Recap for 11 November 2002 [George Greenhough ep7]

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Monday 11 November 2002.

C1: Champion George Greenhough (6 wins, 632 points.)
C2: Challenger Rob Carr.
DC: Susie Dent and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W R T E A U N S L
R02: M P F O I E G T C
R03: D S R I O E A V I
R04: T R D U O A E M S
R05: 5, 7, 6, 7, 5, 8. Target: 604.
TTT: REDSUNS
R06: C P T I A E L R Y
R07: J D G I O A N T I
R08: S K X R E O L A U
R09: I E M S D A P T C
R10: 75, 8, 4, 1, 3, 4. Target: 419.
TTT: MOBROLE
R11: G N F A O I R L A
R12: D Q S M E O E V T
R13: N H R G I O A B E
R14: 50, 8, 3, 6, 2, 1. Target: 363.
R15: L Y N P E T E R S (conundrum)


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Round 1: W R T E A U N S L

C1: SAUNTER (7)
C2: SAUNTER (7)
DC: NEUTRALS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: M P F O I E G T C

C1: POETIC (6)
C2: COMFIT (6)
DC: POETIC (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: D S R I O E A V I

C1: OVARIES (7)
C2: RADIOS (6)
DC: ROADIES (7) ADVISER (7) DEVISOR (7)
OT: AVOIDERS (8)
Score: 20–13 (max 22)

Round 4: T R D U O A E M S

C1: DETOURS (7)
C2: MUSTARD (7) - considered outstreams, which impressively is 10 letters, not in the selection, and not in the dictionary. Probably best to stick with MUSTARD.
OT: AROUSED (7) DOUREST (7) ROUSTED (7) MAESTRO (7) MATURED (7) MATURES (7) STRUMAE (7) RADOMES (7) REMUDAS (7) ROASTED (7) TORSADE (7) SMARTED (7) STARDOM (7) TSARDOM (7) STORMED (7)
Score: 27–20 (max 29)

Round 5: 5, 7, 6, 7, 5, 8. Target: 604.

C1: -
C2: 613. (8x7+6)x(5+5)-7 (5)
CV: 604. 7x8x(6+5)-7-5 (10)
Score: 27–25 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: REDSUNS -> UNDRESS

Round 6: C P T I A E L R Y

C1: PARTICLE (8)
C2: PARTLY (6)
DC: PRELATIC (8)
OT: LITERACY (8)
Score: 35–25 (max 47)

Round 7: J D G I O A N T I

C1: DOTING (6)
C2: ADJOINT (7) - well risked this time
Score: 35–32 (max 54)

Round 8: S K X R E O L A U

C1: RELAX (5)
C2: lures (declared as 6)
DC: SULKER (6) AROUSE (6)
OT: ARKOSE (6) SOAKER (6) LOUSER (6) REALOS (6) SOLERA (6) SEXUAL (6)
Score: 40–32 (max 60)

Round 9: I E M S D A P T C

C1: IMPACTED (8)
C2: MASTIC (6)
DC: CAMPSITE (8)
OT: CAMPIEST (8)
Score: 48–32 (max 68)

Round 10: 75, 8, 4, 1, 3, 4. Target: 419.

C1: 418. (75+3+4)x(4+1)+8 (7)
C2: -
CV: 419. (75+8)x(4+1)+4 (10)
Score: 55–32 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: MOBROLE -> BLOOMER

Round 11: G N F A O I R L A

C1: FLARING (7) (and FOALING)
C2: FLARING (7)
DC: LOAFING (7)
OT: FOALING (7) GRANOLA (7) RANGOLI (7)
Score: 62–39 (max 85)

Round 12: D Q S M E O E V T

C1: DEMOTES (7)
C2: DEMOTES (7)
DC: DEVOTES (7)
Score: 69–46 (max 92)

Round 13: N H R G I O A B E

C1: BEARING (7)
C2: BEARING (7)
DC: HEARING (7)
OT: neighbor is US spelling only
Score: 76–53 (max 99)

Round 14: 50, 8, 3, 6, 2, 1. Target: 363.

C1: 364.
C2: 363. (6+1)x50+8+3+2 (10)
Score: 76–63 (max 109)

Round 15: L Y N P E T E R S

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say PRESENTLY which is correct.
Score: 86–63 (max 119)


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