Recap for Monday 21 October 2002.

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Monday 21 October 2002.

C1: Champion Julian Fell (3 wins, 342 points.)
C2: Challenger Leo Pinches.
DC: Susie Dent and Ingrid Tarrant.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L T A E O R S M Y
R02: D A P I N G U O T
R03: A I X C V E M L H
R04: S D A E K R I F O
R05: 75, 8, 1, 6, 9, 4. Target: 906.
TTT: LESSROM
R06: W E T U A G P E N
R07: E O A D S C R T I
R08: L O U N G E D A M
R09: S R T L C I O E A
R10: 25, 5, 2, 1, 10, 3. Target: 289.
TTT: UNIMOBS
R11: B N P E I O D R E
R12: T A G S U I M O L
R13: T N E A F J I S R
R14: 75, 5, 8, 6, 5, 7. Target: 590.
R15: I S I T H O T L Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: L T A E O R S M Y

C1: MASTERLY (8)
C2: STREAM (6)
DC: MORTALS (7) MALTOSE (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D A P I N G U O T

C1: UPDATING (8)
C2: UPDATING (8)
DC: OUTING (6) ADOPTING (8)
Score: 16–8 (max 16)

Round 3: A I X C V E M L H

C1: EXCLAIM (7)
C2: CLAIM (5)
DC: EXCLAIM (7)
OT: CHAMELI (7)
Score: 23–8 (max 23)

Round 4: S D A E K R I F O

C1: FORSAKE (7)
C2: forsaked
DC: FRISKED (7)
OT: DARKIES (7) FEDORAS (7) RADIOES (7) ROADIES (7)
Score: 30–8 (max 30)

Round 5: 75, 8, 1, 6, 9, 4. Target: 906.

C1: 906. (9+4-1)x75+6 (10)
C2: 906. (8+4)x75+6 (10)
Score: 40–18 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: LESSROM -> MORSELS

Round 6: W E T U A G P E N

C1: GAUNT (5)
C2: PANT (4)
DC: AGENT (5) PEANUT (6)
OT: NEGATE (6) NEPETA (6) UNWEPT (6)
Score: 45–18 (max 46)

Round 7: E O A D S C R T I

C1: ASTEROID (8)
C2: cordites
DC: CORDITE (7) REDCOATS (8) CAROTIDS (8)
OT: IDOCRASE (8)
Score: 53–18 (max 54)

Round 8: L O U N G E D A M

C1: MANGLED (7)
C2: MANGLED (7)
DC: MANGLED (7)
OT: LANGUED (7) LOUNGED (7) MANGOLD (7)
Score: 60–25 (max 61)

Round 9: S R T L C I O E A

C1: SECTORIAL (18)
C2: LOCATES (7)
OT: SCLEROTIA (18)
Score: 78–25 (max 79)

Round 10: 25, 5, 2, 1, 10, 3. Target: 289.

C1: Declared 288, but hesitated too long in giving the method and RW cut him off. Seems a bit harsh to me.
C2: 288. (10+2)x(25-1) (7)
CV: 289. (25+5-1)x10+2-3 (10)
Score: 78–32 (max 89)

Teatime teaser: UNIMOBS -> OMNIBUS

Round 11: B N P E I O D R E

C1: PIONEER (7)
C2: PONDER (6)
DC: REPINED (7) ENROBED (7)
OT: BENDIER (7) INBREED (7) REDBONE (7) PREBEND (7) RIPENED (7)
Score: 85–32 (max 96)

Round 12: T A G S U I M O L

C1: SOLATIUM (8) - beautiful!
C2: magots
DC: OUTSAIL (7)
Score: 93–32 (max 104)

Round 13: T N E A F J I S R

C1: NASTIER (7)
C2: NASTIER (7)
DC: RETAINS (7) FAIREST (7)
OT: ANTSIER (7) RETINAS (7) RETSINA (7) STAINER (7) STEARIN (7) FAINTER (7) SNIFTER (7)
Score: 100–39 (max 111)

Round 14: 75, 5, 8, 6, 5, 7. Target: 590.

C1: 590. 75x8-(7-5)x5 (10)
C2: 590. 75x8-5-5 (10)
Score: 110–49 (max 121)

Round 15: I S I T H O T L Y

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say HOSTILITY which is correct.
Score: 120–49 (max 131)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48