c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 February 2009.

C1: Champion Neil Zussman (2 wins.)
C2: Challenger Anita Fairhurst.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Humble.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H A S P E W I N P
R02: S E O L D E T D B
R03: C A L R I T E A E
R04: N T R O I A D R Q
R05: 2, 10, 5, 1, 3, 6. Target: 139.

TTT: ROLOBALM - "Strictly, it's where you take your partner by the hand"

R06: T I M D T A E O N
R07: N E M L O D A E A
R08: G G R U I O T R S
R09: C U S R E H E B M
R10: 25, 10, 6, 1, 6, 10. Target: 116.

TTT: WEEKCRAG - "It's what's left after it's all been sunk"

R11: N O R F I S A T X
R12: C Z E A E S D S K
R13: J A S M E P O E O
R14: 75, 8, 4, 2, 5, 9. Target: 855.
R15: H A R E M G R U B (conundrum)




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Round 1: H A S P E W I N P

C1: NAPPIES (7)
C2: HAPPENS (7)
DC: WAHINES (7)
OT: PINESAP (7) SHIPPEN (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S E O L D E T D B

C1: TODDLES (7)
C2: BOLDEST (7)
OT: BOLETES (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 14)

Round 3: C A L R I T E A E

C1: ARTICLE (7)
C2: CREATE (6)
DC: LACERATE (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 22)

Round 4: N T R O I A D R Q

C1: RATION (6)
C2: ORDAIN (6)
DC: ADROIT (6) QINTAR (6)
OT: INROAD (6) TORRID (6)
Score: 27–20 (max 28)

Round 5: 2, 10, 5, 1, 3, 6. Target: 139.

C1: 139. ((6+5+3)x10)-1 (10)
C2: 139. (3x5x10)-((6x2)-1) (10)
Score: 37–30 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: ROLOBALM -> BALLROOM

Round 6: T I M D T A E O N

C1: DOMINATE (8)
C2: DOMINATE (8)
DC: ANTIDOTE (8)
OT: TETANOID (8) TOMATINE (8)
Score: 45–38 (max 46)

Round 7: N E M L O D A E A

C1: LEMONADE (8)
C2: LEMONADE (8)
Score: 53–46 (max 54)

Round 8: G G R U I O T R S

C1: GROUTS (6)
C2: GROUTS (6)
OT: RIGOURS (7)
Score: 59–52 (max 61)

Round 9: C U S R E H E B M

C1: CUMBERS (7)
C2: CHERUBS (7)
DC: EUCHRES (7)
OT: SCHEMER (7) SCHMEER (7)
Score: 66–59 (max 68)

Round 10: 25, 10, 6, 1, 6, 10. Target: 116.

C1: 116. ((10+1)x10)+6 (10)
C2: 116. As C1 (10)
Score: 76–69 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: WEEKCRAG -> WRECKAGE

Round 11: N O R F I S A T X

C1: RATIONS (7)
C2: RATIONS (7)
DC: INSOFAR (7)
OT: TRANSFIX (8)
Score: 83–76 (max 86)

Round 12: C Z E A E S D S K

C1: SACKED (6)
C2: SACKED (6)
OT: ACKEES (6) CEASED (6) CEASES (6)
Score: 89–82 (max 92)

Round 13: J A S M E P O E O

C1: MOOSE (5)
C2: MOPES (5)
DC: POEMS (5) JEEPS (5)
OT: POOJAS (6)
Score: 94–87 (max 98)

Round 14: 75, 8, 4, 2, 5, 9. Target: 855.

C1: 853. As C2 (7)
C2: 853. ((9+2)x75)+((5x4)+8) (7)
RR: 855. ((75x2)+8+4+9)x5 (10)
Score: 101–94 (max 108)

Round 15: H A R E M G R U B

C1 buzzes on 0 seconds to say HAMBURGER which is correct.
Score: 111–94 (max 118)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60