c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 29 July 2003.

C1: Champion Chris Cummins (3 wins.)
C2: Challenger Andrea Needham.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Digance.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L E U D S O A M
R02: E I A C Z R N K P
R03: T F R G E U E A U
R04: O I L S O M E T V
R05: 10, 7, 6, 2, 9, 7. Target: 460.
R06: O A U D N H R C A
R07: T S M B E I O L G
R08: E I E S Y P D N R
R09: T F L S C I A U M
R10: 100, 6, 8, 10, 5, 2. Target: 174.
R11: N D R X E A E T H
R12: O I E P S G C Q T
R13: N S L R D W I A E
R14: 100, 8, 2, 9, 6, 3. Target: 247.
R15: T I M I D G N A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T L E U D S O A M

C1: outdeals
C2: ALOUD (5)
DC: MODULATES (18)
Score: 0–5 (max 18)

Round 2: E I A C Z R N K P

C1: CAPRINE (7)
C2: crazier
Score: 7–5 (max 25)

Round 3: T F R G E U E A U

C1: FEATURE (7)
C2: uterage
DC: REFUGE (6)
Score: 14–5 (max 32)

Round 4: O I L S O M E T V

C1: MOTIVES (7)
C2: VIOLETS (7)
DC: TOILSOME (8)
Score: 21–12 (max 40)

Round 5: 10, 7, 6, 2, 9, 7. Target: 460.

C1: 460. (7x7-6/2)x10 (10)
C2: 460. (7x6+2+9-7)x10 (10)
Score: 31–22 (max 50)



Round 6: O A U D N H R C A

C1: CANDOUR (7)
C2: HOUND (5)
OT: HANDCAR (7)
Score: 38–22 (max 57)

Round 7: T S M B E I O L G

C1: MOBILES (7)
C2: MOIST (5)
DC: GIBLETS (7) GIMLETS (7) OBLIGES (7)
OT: EGOTISM (7) GOBLETS (7) LOGIEST (7)
Score: 45–22 (max 64)

Round 8: E I E S Y P D N R

C1: ESPIED (6)
C2: SPINE (5)
DC: SPENDER (7) PRESIDE (7) SPIDERY (7)
OT: DENIERS (7) NEREIDS (7) RESINED (7) REPINED (7) RIPENED (7) REPINES (7)
Score: 51–22 (max 71)

Round 9: T F L S C I A U M

C1: MUSICAL (7)
C2: false
DC: FISTULA (7)
OT: CULTISM (7) FACTUMS (7) TALCUMS (7)
Score: 58–22 (max 78)

Round 10: 100, 6, 8, 10, 5, 2. Target: 174.

C1: 174. 8x10+100-6 (10)
C2: 174. (6+2)x8+10+10 (10)
Score: 68–32 (max 88)



Round 11: N D R X E A E T H

C1: EXTEND (6)
C2: THREAD (6)
DC: DEXTRAN (7) NARTHEX (7)
OT: ADHERENT (8)
Score: 74–38 (max 96)

Round 12: O I E P S G C Q T

C1: COPIES (6)
C2: POISE (5)
DC: POETICS (7)
Score: 80–38 (max 103)

Round 13: N S L R D W I A E

C1: SWINDLER (8)
C2: NAILERS (7)
OT: ISLANDER (8)
Score: 88–38 (max 111)

Round 14: 100, 8, 2, 9, 6, 3. Target: 247.

C1: 247. (100-9-6)x3-8 (10)
C2: 248.
Score: 98–38 (max 121)

Round 15: T I M I D G N A T

C1 buzzes on 27 seconds to say ADMITTING which is correct.
Score: 108–38 (max 131)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=50