Thursday 28 January 1993 (Series 25; Prelim 12)

[Jacob Sutton]

Countdown recap for Thursday 28 January 1993.

C1: Champion Noel Turner (3 wins, 154 points.)
C2: Challenger Brian Haswell.
DC: Richard Samson and Sheridan Morley.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D L N E A I P S N
R02: M T W E O R T E F
R03: N S A E L T O D A
R04: 75, 9, 6, 1, 7, 3. Target: 992.
R05: Q C S U I E L T M
R06: C D J O I E V G O
R07: S Y C E U H E G A
R08: 25, 75, 4, 6, 6, 10. Target: 799.
R09: N E L L Y G A T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: D L N E A I P S N

C1: PLANNED (7)
C2: SPLINED (7)
DC: ANNELIDS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: M T W E O R T E F

C1: METEOR (6)
C2: REMOTE (6)
DC: WETTER (6)
OT: MOFETTE (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: N S A E L T O D A

C1: SLANTED (7)
C2: SLANTED (7)
DC: DONATES (7)
OT: ETALONS (7) SANDLOT (7) SEALANT (7) TALONED (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 9, 6, 1, 7, 3. Target: 992.

C1: 991. ((75 + 1) x (6 + 7)) + 3 (7)
C2: 988.
CV: 992. (((75 + 3) - 1) x (7 + 6)) - 9 (10)
Score: 27–20 (max 32)

Round 5: Q C S U I E L T M

C1: QUILTS (6)
C2: SLUICE (6)
DC: CLIQUES (7)
OT: CULTISM (7)
Score: 33–26 (max 39)

Round 6: C D J O I E V G O

C1: VOICED (6)
C2: VIDEO (5)
DC: GOODIE (6)
OT: GEODIC (6)
Score: 39–26 (max 45)

Round 7: S Y C E U H E G A

C1: CHEESY (6)
C2: CHEESY (6)
DC: GAUCHE (6)
OT: CAUSEY (6)
Score: 45–32 (max 51)

Round 8: 25, 75, 4, 6, 6, 10. Target: 799.

C1: 799. ((75 x 10) + 25) + (6 x 4) (10)
C2: 800.
Score: 55–32 (max 61)

Round 9: N E L L Y G A T E

C1 buzzes on 6.33 seconds to say ELEGANTLY which is correct.
Score: 65–32 (max 71)


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