Monday 12 December 1983 (Series 3, QF4)

[Mike Brown]

Countdown recap for Monday 12 December 1983 (Series 3, QF4).

C1: #4 Seed Harry Venet (6 wins, 303 points.)
C2: #5 Seed Esther Byers (4 wins, 216 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A E O C A D M N P
R02: D E T A B G I J S
R03: E O I V Z R I S T
R04: 25, 8, 8, 9, 2, 3. Target: 669.
R05: H S A I U L Q B E
R06: U E I A N W N L Y
R07: S G E E I F X S T
R08: 75, 1, 3, 7, 9, 4. Target: 226.
R09: M R X T T Y E E I (conundrum)


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Round 1: A E O C A D M N P

C1: DEACON (6)
C2: CAMPED (6)
DC: POMADE (6)
OT: ADENOMA (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: D E T A B G I J S

C1: baisted
C2: STAGED (6)
DC: BASTED (6) BADGES (6) BAITS (5)
OT: AGISTED (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)

Round 3: E O I V Z R I S T

C1: VIZIERS (7)
C2: STRIVE (6)
DC: IVORIES (7)
OT: REVISIT (7) VISITOR (7)
Score: 13–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 8, 8, 9, 2, 3. Target: 669.

C1: 670.
C2: 669. ? (10)
OT: 669. (3x9x25)-8+2 (10)
Score: 13–22 (max 31)

Round 5: H S A I U L Q B E

C1: QUASH (5)
C2: QUAILS (6)
DC: EQUALS (6) QUAILS (6)
OT: ABLUSH (6) ABSEIL (6) BASQUE (6) BISQUE (6) BLUISH (6) BUSHEL (6) LASQUE (6) SHEILA (6) SQUEAL (6) SUABLE (6) USABLE (6)
Score: 13–28 (max 37)

Round 6: U E I A N W N L Y

C1: LINEN (5)
C2: ANILE (5)
OT: INANELY (7)
Score: 18–33 (max 44)

Round 7: S G E E I F X S T

C1: EXISTS (6)
C2: SEXIEST (7)
DC: SEXIST (6) SEXIEST (7)
Score: 18–40 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 1, 3, 7, 9, 4. Target: 226.

C1: 226. ? (10)
C2: 226. ? (10)
OT: 226. (75x3)+1 (10)
Score: 28–50 (max 61)

Round 9: M R X T T Y E E I

C1 buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say EXTREMITY which is correct.
Score: 38–50 (max 71)

All words not in the COD7 have been excluded from this recap.

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=3