Recap for Wednesday 7 May 2003.

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 7 May 2003.

C1: Champion John Davies (3 wins, 282 points.)
C2: Challenger Michael Perkins.
DC: Susie Dent and Jennie Bond.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N T P L O U E S I
R02: R D L E A E T S O
R03: F L A E B R U A Z
R04: O A E F M V D U T
R05: 100, 25, 2, 7, 3, 1. Target: 527.
TTT: LPSPIRE
R06: I M A U S T L I C
R07: N Y R O A L E L O
R08: J U I M R Q S E P
R09: N M C O E A P S O
R10: 100, 5, 3, 1, 5, 2. Target: 453.
TTT: RAVEDIN
R11: R E E B D I H R A
R12: T R D I O I S N A
R13: D I H C O T R E N
R14: 75, 6, 7, 3, 10, 10. Target: 775.
R15: D E E R H U N T D (conundrum)


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Round 1: N T P L O U E S I

C1: UNSPOILT (8)
C2: POLITE (6)
DC: OUTLINES (8) ELUTIONS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R D L E A E T S O

C1: LEOTARDS (8)
C2: LEOTARDS (8)
DC: DESOLATE (8) TREADLES (8) DELATORS (8)
OT: LODESTAR (8) OLEASTER (8)
Score: 16–8 (max 16)

Round 3: F L A E B R U A Z

C1: FABLE (5)
C2: BLAZER (6)
DC: EARFUL (6) ABLAZE (6)
OT: ARABLE (6) BAUERA (6) FERULA (6) FABLER (6) ZAREBA (6)
Score: 16–14 (max 22)

Round 4: O A E F M V D U T

C1: DEVOUT (6)
C2: MOATED (6)
DC: DEVOUT (6)
OT: FOAMED (6)
Score: 22–20 (max 28)

Round 5: 100, 25, 2, 7, 3, 1. Target: 527.

C1: 527. 7x3x25+2 (10)
C2: 527. (7-2)x100+25+3-1 (10)
Score: 32–30 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: LPSPIRE -> SLIPPER

Round 6: I M A U S T L I C

C1: MUSICAL (7)
C2: MASTIC (6)
DC: MUSICAL (7) STIMULI (7) ITALICS (7)
OT: CULTISM (7) ILIACUS (7) LAICISM (7) TALCUMS (7)
Score: 39–30 (max 45)

Round 7: N Y R O A L E L O

C1: LONELY (6)
C2: LOANER (6)
DC: ROYAL (5) LLANERO (7)
Score: 45–36 (max 52)

Round 8: J U I M R Q S E P

C1: JUMPERS (7)
C2: JUMPERS (7)
DC: JUMPIER (7) UMPIRES (7) SQUIRM (6)
OT: SPUMIER (7)
Score: 52–43 (max 59)

Round 9: N M C O E A P S O

C1: COMPOSE (7)
C2: SPOON (5)
DC: MOONSCAPE (18)
Score: 59–43 (max 77)

Round 10: 100, 5, 3, 1, 5, 2. Target: 453.

C1: 453. (100-2x5)x5+3 (10)
C2: 453. (100-5-3-1)x5-2 (10)
Score: 69–53 (max 87)

Teatime teaser: RAVEDIN -> INVADER

Round 11: R E E B D I H R A

C1: HARRIED (7)
C2: HARRIED (7)
DC: HARRIED (7)
OT: BEADIER (7) BEARDIE (7) BERRIED (7) HARDIER (7) HEADIER (7) HERBIER (7) READIER (7) REHEARD (7)
Score: 76–60 (max 94)

Round 12: T R D I O I S N A

C1: ASTROID (7)
C2: ORDAINS (7)
DC: RATIONS (7) INTRADOS (8) and C2 decided against DISTRAIN, (8) which is valid
Score: 83–67 (max 102)

Round 13: D I H C O T R E N

C1: ENRICH (6)
C2: CORDITE (7)
DC: THRENODIC (18)
OT: CHONDRITE (18)
Score: 83–74 (max 120)

Round 14: 75, 6, 7, 3, 10, 10. Target: 775.

C1: 775. 7x10x10+75 (10)
C2: 774.
Score: 93–74 (max 130)

Round 15: D E E R H U N T D

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say THUNDERED which is correct.
Score: 93–84 (max 140)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49