)
Score: 48–46 (max 77)

Round 10: 75, 10, 2, 5, 2, 4. Target: 850.

C1: 850. (75 + 10) x 2 x 5 (10) C1 actually said that he'd done it in a similar way to C2, but we weren't shown the details. I simply guessed.
C2: 850. (75 + 10) x 5 x 2 (10)
Score: 58–56 (max 87)

Teatime teaser: MEGATREE -> METREAGE

Round 11: L R D A I E X T S

C1: LARDIEST (8)
C2: TRAILED (7)
OT: DEXTRALS (8)
Score: 66–56 (max 95)

Round 12: S P N O A T C E C

C1: octanes
C2: ACCENTS (7)
DC: CAPSTONE (8)
OT: OPENCAST (8) (Kirk) CONCEPTS (8) (Joseph) COSECANT (8)
Score: 66–63 (max 103)

Round 13: S N S A I E T H S

C1: SHANTIES (8)
C2: SHANTIES (8)
DC: HESSIAN (7) HASTINESS (18)
Score: 74–71 (max 121)

Round 14: 100, 9, 8, 4, 6, 2. Target: 416.

C1: 416. 4 x 100 + 8 x 2 (10)
C2: 416. 4 x 100 + 8 x 2 (10)
Score: 84–81 (max 131)

Round 15: H I R E A G E N T

C1 buzzes on 20 seconds to say REHEATING which is correct.
Score: 94–81 (max 141)

So, some of Charlie's magic did rub off on Scott, or maybe it was something else that was left on the chair.
Meanwhile, Stephen is now free to go home and and start on that steamy best seller. I'm desperately trying to remember who was the hall porter when I stayed in Nottingham. It's very worrying.

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

Howard Somerset wrote: Foreskin comes to mind.

Hmmm, worrying.

Howard Somerset wrote: Round 10: 75, 10, 2, 5, 2, 4. Target: 850.

C1: 850. (75 + 10) x 2 x 5 (10) C1 actually said that he'd done it in a similar way to C2, but we weren't shown the details. I simply guessed.
C2: 850. (75 + 10) x 5 x 2 (10)
Score: 58–56 (max 87)

I'd guess he did 75x2x5+10.

Has this thread got the right title?

Gavin Chipper wrote:Has this thread got the right title?

Thanks for pointing that out Gavin. Should be correct now.

In round 7, as an example of the usage of TEAMING, Susie said "teaming with people".

I'm surprised at Susie. Surely if she meant having a great number, that would be "teeming".

Tony Mountifield wrote:In round 7, as an example of the usage of TEAMING, Susie said "teaming with people".

I'm surprised at Susie. Surely if she meant having a great number, that would be "teeming".

...and if she meant teaming up?

David O'Donnell wrote:

Tony Mountifield wrote:In round 7, as an example of the usage of TEAMING, Susie said "teaming with people".

I'm surprised at Susie. Surely if she meant having a great number, that would be "teeming".

...and if she meant teaming up?

... then I think she would have said "up", and probably used a more specific example of teaming up with whom.

It was obvious what Susie meant. The "up" wasnt necessary.