c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16th April 2008.

C1: Champion Diana Coull (1 win.)
C2: Challenger Peter Davey.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H P R O I U Z T A
R02: P M H O T U I G F
R03: S E T A R E D D R
R04: T S O L X I A G S
R05: 25, 8, 1, 9, 2, 5. Target: 895.

TTT: MANYPETS - "They are often missed, but nobody is fond of them"

R06: N E D S I V L E E
R07: B N S A E A Y F W
R08: T R S U O N G I E
R09: N A K E M I T J Q
R10: 25, 3, 7, 2, 9, 1. Target: 132.

TTT: HUGOGEAR - "It's not smooth, but it'll do you good"

R11: N S D A E U P T I
R12: M L A I R N E R M
R13: D R C O A O L N E
R14: 100, 7, 3, 9, 7, 6. Target: 489.
R15: G U I L D A N O N (conundrum)


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Round 1: H P R O I U Z T A
C1: TOUR (4)
C2: HARP (4)
DC: AUTHOR (6)
OT: RUPIAH (6)
Score: 4–4 (max 6)

Round 2: P M H O T U I G F
C1: FOUGHT (6)
C2: THUMP (5)
Score: 10–4 (max 12)

Round 3: S E T A R E D D R
C1: RETARDED (8)
C2: ARRESTED (8)
DC: RETREADS (8) SERRATED (8)
Score: 18–12 (max 20)

Round 4: T S O L X I A G S
C1: SALTS (5)
C2: GLOATS (6)
DC: OXTAIL (6)
OT: GALIOTS (7)
Score: 18–18 (max 27)

Round 5: 25, 8, 1, 9, 2, 5. Target: 895.
C1: -
C2: 893.Mistake in working.
CV: 895. ((8/2)x9x25)-5 (10)
Score: 18–18 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: MANYPETS -> PAYMENTS

Round 6: N E D S I V L E E
C1: ELEVENS (7)
C2: DEVILS (6)
DC: ENSILED (7)
OT: SELENIDE (8)
Score: 25–18 (max 45)

Round 7: B N S A E A Y F W
C1: BEANS (5)
C2: BEANS (5)
DC: SEAWAY (6)
Score: 30–23 (max 51)

Round 8: T R S U O N G I E
C1: TOURING (7)
C2: ROUSTING (8)
DC: STURGEON (8)
Score: 30–31 (max 59)

Round 9: N A K E M I T J Q
C1: INTAKE (6)
C2: INTAKE (6)
OT: TAJINE (6) (Charlie) KENTIA (6) (Martin)
Score: 36–37 (max 65)

Round 10: 25, 3, 7, 2, 9, 1. Target: 132.
C1: 132.((3+2)x25)+7 (10)
C2: 132.As C1 (10)
Score: 46–47 (max 75)

Teatime teaser: HUGOGEAR -> ROUGHAGE

Round 11: N S D A E U P T I
C1: PAINTED (7)
C2: PUNIEST (7)
DC: SUPINATED (18)
Score: 53–54 (max 93)

Round 12: M L A I R N E R M
C1: MARINER (7)
C2: MARINER (7)
DC: MARLINE (7)
Score: 60–61 (max 100)

Round 13: D R C O A O L N E
C1: CROONED (7)
C2: CANDLE (6)
DC: COLANDER (8)
OT: CANOODLE (8)
Score: 67–61 (max 108)

Round 14: 100, 7, 3, 9, 7, 6. Target: 489.
C1: 491.
C2: 488.(7-3)x(9+7+6+100) (7)
CV: 489. (((7x9)+3)x6)+100)-7 (10)
Score: 67–68 (max 118)

Round 15: G U I L D A N O N
C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say UNLOADING which is correct.
Score: 77–68 (max 128)


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

CANOODLER isn't a word then?

Martin

Martin Gardner wrote:CANOODLER isn't a word then?

Martin

Nope, sorry.

I didn't see the show but I'm guessing for round 2 Jo Brand offered MOPFIGHT. Am I right?

Any reason why OXTAILS isn't allowed? My albeit old COD 8ed lists OXTAIL (n) the tail of an ox, often used in making soup. So surely has a valid plural? (unless it's Oxentails I suppose!)

Tim.

Tim wrote:Any reason why OXTAILS isn't allowed? My albeit old COD 8ed lists OXTAIL (n) the tail of an ox, often used in making soup. So surely has a valid plural? (unless it's Oxentails I suppose!)

Tim.

OXTAIL is actually a mass noun, so it hard to say whether OXTAILS would be allowed. Susie Dent would have the final say on whether it was allowed or not.

There is a discussion in here to do with Mass Nouns that focuses on other mass noun words discussed.

dinos_the_chemist wrote:I didn't see the show but I'm guessing for round 2 Jo Brand offered MOPFIGHT. Am I right?

Can anyone confirm this?

Joseph Bolas wrote:OXTAIL is actually a mass noun, so it hard to say whether OXTAILS would be allowed. Susie Dent would have the final say on whether it was allowed or not.

There is a discussion in here to do with Mass Nouns that focuses on other mass noun words discussed.

But isn't it the tail of an ox?

Edit - in my NODE (albeit not the latest dictionary), it has it as a count and mass noun (the mass noun being the meat of the oxtail). Has this changed then?