c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 23 October 2002.

C1: Champion Julian Fell (5 wins, 566 points.)
C2: Challenger Jill Leatherbarrow.
DC: Susie Dent and Ingrid Tarrant.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G N S T A E D I P
R02: H R L E U A M C O
R03: I A T J I F V D O
R04: S G R L I A N E X
R05: 100, 9, 5, 2, 3, 8. Target: 930.
TTT: AIRFUEL
R06: P D O U I T A M E
R07: I S O E R C L N O
R08: S R W M A U E T G
R09: D P L S R A E O I
R10: 75, 7, 5, 9, 5, 1. Target: 962.
TTT: SNUGBIB
R11: Y N C E I T A G M
R12: F S R O E V D I T
R13: E E L N H O R K B
R14: 50, 7, 9, 8, 10, 1. Target: 535.
R15: M I N G D I N E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: G N S T A E D I P

C1: STEADING (8)
C2: PASTED (6)
DC: STIPEND (7) SEDATING (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: H R L E U A M C O

C1: HUMERAL (7)
C2: MOLAR (5)
DC: CHORAL (6) CHORALE (7)
OT: ARMHOLE (7) CHOLERA (7) CLAMOUR (7) LEUCOMA (7) LOUCHER (7) MORCEAU (7) MORULAE (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)

Round 3: I A T J I F V D O

C1: DIVOT (5)
C2: IDIOT (5)
DC: AVOID (5) VIDIOT (6)
Score: 20–5 (max 21)

Round 4: S G R L I A N E X

C1: REALIGNS (8)
C2: RELAXING (8)
DC: RELAXING (8) REALIGNS (8)
OT: RESIGNAL (8) SLANGIER (8)
Score: 28–13 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 9, 5, 2, 3, 8. Target: 930.

C1: 930. (100+3)x9+5-2 (10)
C2: 930. 100x9+3x2x5 (10)
Score: 38–23 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: AIRFUEL -> FAILURE

Round 6: P D O U I T A M E

C1: OPIATED (7)
C2: POUTED (6)
DC: IMPUTED (7)
Score: 45–23 (max 46)

Round 7: I S O E R C L N O

C1: COLONISE (8)
C2: INCLOSE (7)
DC: CRONIES (7) but Julian resisted COLONISER (18) which is actually good
Score: 53–23 (max 64)

Round 8: S R W M A U E T G

C1: WARMEST (7)
C2: WATERS (6)
DC: MATURES (7)
OT: STRUMAE (7) MURAGES (7)
Score: 60–23 (max 71)

Round 9: D P L S R A E O I

C1: POLARISED (18)
C2: plaiders
DC: LEOPARDS (8)
Score: 78–23 (max 89)

Round 10: 75, 7, 5, 9, 5, 1. Target: 962.

C1: 962. (5x5+75+7)x9-1 (10)
C2: 964.
Score: 88–23 (max 99)

Teatime teaser: SNUGBIB -> GUBBINS

Round 11: Y N C E I T A G M

C1: MINTAGE (7)
C2: MAGNETIC (8)
Score: 88–31 (max 107)

Round 12: F S R O E V D I T

C1: VISORED (7)
C2: DIVERTS (7)
DC: FROSTED (7) DEFROST (7)
OT: DEVISOR (7) DEVOIRS (7) STRIVED (7) EDITORS (7) SORTIED (7) STEROID (7) STORIED (7) TRIODES (7) FOISTED (7) FORTIES (7)
Score: 95–38 (max 114)

Round 13: E E L N H O R K B

C1: ENROBE (6)
C2: HONKER (6)
DC: KERNEL (6)
OT: BOREEN (6) BROKEN (6) NOBLER (6) REEBOK (6) RHEBOK (6)
Score: 101–44 (max 120)

Round 14: 50, 7, 9, 8, 10, 1. Target: 535.

C1: -
C2: 535. (10+1)x50-7-8 (10)
Score: 101–54 (max 130)

Round 15: M I N G D I N E R

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say REMINDING which is correct.
Score: 111–54 (max 140)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48