Tuesday 13th September 2011. (Series 65, Prelim 52)

[Liam Tiernan]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 13 September 2011.

C1: Champion Carl Williams (5 wins, 430 points.)
C2: Challenger Janet Beavis.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T G E A C S E K N
R02: T O X I F S E R M
R03: O I O U C R T D A
R04: P O L T I G U H E
R05: 8, 6, 1, 8, 3, 4. Target: 624.
TTT: GYMNOISY - "It's noisy in the gym today. It must be those terrible women."
R06: D O N E T R I F W
R07: M A V R I E T M U
R08: S T A A B V O B I
R09: E R P S U E D A T
R10: 75, 8, 6, 5, 1, 5. Target: 402.
TTT: TANDOORS - "If you're using tan doors, you definitely won't need these."
R11: S U E O Y G N Z T
R12: S L A O W R N E S
R13: L N I O A P D S E
R14: 50, 7, 4, 5, 10, 5. Target: 260.
R15: N I N E S G R O W (conundrum)


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Round 1: T G E A C S E K N

C1: STAKE (5)
C2: STAKE (5)
DC: GASKET (6) NEGATES (7) TENACES (7)
OT: ENCAGES (7) SANGEET (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: T O X I F S E R M

C1: FOXIEST (7)
C2: MOISTER (7)
DC: MORTISE (7)
OT: EROTISM (7) FIRMEST (7) FOMITES (7) FORTIES (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: O I O U C R T D A

C1: COURT (5)
C2: cartoid
DC: CAROTID (7)
OT: AUDITOR (7) TOURACO (7)
Score: 17–12 (max 21)

Round 4: P O L T I G U H E

C1: PLOUGH (6)
C2: PLIGHT (6)
DC: UPLIGHT (7) TOUGHIE (7) HOPLITE (7)
OT: PIGHTLE (7)

Carl has UPLIGHT but doesn't risk it.

Score: 23–18 (max 28)

Round 5: 8, 6, 1, 8, 3, 4. Target: 624.

C1: 627. (((8*8)-1)*(6+4))-3 (7)
C2: 627. (((8*8)-1)*(6+4))-3 (7)
RR: 624. (((3*4)+1)*6)*8 (10)
Score: 30–25 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: GYMNOISY -> MISOGYNY

Round 6: D O N E T R I F W

C1: FRONTED (7)
C2: WINTER (6)
DC: DOWNIER (7) FROWNED (7)
OT: FORWENT (7)
Score: 37–25 (max 45)

Round 7: M A V R I E T M U

C1: RIVET (5)
C2: MAUVE (5)
DC: IMMATURE (8)
Score: 42–30 (max 53)

Round 8: S T A A B V O B I

C1: ABBOTS (6)
C2: BAITS (5)
DC: BOATS (5) BOAST (5) SABOT (5)
OT: ABATIS (6)
Score: 48–30 (max 59)

Round 9: E R P S U E D A T

C1: SPURTED (7)
C2: DEPARTS (7)
DC: PASTURED (8) DEPASTURE (18)
OT: DEPURATES (18)

Janet, this time, doesn't risk PASTURED.
Score: 55–37 (max 77)

Round 10: 75, 8, 6, 5, 1, 5. Target: 402.

C1: 402. ((75+5)*5)+(8-6) (10)
C2: 407.
Score: 65–37 (max 87)

Teatime teaser: TANDOORS -> ODORANTS

Round 11: S U E O Y G N Z T

C1: TONGUES (7)
C2: GUTSY (5)
DC: YOUNGEST (8)
Score: 72–37 (max 95)

Round 12: S L A O W R N E S

C1: REASONS (7)
C2: SLOWER (6)
DC: OARLESS (7) LOANERS (7)
OT: ANSWERS (7) LOWNESS (7) RAWNESS (7) SALSERO (7) SEROSAL (7) SOLERAS (7) WORSENS (7)
Score: 79–37 (max 102)

Round 13: L N I O A P D S E

C1: PLAINED (7)
C2: SPINDLE (7)
DC: PALINODES (18)
Score: 86–44 (max 120)

Round 14: 50, 7, 4, 5, 10, 5. Target: 260.

C1: 260. (50*5)+10 (10)
C2: 260. (50*5)+10 (10)
Score: 96–54 (max 130)

Round 15: N I N E S G R O W

No one buzzes. The answer was WORSENING.
Final Score: 96–54 (max 140)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65