Monday 15th April 2024 (Series 89, Preliminary 75)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 15 April 2024.

C1: Challenger Steve Draper. From Liverpool, but originally from the Midlands. He loves jazz music, particularly from the swing era.
C2: Challenger Siobhán Gallagher. From County Mayo. She's a self-taught musician, having taught herself to play the guitar.
DC: Susie Dent and JB Gill.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L D A E T M I H R
R02: K W S A U M R I O
R03: 25, 2, 7, 7, 10, 1. Target: 672.
TTT: SLOWDIRE - "The game was slow and dire, but the two goals were magical."
R04: D N C A E A M D S
R05: V S E A D T U E F
R06: 10, 5, 7, 7, 6, 9. Target: 460.
R07: G T O I P L O A P
R08: C L E A N S D E S
R09: 75, 7, 5, 1, 2, 1. Target: 439.
TTT: CAPSKEYS - "The office worker can only view this using windows."
R10: N V T O I H A S G
R11: S G U I S E N B N
R12: L O Q T W E O P T
R13: F R I O N R A G D
R14: 7, 3, 4, 9, 2, 8. Target: 501.
R15: S L U G A P I N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: L D A E T M I H R

Steve: MALTIER (7)
Siobhán: trialed
DC: TRAILED (7) THERMAL (7)
OT: ADITHER (7) HEDARIM (7) LAMITER (7) MAIRDLE (7) MARLITE (7) MIRATED (7) READMIT (7) REDTAIL (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: K W S A U M R I O

Steve: wracks
Siobhán: ROAMS (5)
DC: KOWARIS (7)
OT: MAKORIS (7) RUMAKIS (7)
Score: 7–5 (max 14)

Round 3: 25, 2, 7, 7, 10, 1. Target: 672.

Steve: -
Siobhán: 674. (((2 x 10) + 7) x 25) - 1 (7)
RR: 672. (25 - 1) x 2 x (7 + 7) (10)
Score: 7–12 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: SLOWDIRE -> WORLDIES

Round 4: D N C A E A M D S

Steve: DEMANDS (7)
Siobhán: MENDS (5)
DC: MADDENS (7)
OT: ADDANCS (7) ADNAMES (7) ANADEMS (7) DEADMAN (7) MAENADS (7)
Score: 14–12 (max 31)

Round 5: V S E A D T U E F

Steve: DEAFEST (7)
Siobhán: FEASTED (7)
DC: SAUTEED (7) DEFEATS (7)
Score: 21–19 (max 38)

Round 6: 10, 5, 7, 7, 6, 9. Target: 460.

Steve: 460. ((6 x 7) + 9 - 5) x 10 (10)
Siobhán: 463.
Score: 31–19 (max 48)

JB talks about how his love of music began.

Round 7: G T O I P L O A P

Steve: PILOT (5)
Siobhán: PLAIT (5)
DC: GALIPOT (7)
OT: AGITPOP (7)
Score: 36–24 (max 55)

Round 8: C L E A N S D E S

Steve: CLEANSED (8)
Siobhán: CLEANSED (8)
OT: CLEANSES (8) DECLASSE (8) DESCALES (8) SCALENES (8) SEEDLACS (8)
Score: 44–32 (max 63)

Round 9: 75, 7, 5, 1, 2, 1. Target: 439.

Steve: 439. ((7 - 1) x 75) - ((5 x 2) + 1) (10)
Siobhán: 437.
Score: 54–32 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: CAPSKEYS -> SKYSCAPE

Round 10: N V T O I H A S G

Steve: SHAVING (7)
Siobhán: VANISH (6)
DC: HOSTING (7)
OT: OATHINGS (8)
Score: 61–32 (max 81)

Round 11: S G U I S E N B N

Steve: BINGES (6)
Siobhán: BIGNESS (7)
DC: ENSIGNS (7) BUSSING (7)
OT: BUNNIES (7) ENSUING (7) GIBUSES (7) GUNNIES (7) NIBUNGS (7) SENSING (7) SUBSIGN (7) SUNNIES (7) USENING (7)
Score: 61–39 (max 88)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "temple", "template" and "contemplate".

Round 12: L O Q T W E O P T

Steve: POOTLE (6)
Siobhán: WEPT (4)
OT: POTTLE (6) TOOTLE (6)
Score: 67–39 (max 94)

Round 13: F R I O N R A G D

Steve: ADORING (7)
Siobhán: ROARING (7)
OT: ARRODING (8)
Score: 74–46 (max 102)

Round 14: 7, 3, 4, 9, 2, 8. Target: 501.

Steve: 500.
Siobhán: 501. (7 x 9 x 8) - 3 (10)
Score: 74–56 (max 112)

Round 15: S L U G A P I N T

Siobhán buzzes on 11.25 seconds to say PULSATING which is correct.
Final Score: 74–66 (max 122)

Statistics Corner

Steve:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 7

Siobhán:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89