Tuesday 30th June 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 7)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:34 pm
Countdown recap for Tuesday 30 June 2009.
C1: Champion Innis The "Insert your own rhyming word here" Carson (3 wins, 332 points, a trumpet on a stick.)
C2: Challenger Trudi Harding.
DC: Susie Dent and Matt Le Tiss.
RR: Ian
OT: Other words or solutions.
Today's game sees the 4th appearance of our beloved forumite and apterhead Innis Carson. As you probably know by now he's an A level student from Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire who loves to toot his own trumpet. He has two cats fittingly named Puppy and Eric and is off to study chemistry at uni in September. WIN!
Trying to stop him today is former civil servant Trudi Harding from Kingswood in Bristol whose fondest memory is when she married her hubby Brian (awww). She's into cross stitch and theatre and loves the music of Cliff Richard, Elton John and Jason Donovan. Apparently she used to be in the Jason Donovan fanclub but not anymore. She admits she still likes him but I guess her likeage must have diminished somewhat so as to cancel her membership. Hmmm...
In Dictionary Corner again this week is Southampton football leg end Matt Le Tissier, who erm... like all the other DC guests some people like him and some (kerrazy) people don't. Anyway let's see what happens then shall we, eh?
R01: T R V E O B E N I
R02: A E F S N O M L N
R03: F H C E I M N U S
R04: N D E A C T I N J
R05: 25, 50, 4, 3, 1, 2. Target: 417.
TTT: DEEPWORD - "Use the restrooms with a nose perhaps"
R06: D R E O B P E L R
R07: I O A Q P H D T I
R08: P G G E A N G O M
R09: D R A X E A S L U
R10: 100, 50, 3, 2, 5, 9. Target: 802.
TTT: TERRYPOP - "It's yours, even when you've lost it"
R11: R L S A E R A T O
R12: S Z E I S R O M T
R13: D E A S Y T I L S
R14: 50, 100, 3, 7, 3, 2. Target: 618.
R15: S W O R C S D O R (conundrum)
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Round 1: T R V E O B E N I
C1: EBONITE (7)
C2: INVERT (6)
DC: OVERBITE (8) (unrisked by Innis) VERBOTEN (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Innis is off to a great, if not cautious start. EBONITE is a kind of vulcanised rubber. Jeff insists VERBOTEN should be verboten but Susie tells us it's passed the Life in the UK test and is now a fully fledged citizen of the OED.
Round 2: A E F S N O M L N
C1: SALMON (6)
C2: LEMONS (6)
DC: MELONS (6)
OT: FLAMENS (7) LENSMAN (7) MANNOSE (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)
DC complete the foody triolet. FLAMENS are Roman priests while MANNOSE is a monosaccharide sugar with the usual formula C6H1206
Round 3: F H C E I M N U S
C1: MUNCHIES (8)
C2: FINCHES (7)
OT: FUCHSINE (8)
Score: 21–6 (max 23)
FUCHSINE or rosaniline hydrochloride is a magenta dye with chemical formula C20H19N3·HCl. This is truly a great day for chemists.
Round 4: N D E A C T I N J
C1: CANNED (6)
C2: enacted
DC: INCANTED (8) is the only 8
OT: ANCIENT (7) is the only 7
Score: 27–6 (max 31)
Round 5: 25, 50, 4, 3, 1, 2. Target: 417.
C1: 417. (50-1)x4x2+25 (10)
C2: 422.
Score: 37–6 (max 41)
With a neat numbers solution, Innis is storming ahead at the end of the first segment.
Teatime teaser: DEEPWORD -> POWDERED
Round 6: D R E O B P E L R
C1: BOLDER (6)
C2: BORDER (6)
DC: PROBED (6) DEPLORE (7)
OT: REBORED (7)
Score: 43–12 (max 48)
Round 7: I O A Q P H D T I
C1: IDIOT (5)
C2: PATH (4)
OT: PITHOI (6) DHOTI (5) APHID (5) amongst other 5s
Pithos (plural PITHOI) is the ancient Greek word for a large storage jar. A DHOTI, as Fell-fans will tell you is a long loincloth worn by Hindu men
Score: 48–12 (max 54)
Round 8: P G G E A N G O M
C1: MOPANE (6)
C2: MANGO (5)
Score: 54–12 (max 60)
The Darren in the selection avoids using any of the 3 Gs
Round 9: D R A X E A S L U
C1: lauders
C2: LEADS (5)
DC: ASEXUAL (7)
OT: RADULAE (7)
Score: 54–17 (max 67)
A radula (plural RADULAE) is a flexible tonguelike organ in certain mollusks, and if you're ASEXUAL, well you can go fuck yourself.
