Thursday 11 April 2002 (Series 47 Prelim 74)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Thursday 11 April 2002.

C1: Champion Peter Coutts (5 wins, 407 points.)
C2: Challenger Liz Johnson from Bolton.
DC: Richard Samson and Simon Hoggart.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V M R E U A Z D O
R02: T G I E C P A O N
R03: L S E A D R I T U
R04: N C A E L G O I S
R05: 100, 1, 3, 5, 2, 8. Target: 786.
TTT: REDNOSE
R06: M H D A E O T P I
R07: R S F E O E N L T
R08: A I E M R G S O X
R09: D B R A E U C T A
R10: 75, 6, 2, 8, 10, 1. Target: 961.
TTT: PINKBUM
R11: O E I P N L S O W
R12: S Y V E A U R I E
R13: T M G O I E S L D
R14: 75, 9, 7, 10, 4, 8. Target: 230.
R15: G R O U N D B E E (conundrum)


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Round 1: V M R E U A Z D O

C1: ROAMED (6)
C2: DROVE (5)
DC: RADOME (6) DEVOUR (6)
OT: REMUDA (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

RADOME is not an opera character, but rather an enclosure protecting a radar antenna, coming from the words RADar + DOME.

Round 2: T G I E C P A O N

C1: CAPTION (7)
C2: CAPTION (7)
DC: PAEON (5) COGNATE (7)
OT: PINOTAGE (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)

Round 3: L S E A D R I T U

C1: DERAILS (7)
C2: lardiest
DC: RESIDUAL (8)
OT: DILUTERS (8) LURIDEST (8)
Score: 20–7 (max 22)

Liz is ahead of her time, as LARDIEST is valid these days.

Round 4: N C A E L G O I S

C1: CONGEALS (8)
C2: SEALING (7)
DC: SOLACING (8)
OT: COINAGES (8) ECLOSING (8) GASOLINE (8)
Score: 28–7 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 1, 3, 5, 2, 8. Target: 786.

C1: 786. 100*8 - (3*5 - 1) (10)
C2: 786. 100*8 - (2*5+1+3) (10)
Score: 38–17 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: REDNOSE -> ENDORSE

Round 6: M H D A E O T P I

C1: POTHEAD (7)
C2: TAMED (5)
DC: PITHEAD (7)
OT: APOTHEM (7) ETHMOID (7) OPIATED (7)
Score: 45–17 (max 47)

Round 7: R S F E O E N L T

C1: FLORETS (7)
C2: FLEETS (6)
DC: SOFTENER (8)
OT: ENTRESOL (8)
Score: 52–17 (max 55)

Round 8: A I E M R G S O X

C1: MIRAGES (7)
C2: MIRAGES (7)
OT: IMAGERS (7)
Score: 59–24 (max 62)

Round 9: D B R A E U C T A

C1: ABDUCT (6)
C2: CABARET (7)
DC: TRADUCE (7) CURATED (7) ABREACT (7)
OT: BEARCAT (7) ARCUATE (7) CAUDATE (7)
Score: 59–31 (max 69)

Dictionary Corner giving some off-the-beaten-path 7s here: to TRADUCE is to expose someone to shame via falsehoods or misrepresentation; to ABREACT is to express unconscious or repressed desires or feelings verbally, especially when in the presence of a therapist.

Round 10: 75, 6, 2, 8, 10, 1. Target: 961.

C1: 961. 75*(10+2+1) - (6+8) (10)
C2: 970.
Score: 69–31 (max 79)

Teatime teaser: PINKBUM -> BUMPKIN

Round 11: O E I P N L S O W

C1: LOONIES (7)
C2: woolies
DC: PLOSION (7)
OT: POLONIES (8)
Score: 76–31 (max 87)

The recap writer says POLONIES is in, but it's not in my dictionary so I don't know what it is.

Round 12: S Y V E A U R I E

C1: aviary
C2: REVISE (6)
DC: EASIER (6) VARIES (6)
OT: AVERSE (6) REAVES (6) EYRIES (6) REIVES (6) RESEAU (6) REVUES (6) SEVERY (6) SUAVER (6) SURVEY (6)
Score: 76–37 (max 93)

The champ tries to get double duty out of an A tile, but even with the flub clinches the game.

Round 13: T M G O I E S L D

C1: GODLIEST (8)
C2: MOLDIEST (8)
OT: MELODIST (8)
Score: 84–45 (max 101)

Liz gets her eight points back from lardiest here, since this show was taped before the US fell into the sea taking all its words with it.

Round 14: 75, 9, 7, 10, 4, 8. Target: 230.

C1: 230. 75*(10-7) + (9-4) (10)
C2: 230. 75*4 - 7*10 (10)
Score: 94–55 (max 111)

Round 15: G R O U N D B E E

No one buzzes. The answer was BURGEONED (or "burgoned", as Richard reads it).
Score: 94–55 (max 121)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47

[Peter Mabey]

R11: POLONY is a variant of BOLOGNA - i.e. sausage (and probable origin of BALONEY )