Monday 7th April 2003

[Kirk Bevins]

Countdown recap for Monday 7th April 2003.

C1: Champion Ian Buckley (4 wins, 344 points.)
C2: Challenger Matthew Crew.
DC: Susie Dent and Joan Bakewell.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y D I M F O L N E
R02: M A R U N E C O S
R03: S R A P L U P T I
R04: D I B U N O M E C
R05: 50, 2, 7, 10, 3, 2. Target: 291.
TTT: OFFSETE
R06: K A N E O V L U H
R07: T L I R S E T X A
R08: R O T U G I C E S
R09: R T A P R E L P O
R10: 50, 7, 10, 8, 7, 5. Target: 961.
TTT: HECKPNE
R11: S C E D F A T R I
R12: U Z E D O M E H O
R13: T S A D G I B T E
R14: 50, 3, 3, 1, 8, 6. Target: 210.
R15: N E V E R W I T I (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y D I M F O L N E

C1: FELONY (6)
C2: FILMED (6)
DC: MODIFY (6) ENFOLD (6) FOILED (6)
OT: MYELOID (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: M A R U N E C O S

C1: CAROUSE (7)
C2: MOURNS (6)
DC: ROMANCES (8) SUNCREAM (8)
OT: CONSUMER (8) ENAMOURS (8) NACREOUS (8) NEUROMAS (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: S R A P L U P T I

C1: PLAITS (6)
C2: PULPITS (7)
DC: STIPULAR (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 23)

Round 4: D I B U N O M E C

C1: COMBINED (8)
C2: COMBINED (8)
DC: BOUND (5) MOUND (5) DEMONIC (7) BOUNCED (7) COMBINED (8)
OT: UNCOMBED (8)
Score: 21–21 (max 31)

Round 5: 50, 2, 7, 10, 3, 2. Target: 291.

C1: 291. 50x3x2 - (7+2) (10)
C2: 290.
Score: 31–21 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: OFFSETE -> TOFFEES

Round 6: K A N E O V L U H

C1: KNAVE (5)
C2: HAVEN (5)
DC: NAVEL (5) VALUE (5)
OT: ALONE (5) ANKLE (5) ANOLE (5) ELVAN (5) HALON (5) HALVE (5) HOVEL (5) KOHEN (5) KULAN (5) NOVAE (5) NOVEL (5) OAKEN (5) OVULE (5) UHLAN (5) ULNAE (5) UVEAL (5) VENAL (5) VOLKE (5)
Score: 36–26 (max 46)

Round 7: T L I R S E T X A

C1: RETAILS (7)
C2: LITTERS (7)
DC: SITTER (6) TASTIER (7) REALIST (7) STARTLE (7)
OT: ARTIEST (7) ARTISTE (7) ATTIRES (7) RATITES (7) RATTLES (7) SALTIER (7) SALTIRE (7) SLITTER (7) STARLET (7) STARLIT (7) STRIATE (7) TILTERS (7)
Score: 43–33 (max 53)

Round 8: R O T U G I C E S

C1: GORIEST (7)
C2: GROUTS (6)
DC: OUTRE (5) EROTIC (6) SCOURGE (7) OUTCRIES (8)
Score: 50–33 (max 61)

Round 9: R T A P R E L P O

C1: PARROT (6)
C2: TAPPER (6)
DC: TRAPPER (7) PROLATE (7) PRORATE (7)
OT: PRAETOR (7) RAPPORT (7) REALTOR (7) RELATOR (7)
Score: 56–39 (max 68)

Round 10: 50, 7, 10, 8, 7, 5. Target: 961.

C1: 955. 10+8+(7/7)=19. 19x50 = 950. 950 + 5 (5)
C2: 954.
CV: 960. (7)
OT: 961. (50+7)x(10+7) - 8 (10)
Score: 61–39 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: HECKPNE -> HENPECK

Round 11: S C E D F A T R I

C1: CARDIES (7)
C2: CRAFTED (7)
DC: DRAFTS (6) FIACRES (7)
OT: ASTRIDE (7) CREDITS (7) CRISTAE (7) DIRECTS (7) DISRATE (7) DRASTIC (7) FAIREST (7) RACIEST (7) RADICES (7) REDACTS (7) SCARFED (7) SIDECAR (7) STRAFED (7) TIRADES (7)
Score: 68–46 (max 85)

Round 12: U Z E D O M E H O

C1: ZOOMED (6)
C2: HOMED (5)
DC: DUOMO (5)
Score: 74–46 (max 91)

Round 13: T S A D G I B T E

C1: BASTED (6)
C2: BATTED (6)
DC: BIDETS (6) BADGES (6) BASTIDE (7)
OT: AGISTED (7) BATISTE (7)
Score: 80–52 (max 98)

Round 14: 50, 3, 3, 1, 8, 6. Target: 210.

C1: 211.
C2: 210. 50x(3+1) + 8 + 6/3 (10)
Score: 80–62 (max 108)

Round 15: N E V E R W I T I

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say INTERVIEW which is correct.
Score: 90–62 (max 118)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.thecountdowncorral.com/cd/se ... ?series=49