Wednesday 8th February 2023 (Series 87, Preliminary 13)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 February 2023.

C1: Champion Andrew Barrett (2 wins, 160 points.) A bandmaster in the Salvation Army.
C2: Challenger Joe Sinclair. A 17-year-old, who wants to become an oceanographer/marine biologist.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P G U R S E N S O
R02: N F I A N P I N A
R03: 50, 100, 4, 6, 10, 2. Target: 603.
TTT: MANYRIDE - "Many of the would ride around in the small hours."
R04: S T R O T A E L I
R05: T L E H O Z E R A
R06: 75, 25, 8, 6, 8, 6. Target: 748.
R07: N R I D E A W J S
R08: D T D W O U C E S
R09: 50, 100, 3, 7, 3, 5. Target: 923.
TTT: WORKSLIM - "It works to produce very slim fibres."
R10: L S I M B E C F O
R11: N T N E A O R L I
R12: G T G U E A S Y N
R13: T S S E U G O U R
R14: 2, 4, 4, 5, 2, 9. Target: 609.
R15: N N E E D L F U L (conundrum)


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Round 1: P G U R S E N S O

Andrew: SURGEONS (8)
Joe: purges (declared as 5)
DC: SPONGERS (8) POSEURS (7) pursesnog
OT: ONSURGES (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: N F I A N P I N A

Andrew: APIAN (5)
Joe: PANINI (6)
DC: finpain
OT: FINNAN (6) PANFAN (6)
Score: 8–6 (max 14)

Round 3: 50, 100, 4, 6, 10, 2. Target: 603.

Andrew: 602.
Joe: 603. (100 x 6) + 2 + (50 / 10) - 4 (10)
Score: 8–16 (max 24)

Teatime teaser: MANYRIDE -> DAIRYMEN

Round 4: S T R O T A E L I

Andrew: TOTALISER (18)
Joe: TRAITS (6)
OT: ARISTOTLE (18)
Score: 26–16 (max 42)

Round 5: T L E H O Z E R A

Andrew: EARHOLE (7)
Joe: HOTEL (5)
DC: RATHOLE (7)
OT: HALTERE (7) LEATHER (7) LOATHER (7) ZELATOR (7)
Score: 33–16 (max 49)

Round 6: 75, 25, 8, 6, 8, 6. Target: 748.

Andrew: 746. (8 x (25 + 75)) - (6 x 8) - 6 (7)
Joe: -
RR: 748. ((75 - 25) x (6 + 8)) + (6 x 8) (10)
Score: 40–16 (max 59)

Jo talks about some Japanese sayings which have no English equivalent.

Round 7: N R I D E A W J S

Andrew: REWINDS (7)
Joe: DEARS (5)
DC: WARDENS (7) SARDINE (7) INWARDS (7) SANDIER (7) swinejar
OT: RANDJIES (8)
Score: 47–16 (max 67)

Round 8: D T D W O U C E S

Andrew: SCOUTED (7)
Joe: STOWED (6)
DC: DEDUCTS (7) cowdudes
OT: CUSTODE (7) DOUCEST (7) DOUCETS (7)
Score: 54–16 (max 74)

Round 9: 50, 100, 3, 7, 3, 5. Target: 923.

Andrew: 924. Mistake in working.
Joe: -
RR: 923. ((5 - 3 + 7) x (100 - 3)) + 50 (10)
Score: 54–16 (max 84)

Teatime teaser: WORKSLIM -> SILKWORM

Round 10: L S I M B E C F O

Andrew: MOBILES (7)
Joe: embocils
DC: molefibs
OT: EMBOLIC (7) FOIBLES (7)
Score: 61–16 (max 91)

Round 11: N T N E A O R L I

Andrew: RELATION (8)
Joe: TAILOR (6)
DC: ORIENTAL (8) nanriot
OT: ANOINTER (8) INTERNAL (8) REANOINT (8) ROTALINE (8)
Score: 69–16 (max 99)

Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some local dialect words.

Round 12: G T G U E A S Y N

Andrew: NUGGETS (7)
Joe: UNEASY (6)
OT: NUGGETY (7)
Score: 76–16 (max 106)

Round 13: T S S E U G O U R

Andrew: ROUTES (6)
Joe: grouse (declared as 7)
DC: GROUSES (7) SUTURES (7) OUTGUESS (8) ourgusset
OT: GROUSEST (8)
Score: 82–16 (max 114)

Round 14: 2, 4, 4, 5, 2, 9. Target: 609.

Andrew: -
Joe: 320.
RR: 608. ((5 x 2) + 9) x 4 x 4 x 2 (7)
Score: 82–16 (max 121)

Round 15: N N E E D L F U L

No one buzzes. The answer, correctly given by Susie, was FUNNELLED.
Final Score: 82–16 (max 131)

Statistics Corner

Andrew:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 7

Joe:
Total score - 16
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 12
Raw % of max - 38
Total average score per round - 1.1
Raw average score per round - 3.3
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=87