c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 2nd April 2008.

C1: Champion Nigel Davies (1 win.)
C2: Challenger Chris Smith.
DC: Susie Dent and Lynda Baron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H T S I O A N X I
R02: T B L T O I E D A
R03: N T C E E A N W I
R04: P S Y P O E I R A
R05: 25, 9, 4, 8, 3, 5. Target: 615.

TTT: HEARTMOP - "Bumped into quartet as a figure of speech"

R06: L R N Q I O U E D
R07: M Z T U E A S N M
R08: L B M E A H T O E
R09: D G M A O E R V N
R10: 100, 4, 7, 9, 10, 2. Target: 823.

TTT: CHIPLARD - "Bob's cat acting fishy"

R11: K S F O I A R L J
R12: C S P R I O U I R
R13: C R S E O E G F L
R14: 25, 5, 7, 4, 2, 4. Target: 982.
R15: P E N D C H E E K (conundrum)


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Round 1: H T S I O A N X I
C1: HOIST (5)
C2: TOXINS (6)
DC: HOISIN (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: T B L T O I E D A
C1: BOTTLED (7)
C2: BLOTTED (7)
DC: TABLOID (7) TOADLET (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 13)

Round 3: N T C E E A N W I
C1: CANTEEN (7)
C2: CANTEEN (7)
DC: ENTWINE (7) ANCIENT (7)
Score: 14–20 (max 20)

Round 4: P S Y P O E I R A
C1: SOPPIER (7)
C2: parodies
DC: SOAPIER (7) APPRISE (7) PREPAYS (7)
Score: 21–20 (max 27)

Round 5: 25, 9, 4, 8, 3, 5. Target: 615.
C1: 615.((3x8)x(25+(5-4)))-9 (10)
C2: 614.
Score: 31–20 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: HEARTMOP -> METAPHOR

Round 6: L R N Q I O U E D
C1: LINED (5)
C2: liquer
DC: ROUNDEL (7) LIQUORED (8)
Score: 36–20 (max 45)

Round 7: M Z T U E A S N M
C1: STAMEN (6)
C2: STAMEN (6)
OT: MENTUMS (7)
Score: 42–26 (max 52)

Round 8: L B M E A H T O E
C1: HAMLET (6)
C2: THEME (5)
DC: HELMET (6)
Score: 48–26 (max 58)

Round 9: D G M A O E R V N
C1: GROANED (7)
C2: MANOR (5)
DC: MANGROVE (8)
Score: 55–26 (max 66)

Round 10: 100, 4, 7, 9, 10, 2. Target: 823.
C1: 824.Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 823. ((100-7-2)x9)+4 (10)
Score: 55–26 (max 76)

Teatime teaser: CHIPLARD -> PILCHARD

Round 11: K S F O I A R L J
C1: SAILOR (6)
C2: FORKS (5)
Score: 61–26 (max 82)

Round 12: C S P R I O U I R
C1: CURIOS (6)
C2: CURIOS (6)
DC: CORPUS (6)
Score: 67–32 (max 88)

Round 13: C R S E O E G F L
C1: FORGES (6)
C2: FLEERS (6)
DC: GOLFERS (7) FORELEGS (8)
Score: 73–38 (max 96)

Round 14: 25, 5, 7, 4, 2, 4. Target: 982.
C1: 986.(((4+4)x5)x25)-(7x2) (7)
C2: -
CV: 982. (((5x4x25)-7)x2)-4 (10)
Score: 80–38 (max 106)

Round 15: P E N D C H E E K
C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say HENPECKED which is correct.
Score: 90–38 (max 116)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=58