Wednesday 13 January 1993 (Series 25, Prelim 1)

[Jacob Sutton]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 13 January 1993.

C1: Challenger 'A.J.' Marriot.
C2: Challenger Barbi Birdseye.
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L D E A T I W S
R02: Q D E C T U L E Y
R03: L B H I A E R N T
R04: 50, 2, 9, 5, 10, 3. Target: 609.
R05: S F A E Z R I L G
R06: M B N A U I S T A
R07: R G U L P E I N R
R08: 25, 100, 9, 10, 4, 2. Target: 115.
R09: P I G S H I N E R (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: T L D E A T I W S

C1: WAISTED/DETAILS (7)
C2: WILDEST (7)
DC: SWATTED (7) TWISTED (7) WATTLED (7)
OT: DILATES (7) SLATTED (7) SLITTED (7) STILTED (7) WATTLES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: Q D E C T U L E Y

C1: CUTELY (6)
C2: CUTELY (6)
DC: DULCET (6)
OT: ELUTED (6) TELEDU (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: L B H I A E R N T

C1: BREATH (6)
C2: HIRABLE (7)
DC: HAIRNET (7) LATRINE (7) RELIANT (7)
OT: BLATHER (7) HALBERT (7) BLITHER (7) ENTHRAL (7) THERIAN (7) HERNIAL (7) INHALER (7) RETINAL (7) TRENAIL (7) LIBRATE (7) TABLIER (7) TRIABLE (7)
Score: 13–20 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 2, 9, 5, 10, 3. Target: 609.

C1: 609. ((10 + 2) x 50) + 9 (10)
C2: 609. ((10 + 2) x 50) + 9 (10)
Score: 23–30 (max 30)

Round 5: S F A E Z R I L G

C1: FRAGILE (7)
C2: GLAZIERS (8)
Score: 23–38 (max 38)

Round 6: M B N A U I S T A

C1: STAIN (5)
C2: unbias
DC: TSUNAMI (7)
OT: ABSTAIN (7) BANTAMS (7) BATSMAN (7) BASMATI (7) MANTUAS (7) NUMBATS (7) STAMINA (7)
Score: 28–38 (max 45)

Round 7: R G U L P E I N R

C1: PLUNGER (7)
C2: PURRING (7)
OT: PURLING (7) UNRIPER (7)
Score: 35–45 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 100, 9, 10, 4, 2. Target: 115.

C1: 115. (100 + 2 + 4 + 9) (10)
C2: 115. (100 + (25 - 10)) (10)
Score: 45–55 (max 62)

Round 9: P I G S H I N E R

No one buzzes. The answer was PERISHING.
Final Score: 45–55 (max 72)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=25