c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 5 December 2008.

C1: Champion Martin Bishop (8 wins, 809 points.)
C2: Champion Lee Simmonds (3 wins, 339 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Dr Philip Hammond.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: X C N O E O S S E
R02: T M T S A I A E L
R03: D Q Z I A E K S P
R04: T L D W U I E A I
R05: 9, 3, 2, 8, 6, 1. Target: 265.
TTT: GAGSBROW - "Compost to help the baby sleep, perhaps"
R06: R S V R A E O E M
R07: S N B O E I N C E
R08: G R T T I A E N R
R09: G S R A U E Y N A
R10: 75, 6, 10, 5, 7, 2. Target: 676.
TTT: HOTCRIER - "Persuasive speaking by Butler or Wakeman perhaps"
R11: M S P E O I G N O
R12: L T N H E U E I R
R13: D T C O A I L B A
R14: 100, 10, 7, 3, 6, 5. Target: 745.
R15: K N I T T E D I I (conundrum)


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Round 1: X C N O E O S S E

C1: EXCESS (6)
C2: SCONES (6)
OT: CENSES (6) SCENES (6) COOEES (6) NOOSES (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: T M T S A I A E L

C1: SATIATE (7)
C2: METALS (6)
DC: MALTIEST (8) MALATES (7)
OT: SMALTITE (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

SMALTITE - A white to silver-gray mineral, that is an important ore of cobalt.

Round 3: D Q Z I A E K S P

C1: SPIKED (6)
C2: SPADE (5)
OT: AZIDES (6) ZAIDES (6)
Score: 19–6 (max 20)

AZDIES - A chemical compound that contains the group N3.
ZAIDES - Variant spelling of ZAYDES (thank you to Frank Rodolf for finding that for me ), which (in Jewish use) is one's grandfather.

Round 4: T L D W U I E A I

C1: DILUTE (6)
C2: WILTED (6)
DC: DILATE (6)
OT: AUDILE (6) DETAIL (6) TAILED (6) WAILED (6) WAITED (6) WAULED (6)
Score: 25–12 (max 26)

Round 5: 9, 3, 2, 8, 6, 1. Target: 265.

C1: 265. ((9 * 6) - 1) * (3 + 2) (10)
C2: 268.
Score: 35–12 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: GAGSBROW -> GROWBAGS

Round 6: R S V R A E O E M

C1: REMOVERS (8)
C2: OVERARM (7)
Score: 43–12 (max 44)

Round 7: S N B O E I N C E

C1: NIECES (6)
C2: BONCES (6)
DC: EBONISE (7) OBSCENE (7)
OT: BENISON (7) BENNIES (7) EBONIES (7) INCENSE (7) SENECIO (7)
Score: 49–18 (max 51)

BONCE - A persons head.
BENISON - A blessing; a benediction.
SENECIO - A very large genus of composite plants including the groundsel and the golden ragwort.

Round 8: G R T T I A E N R

C1: TREATING (8)
C2: TREATING (8)
DC: INGRATE (7) TANGIER (7)
OT: RERATING (8)
Score: 57–26 (max 59)

Round 9: G S R A U E Y N A

C1: SUGARY (6)
C2: AUGERS (6)
DC: GURNEYS (7)
Score: 63–32 (max 66)

Round 10: 75, 6, 10, 5, 7, 2. Target: 676.

C1: 676. (75 * (7 + 2)) + (6 - 5) (10)
C2: 676. (75 * (7 + 2)) + (6 - 5) (10)
Score: 73–42 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: HOTCRIER -> RHETORIC

Round 11: M S P E O I G N O

C1: IMPOSE (6)
C2: POSING (6)
OT: MPINGOS (7) NOISOME (7) NOOGIES (7) PIGEONS (7)
Score: 79–48 (max 83)

MPINGOS - East African leguminous trees, with dense black timber which is used for carvings and musical instruments.

This is the only round in the game where the contestants and DC missed the maximum.

Round 12: L T N H E U E I R

C1: RETINUE (7)
C2: HUNTER (6)
DC: UTERINE (7) LUTHERN (7)
OT: LUTHIER (7) NEITHER (7) THEREIN (7) REUNITE (7)
Score: 86–48 (max 90)

Round 13: D T C O A I L B A

C1: DACOIT (6)
C2: COBALT (6)
DC: TABLOID (7) COITAL (6)
OT: BIODATA (7) CABILDO (7)
Score: 92–54 (max 97)

CABILDO - A town council or local government council.

Round 14: 100, 10, 7, 3, 6, 5. Target: 745.

C1: 745. (100 * 7) + ((6 + 3) * 5) (10)
C2: 745. ((100 + 6) * 7) + 3 (10)
Score: 102–64 (max 107)

Round 15: K N I T T E D I I

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say IDENTIKIT which is correct.
Score: 112–64 (max 117)

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

Joseph Bolas wrote:ZAIDES has come up in the writer, but I can't find what it means.

I heard somewhere else that it is in, but you have to look under ZAYDES.

Kai Laddiman wrote:

Joseph Bolas wrote:ZAIDES has come up in the writer, but I can't find what it means.

I heard somewhere else that it is in, but you have to look under ZAYDES.

I have just spotted Frank's post in the spoiler thread, so I have edited the recap to include a definition for ZAIDES/ZAYDES