c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 March 2009.

C1: Challenger Kezra Shakir.
C2: Challenger Stephen Porritt.
DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T R A E J A U N
R02: T S S F I E O A U
R03: T M D O E N R E I
R04: H H R G O E O U D
R05: 75, 50, 2, 7, 3, 1. Target: 678.

TTT: FILLDAWN - "The breeze drops; have a large sum of money"

R06: L C R S I I A E O
R07: P P T E A O L Z P
R08: S S N B A E I P E
R09: M K G E I A L T N
R10: 50, 1, 3, 2, 1, 7. Target: 132.

TTT: GAVENITS - "Old cars and even older wines"

R11: S R S E O A T L N
R12: M B Q R I I U A E
R13: Y G W C O A I T O
R14: 50, 6, 3, 7, 7, 5. Target: 325.
R15: C H O P P E R I T (conundrum)




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Round 1: M T R A E J A U N

C1: MANTRA (6)
C2: munter
DC: AMATEUR (7) MANTEAU (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: T S S F I E O A U

C1: SOFT (4)
C2: FEASTS (6)
DC: FATSOES (7) SOFTIES (7)
OT: ESTUFAS (7) FIESTAS (7) SOSATIE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)

Round 3: T M D O E N R E I

C1: MINTED (6)
C2: MENTORED (8)
OT: DOMINEER (8) ORIENTED (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 22)

Round 4: H H R G O E O U D

C1: DOOR (4)
C2: ROUGH (5)
DC: ROUGHED (7) HOUGHED (7)
Score: 6–19 (max 29)

Round 5: 75, 50, 2, 7, 3, 1. Target: 678.

C1: -
C2: 678. ((2+7)x75)+3 (10)
Score: 6–29 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: FILLDAWN -> WINDFALL

Round 6: L C R S I I A E O

C1: RECOILS (7)
C2: CALORIES (8)
OT: CARIOLES (8)
Score: 6–37 (max 47)

Round 7: P P T E A O L Z P

C1: POPPET (6)
C2: TOPPLE (6)
DC: APPLET (6)
OT: LAPPET (6) LAPTOP (6) PELOTA (6) POPPLE (6) ZEALOT (6)
Score: 12–43 (max 53)

Round 8: S S N B A E I P E

C1: PAINS (5)
C2: BASINS (6)
OT: BEANIES (7) PANSIES (7) PENISES (7)
Score: 12–49 (max 60)

Round 9: M K G E I A L T N

C1: GENITAL (7)
C2: TALKING (7)
DC: MELTING (7) MALTING (7) LIGAMENT (8)
Score: 19–56 (max 68)

Round 10: 50, 1, 3, 2, 1, 7. Target: 132.

C1: 130.
C2: 132. (50-(7-1))x3 (10)
Score: 19–66 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: GAVENITS -> VINTAGES

Round 11: S R S E O A T L N

C1: LOANERS (7)
C2: TASSEL (6)
DC: SENATORS (8) TREASONS (8)
OT: ASSENTOR (8) SANTEROS (8) SALTERNS (8)
Score: 26–66 (max 86)

Round 12: M B Q R I I U A E

C1: requiem
C2: IMBUE (5)
DC: BARIUM (6)
OT: BARQUE (6) ERBIUM (6) IMBRUE (6) MARQUE (6) MERBAU (6) UMBRAE (6)
Score: 26–71 (max 92)

Round 13: Y G W C O A I T O

C1: COAT (4)
C2: GOATY (5)
OT: COGITO (6)
Score: 26–76 (max 98)

Round 14: 50, 6, 3, 7, 7, 5. Target: 325.

C1: 326. (6x50)+(7x3)+5 (7)
C2: 324. (7x50)-(7x5)+6+3 (7)
RR: 325. (50/(7-5))x(6+7) (10)
Score: 33–83 (max 108)

Round 15: C H O P P E R I T

C2 buzzes on 28 seconds to say PROPHETIC which is correct.
Score: 33–93 (max 118)


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