OoW: Susie tells us about the origins of the word soccer.
Round 10: 100, 50, 3, 2, 5, 9. Target: 802.
C1: 802. 100x9-50x2+5-3 (10)
C2: 802. (5+3)x100+2 (10)
Score: 64–27 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: TERRYPOP -> PROPERTY
Round 11: R L S A E R A T O
C1: REALTORS (8)
C2: RELATORS (8)
DC: AERATORS (8) (almost spelt out) ROASTER (7)
Score: 72–35 (max 85)
Round 12: S Z E I S R O M T
C1: MORTISES (8)
C2: MOISTER (7)
OT: MESTIZOS (8)
Score: 80–35 (max 93)
As Susie tells us MORTISES (also MORTICES but never MORTIZES!!!) is a carpentry term and MESTIZOS are people of mixed racial ancestry, especially mixed European and Native American. Innis is now unassailable.
Round 13: D E A S Y T I L S
C1: STEADILY (8)
C2: STEADILY (8)
DC: DETAILS (7)
OT: DIALYSES (8) STYLISED (8)
Score: 88–43 (max 101)
Round 14: 50, 100, 3, 7, 3, 2. Target: 618.
C1: 618. (100+3)x3x2 (10)
C2: 610.
Score: 98–43 (max 111)
Round 15: S W O R C S D O R
C1 buzzes on 0.3 seconds to say CROSSWORD which is correct.
Score: 108–43 (max 121)
Another ton victory (am I saying that right?) for Innis as he notches up another century. Trudi really upped her game in the final segment, but alas it was too little too late and the final result was inevitable. I personally can't wait to see the rest of Innis' games this week even though I know what happened! Anyway that's it for now. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Recap co-written by an excitable 9 year-old
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61
C1: Champion Innis The "Insert your own rhyming word here" Carson (3 wins, 332 points, a trumpet on a stick.)
C2: Challenger Trudi Harding.
DC: Susie Dent and Matt Le Tiss.
RR: Ian
OT: Other words or solutions.
Today's game sees the 4th appearance of our beloved forumite and apterhead Innis Carson. As you probably know by now he's an A level student from Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire who loves to toot his own trumpet. He has two cats fittingly named Puppy and Eric and is off to study chemistry at uni in September. WIN!
Trying to stop him today is former civil servant Trudi Harding from Kingswood in Bristol whose fondest memory is when she married her hubby Brian (awww). She's into cross stitch and theatre and loves the music of Cliff Richard, Elton John and Jason Donovan. Apparently she used to be in the Jason Donovan fanclub but not anymore. She admits she still likes him but I guess her likeage must have diminished somewhat so as to cancel her membership. Hmmm...
In Dictionary Corner again this week is Southampton football leg end Matt Le Tissier, who erm... like all the other DC guests some people like him and some (kerrazy) people don't. Anyway let's see what happens then shall we, eh?
R01: T R V E O B E N I
R02: A E F S N O M L N
R03: F H C E I M N U S
R04: N D E A C T I N J
R05: 25, 50, 4, 3, 1, 2. Target: 417.
TTT: DEEPWORD - "Use the restrooms with a nose perhaps"
R06: D R E O B P E L R
R07: I O A Q P H D T I
R08: P G G E A N G O M
R09: D R A X E A S L U
R10: 100, 50, 3, 2, 5, 9. Target: 802.
TTT: TERRYPOP - "It's yours, even when you've lost it"
R11: R L S A E R A T O
R12: S Z E I S R O M T
R13: D E A S Y T I L S
R14: 50, 100, 3, 7, 3, 2. Target: 618.
