c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 8 December 1986.

C1: Challenger Jamie Howe.
C2: Champion Michael Stephenson (3 wins, 170 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U N D G E I Q N D
R02: R N E A P T L T F
R03: S P T E I D A G S
R04: 3, 10, 4, 8, 2, 8. Target: 289.
R05: R T S E O D U R W
R06: N S N I A S D E R
R07: I W N S Y E H S A
R08: 100, 7, 4, 2, 7, 9. Target: 288.
R09: N U D E C O L T S (conundrum)


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Round 1: U N D G E I Q N D

C1: DINED (5)
C2: ENDING (6)
DC: DENUDING (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)

Round 2: R N E A P T L T F

C1: PLANTER (7)
C2: PLATTER (7)
DC: FLATTER (7)
OT: FLATTEN (7) PATTERN (7) PRATTLE (7) REPLANT (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 15)

Round 3: S P T E I D A G S

C1: PASTED (6)
C2: GASSED (6)
DC: PASTIES (7)
OT: AGISTED (7) APSIDES (7) DIGESTS (7) PATSIES (7)
Score: 13–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 3, 10, 4, 8, 2, 8. Target: 289.

C1: 292.
C2: 290. (((8*4)-3)*10) (7)
CV: 289. (((8*4)-2)*10)-(8+3) (10)
Score: 13–26 (max 32)

Round 5: R T S E O D U R W

C1: ROUSTED (7)
C2: WORSTED (7)
DC: DETOURS (7)
OT: DETRUSOR (8)
Score: 20–33 (max 40)

Round 6: N S N I A S D E R

C1: SANDIER (7)
C2: SANDIER (7)
DC: SARDINES (8) RANDINESS (18)
Score: 27–40 (max 58)

Round 7: I W N S Y E H S A

C1: SHINES (6)
C2: WHINES (6)
OT: ANYWISE (7) HESSIAN (7) WAHINES (7)
Score: 33–46 (max 65)

Round 8: 100, 7, 4, 2, 7, 9. Target: 288.

C1: 291.
C2: 289. ((7-4)*100)-8-3 (7)
CV: 288. (100-(9-7+2))*(7-4) (10)
Score: 33–53 (max 75)

Round 9: N U D E C O L T S

No one buzzes. The answer was CONSULTED.
Score: 33–53 (max 85)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=10