Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 May 2003

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 May 2003

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Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 May 2003.

C1: Champion Martin Gardner (4 wins, 368 points.)
C2: Challenger Gloria Crossley.
DC: Susie Dent and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P D L E I A R S E
R02: T N I A L V E C B
R03: A I C L R S O I
R04: T X A O F A M E R
R05: 75, 100, 50, 25, 5, 10. Target: 579.
TTT:
R06: R C R I A I G O M
R07: S H T E O E S L O
R08: A E M N S C A G O
R09: E U D K B Y F O T
R10: 25, 7, 9, 8, 2, 2. Target: 615.
TTT:
R11: J R D A I U T M A
R12: L S N R E A U D E
R13: E I Z P T L S O G
R14: 75, 5, 9, 3, 8, 7. Target: 104.
R15: N I R K L R E P S (conundrum)


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Round 1: P D L E I A R S E

C1: PLEASED (7)
C2: REPLIED (7)
OT: PEARLISED (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

PEDALRIES is now in the dictionary, but wasn't at the time

Round 2: T N I A L V E C B

C1: CABINET (7)
C2: CALVE (5)
OT: BIVALENT (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 26)

Round 3: A I C L R S O I

C1: CAROLS (6)
C2: CORALS (6)
DC: CORSAIR (7) CORRALS (7)
OT: LORICAS (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 33)

Round 4: T X A O F A M E R

C1: FORMATE (7)
C2: foamer
OT: FERMATA (7)
Score: 27–13 (max 40)

Round 5: 75, 100, 50, 25, 5, 10. Target: 579.

C1: 579. 50*10+75+100/25 (10)
C2: 578.
Score: 37–13 (max 50)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 6: R C R I A I G O M

C1: MAGIC (5)
C2: CRAG (4)
DC: ORIGAMI (7)
Score: 42–13 (max 57)

Round 7: S H T E O E S L O

C1: SHOOTS (6)
C2: SHEETS (6)
DC: HOSTELS (7) TOELESS (7)
OT: LOOSEST (7) SOOTHES (7)
Score: 48–19 (max 64)

Round 8: A E M N S C A G O

C1: MANAGES (7)
C2: MANAGES (7)
DC: MANGOES (7)
OT: SAMANGO (7) SANGOMA (7)
Score: 55–26 (max 71)

Round 9: E U D K B Y F O T

C1: DEBUT (5)
C2: FEUD (4)
DC: BUOYED (6)
Score: 60–26 (max 77)

Round 10: 25, 7, 9, 8, 2, 2. Target: 615.

C1: 607.
C2: 610. (7*9-2)*(8+2) (7)
Score: 60–33 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: ->

Round 11: J R D A I U T M A

C1: RADIUM (6)
C2: RADIUM (6)
OT: ATRIUM (6) DATURA (6) MARAUD (6) AMRITA (6) TAMARI (6) TRAUMA (6)
Score: 66–39 (max 90)

Round 12: L S N R E A U D E

C1: LAUNDERS (8)
C2: LAUNDERS (8)
DC: UNDERSEAL (18)
Score: 74–47 (max 108)

Round 13: E I Z P T L S O G

C1: PISTOLE (7)
C2: SPITE (5)
DC: PIGLETS (7)
OT: LOGIEST (7) PIOLETS (7) PLOTZES (7) ZLOTIES (7)
Score: 81–47 (max 115)

Round 14: 75, 5, 9, 3, 8, 7. Target: 104.

C1: 104. 75+5+9+7+8 (10)
C2: 102.
Score: 91–47 (max 125)

Round 15: N I R K L R E P S

C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say SPRINKLERS which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 11 seconds to say SPRINKLER which is correct.
Score: 101–47 (max 135)

Hard lines going for the 10 letter version of the conundrum there


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=49
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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