R15: S W O R C S D O R (conundrum)
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Round 1: T R V E O B E N I
C1: EBONITE (7)
C2: INVERT (6)
DC: OVERBITE (8) (unrisked by Innis) VERBOTEN (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Innis is off to a great, if not cautious start. EBONITE is a kind of vulcanised rubber. Jeff insists VERBOTEN should be verboten but Susie tells us it's passed the Life in the UK test and is now a fully fledged citizen of the OED.
Round 2: A E F S N O M L N
C1: SALMON (6)
C2: LEMONS (6)
DC: MELONS (6)
OT: FLAMENS (7) LENSMAN (7) MANNOSE (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)
DC complete the foody triolet. FLAMENS are Roman priests while MANNOSE is a monosaccharide sugar with the usual formula C6H1206
Round 3: F H C E I M N U S
C1: MUNCHIES (8)
C2: FINCHES (7)
OT: FUCHSINE (8)
Score: 21–6 (max 23)
FUCHSINE or rosaniline hydrochloride is a magenta dye with chemical formula C20H19N3·HCl. This is truly a great day for chemists.
Round 4: N D E A C T I N J
C1: CANNED (6)
C2: enacted
DC: INCANTED (8) is the only 8
OT: ANCIENT (7) is the only 7
Score: 27–6 (max 31)
Round 5: 25, 50, 4, 3, 1, 2. Target: 417.
C1: 417. (50-1)x4x2+25 (10)
C2: 422.
Score: 37–6 (max 41)
With a neat numbers solution, Innis is storming ahead at the end of the first segment.
Teatime teaser: DEEPWORD -> POWDERED
Round 6: D R E O B P E L R
C1: BOLDER (6)
C2: BORDER (6)
DC: PROBED (6) DEPLORE (7)
OT: REBORED (7)
Score: 43–12 (max 48)
Round 7: I O A Q P H D T I
C1: IDIOT (5)
C2: PATH (4)
OT: PITHOI (6) DHOTI (5) APHID (5) amongst other 5s
Pithos (plural PITHOI) is the ancient Greek word for a large storage jar. A DHOTI, as Fell-fans will tell you is a long loincloth worn by Hindu men
Score: 48–12 (max 54)
Round 8: P G G E A N G O M
C1: MOPANE (6)
C2: MANGO (5)
Score: 54–12 (max 60)
The Darren in the selection avoids using any of the 3 Gs
Round 9: D R A X E A S L U
C1: lauders
C2: LEADS (5)
DC: ASEXUAL (7)
OT: RADULAE (7)
Score: 54–17 (max 67)
A radula (plural RADULAE) is a flexible tonguelike organ in certain mollusks, and if you're ASEXUAL, well you can go fuck yourself.
OoW: Susie tells us about the origins of the word soccer.
Round 10: 100, 50, 3, 2, 5, 9. Target: 802.
C1: 802. 100x9-50x2+5-3 (10)
C2: 802. (5+3)x100+2 (10)
Score: 64–27 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: TERRYPOP -> PROPERTY
Round 11: R L S A E R A T O
C1: REALTORS (8)
C2: RELATORS (8)
DC: AERATORS (8) (almost spelt out) ROASTER (7)
Score: 72–35 (max 85)
Round 12: S Z E I S R O M T
C1: MORTISES (8)
C2: MOISTER (7)
OT: MESTIZOS (8)
Score: 80–35 (max 93)
As Susie tells us MORTISES (also MORTICES but never MORTIZES!!!) is a carpentry term and MESTIZOS are people of mixed racial ancestry, especially mixed European and Native American. Innis is now unassailable.
Round 13: D E A S Y T I L S
C1: STEADILY (8)
C2: STEADILY (8)
DC: DETAILS (7)
OT: DIALYSES (8) STYLISED (8)
Score: 88–43 (max 101)
Round 14: 50, 100, 3, 7, 3, 2. Target: 618.
C1: 618. (100+3)x3x2 (10)
C2: 610.
Score: 98–43 (max 111)
Round 15: S W O R C S D O R
C1 buzzes on 0.3 seconds to say CROSSWORD which is correct.
Score: 108–43 (max 121)
Another ton victory (am I saying that right?) for Innis as he notches up another century. Trudi really upped her game in the final segment, but alas it was too little too late and the final result was inevitable. I personally can't wait to see the rest of Innis' games this week even though I know what happened! Anyway that's it for now. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Recap co-written by an excitable 9 year-old
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=61
