[20080922] Monday's game, 22nd September 2008, S59 G46

[DaveC]

Countdown recap for Monday 22nd September 2008

In the event of any errors or omissions E-Mail me on diabolusdc *at* hotmail *dot* com


C1: Champion : JULIE REES (1 win)
C2: challenger : JUNAID MUBEEN

DC: Susie Dent and Andrew Sachs
CV: Carol Vorderman
OT: Other words or solutions.
DC: Appearing in numbers rounds is my solution.
GS: Generated solution (numbers round)

R01: N S T E O I S N E
R02: N L R A O E P F P
R03: T X Q S A E A R E
R04: D L O S I E P T O
R05: 50 4 3 8 2 8. Target: 938.
TTT: ANTSRAGE - "Good looking birds that sound under 20."
R06: R S E T I E Z C O
R07: C P M U A E V N A
R08: D S E L A N O N I
R09: D G T A O I R W D
R10: 100 5 2 10 3 2. Target: 502.
TTT: ISTOTOES - "The clue is to toes, and so is the answer."
R11: B D S E O E S R M
R12: L G U I E C T N R
R13: T N R U I E G R I
R14: 100 25 7 6 5 1. Target: 918.
R15: B I G P A N T I S (conundrum)

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R01: N S T E O I S N E

C1: STONES (6)
C2: TENSION (7) - didn't risk adding "S"
DC: TENSIONS (8), NOSIEST (7)
OT: another eight 7's.
Score: 0-7 (max 8)


R02: N L R A O E P F P

C1: LOANER (6)
C2: PROPANE (7)
DC: FLAPPER (7), POPLAR (6)
OT: PROFANE (7), another ten 6's.
Score: 0-14 (max 15)


R03: T X Q S A E A R E

C1: TEASER (6)
C2: EXTRAS (6)
DC: AERATES (7), RESEAT (6)
OT: another seven 6's.
Score: 6-20 (max 22)


R04: D L O S I E P T O

C1: LOOPIEST (8)
C2: LOOPIEST (8)
DC: POOLSIDE (8), TOPSOIL (7), TOPSIDE (7)
OT: another nineteen 7's
Score: 14-28 (max 30)


R05: 50 4 3 8 2 8. Target: 938.

C1: 950. not explained, 12 away anyway.
C2: 938. ( 8 * 2 + 3 ) * 50 - 8 - 4 = (10)
Score: 14-38 (max 40)


ANTSRAGE -> TANAGERS*, sounds like TEENAGERS

I seem to recall a certain Mr Fell doing rather well off the word tanagers. Where TANAGERS is available in the letters it can be extended only with the letter M for MAGNETARS.


R06: R S E T I E Z C O

C1: coziest (X) - US variant of COSIEST is not allowed.
C2: ZESTIER (7)
DC: COTERIES (8), ESOTERIC (8)
OT: COTERIE (7), RECITES (7), TIERCES (7)
Score: 14-45 (max 48)


R07: C P M U A E V N A

C1: CAVEMAN (7)
C2: CAVEMAN (7)
DC: MAVEN (5)
OT: PACEMAN (7), ACUMEN (6), APEMAN (6), CANAPE (6), ENCAMP (6), PAVANE (6), PNEUMA (6)
Score: 21-52 (max 55)


R08: D S E L A N O N I

C1: LOANED (6)
C2: ANODISE (7)
DC: ANNELIDS (8)
OT: SOLANINE (8), ANDISOL (7), ANNELID (7), DENIALS (7), DOLINAS (7), DOLINES (7)*, LADINOS (7)*, LINDANE (7), LINDENS (7)

Score: 21-59 (max 63)

DOLINES is a punishment metered out to children by schoolmasters in the olden days. A ladino is a Spanish person of ambiguous gender. Not really, but if you really wanna know, look it up.


R09: D G T A O I R W D

C1: RADIO (5)
C2: RATIO (5)
DC: TOWARD (6), ADROIT (6)
OT: GODWARD (7), GODWIT (6), DOTARD (6), GADOID (6), another eleven 5's
Score: 26-64 (max 70)


R10: 100 5 2 10 3 2. Target: 502.

C1: 502. 100 * 5 + 2 = (10)
C2: 502. 100 * 5 + 2 = (10)
Score: 36-74 (max 80)


ISTOTOES -> TOOTSIES

* SOOTIEST is a further anagram, which doesn't match the clue. In letters SOOTIEST + N, R, or V produce 9's. Enjoy.


R11: B D S E O E S R M

C1: BREEDS (6)
C2: BOSSED (6)
DC: EMBOSSED (8), BEDSORES (8)
OT: EMBOSSER (JB, 8), DESORBS (7), SOBERED (7)
Score: 42-80 (max 88)


R12: L G U I E C T N R

C1: cultering (X)
C2: cultering (X) - how odd is that, two 9 letter disallows with the same non-word.
DC: LECTURING (9)
OT: CULTIGEN (8) is the only 8. *
Score: 42-80 (max 106)

CULTIGEN can be pluralised, it can also be extended with "A" to produce......


R13: T N R U I E G R I

C1: gruntier (x)
C2: tingier (x)
DC: INTRIGUER (9)
OT: RETIRING (8), INTRIGUE (8), GRUNTER (7), IGNITER (7), RUNTIER (7), TRUEING (7)
Score: 42-80 (max 124)


R14: 100 25 7 6 5 1. Target: 918

C1: 925. not explained = (5)
C2: 918. ( 100 + 25 + 6 ) * 7 + 1 = (10)
KB: 918. 6 * ( ( ( 5 - 1 ) * 7 ) + 25 + 100 ) = (10)
Score: 42-90 (max 134)


R15: CONUNDRUM

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C2 gets his head above water after just 1 second. BAPTISING is the correct answer.

C2 then half near chokes himself to death on his water.. better than pouring it over someone's head or sipping it arrogantly I suppose.


Final Score: 42-100 (max 144)


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Further summaries are at: *yes the link needs updating, coming soon*
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=59

CULTIGEN+A = CINGULATE

[Stewart Gordon]

A ladino is a Spanish person of ambiguous gender.

Sounds like the kind of thing Jo Brand would make up! Was that the intention?