c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 August 2002.

C1: Champion Danny Hamilton (4 wins, 390 points.)
C2: Challenger Charles Donnelly.
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I A O C G T H F N
R02: R Z U M E S A Y I
R03: L D E T O R E N V
R04: J I R O E S C I G
R05: 100, 75, 25, 50, 10, 6. Target: 500.
TTT: MINKDOG
R06: D A T M A E P K L
R07: R S N O E O T W I
R08: G A D E E L B A R
R09: S I C O X E T U N
R10: 100, 3, 9, 8, 10, 1. Target: 493.
TTT: TIPCURL
R11: H M P E I A F T D
R12: V O S R A E L G I
R13: C T P U O A L N S
R14: 75, 4, 2, 10, 9, 8. Target: 777.
R15: H O T C A T H O E (conundrum)


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Round 1: I A O C G T H F N

C1: COATING (7)
C2: COATING (7)
DC: FACTION (7)
OT: CHAFING (7) COTINGA (7) GNATHIC (7) HAFTING (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R Z U M E S A Y I

C1: MISERY (6)
C2: muser
DC: MAZIER (6)
OT: ARMIES (6) RAMIES (6) SAMIER (6) SARMIE (6) AZURES (6) MAZERS (6) SMEARY (6) ZYMASE (6)
Score: 13–7 (max 13)

Round 3: L D E T O R E N V

C1: RENTED (6)
C2: VENTED (6)
DC: REDOLENT (8)
OT: REVOLTED (8)
Score: 19–13 (max 21)

Round 4: J I R O E S C I G

C1: COSIER (6)
C2: SCORE (5)
DC: CORGIS (6)
OT: ORGIES (6) REJIGS (6)
Score: 25–13 (max 27)

Round 5: 100, 75, 25, 50, 10, 6. Target: 500.

C1: 500. 50x10 (10)
C2: 500. 50x10 (10)
Score: 35–23 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: MINKDOG -> KINGDOM

Round 6: D A T M A E P K L

C1: LAMPED (6)
C2: PALMED (6)
DC: PALMATE (7) and PALMATED (8) get the pencam treatment
Score: 41–29 (max 45)

Round 7: R S N O E O T W I

C1: WINTERS (7)
C2: TWINERS (7)
OT: SNOOTIER (8)
Score: 48–36 (max 53)

Round 8: G A D E E L B A R

C1: GARBLED (7)
C2: BARGED (6)
DC: GRADABLE (8)
OT: LAAGERED (8) READABLE (8)
Score: 55–36 (max 61)

Round 9: S I C O X E T U N

C1: SUCTION (7)
C2: unexotic risked, but unwisely
DC: COUNTIES (8)
OT: EXCITONS (8)
Score: 62–36 (max 69)

Round 10: 100, 3, 9, 8, 10, 1. Target: 493.

C1: 492. (8-3)x100-(9-1) (7)
C2: 492. (8-3)x100-(9-1) (7)
CV: 492. (7)
OT: 493. (10x3-1)x(9+8) (10)
Score: 69–43 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: TIPCURL -> CULPRIT

Round 11: H M P E I A F T D

C1: FATED (5)
C2: HAFTED (6)
DC: PITHEAD (7)
Score: 69–49 (max 86)

Round 12: V O S R A E L G I

C1: GAOLERS (7)
C2: OVARIES (7)
DC: SERAGLIO (8) VIRAGOES (8)
OT: GIRASOLE (8) OVERSAIL (8) VALORISE (8)
Score: 76–56 (max 94)

Round 13: C T P U O A L N S

C1: CUPOLAS (7)
C2: copulant
DC: CUPOLAS (7)
OT: OSCULANT (8)
Score: 83–56 (max 102)

Round 14: 75, 4, 2, 10, 9, 8. Target: 777.

C1: 778. (75+2)x10+8 (7)
C2: 777. Mistake in working.
CV: 777. (9+2)x75-(10-4)x8 (10)
Score: 90–56 (max 112)

Round 15: H O T C A T H O E

No one buzzes. The answer was TOOTHACHE.
Score: 90–56 (max 122)


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