Thursday 13 December 2001 (Series 46 Prelim 59)

[Andrew Feist]

Countdown recap for Thursday 13 December 2001.

C1: Champion Donald Isles (1 win, 99 points.)
C2: Challenger Michael Weekes from Woking.
DC: Phiona Stanley and Sue Perkins.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L A R D I E T G
R02: N M F O I E H S C
R03: B D A R T U E P I
R04: L H N O E A S Q Y
R05: 25, 8, 5, 3, 9, 4. Target: 592.
TTT: GETZETA
R06: M G V U E O R F D
R07: S L E T C N I E U
R08: P G R E A O M B D
R09: W T U S O L E F N
R10: 100, 8, 6, 4, 4, 7. Target: 434.
TTT: OPRAHNO
R11: R K I P C A E M D
R12: S G T U I A R N L
R13: X J S D E O I F V
R14: 75, 5, 4, 7, 6, 8. Target: 467.
R15: B E R R I C O P S (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: S L A R D I E T G

C1: lardiest
C2: lardiest
DC: REGALIST (8)
Score: 0–0 (max 8)

It's almost spelled out in the selection, but it wasn't yet in the dictionary.

Round 2: N M F O I E H S C

C1: CHIMES (6)
C2: MONIES (6)
DC: FINCHES (7)
OT: INCOMES (7) MESONIC (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 15)

-es -es -es -es

Round 3: B D A R T U E P I

C1: UPRATED (7)
C2: PIRATED (7)
DC: PARTIED (7)
OT: BRUITED (7) DIPTERA (7) TRIBADE (7) UPBRAID (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 22)

-ed -ed -ed -ed

Round 4: L H N O E A S Q Y

C1: SHONE (5)
C2: SHONE (5)
DC: LEASH (5) HALOES (6)
OT: ANOLES (6) HALONS (6) HANSEL (6) HONEYS (6) HYENAS (6) SANELY (6) SHALEY (6) SHOALY (6)
Score: 18–18 (max 28)

A lot of sixes, but the contestants couldn't come up with them. Apart from being a fairy tale character, a HANSEL (really a handsel) is a gift made as a token of good luck at the new year.

Round 5: 25, 8, 5, 3, 9, 4. Target: 592.

C1: 592. 25*4*(9-3) - 8 (10)
C2: 592. 25*3*8 - (9+4-5) (10)
Score: 28–28 (max 38)

Teatime teaser: GETZETA -> GAZETTE

Round 6: M G V U E O R F D

C1: FORMED (6)
C2: MORGUE (6)
DC: DEVOUR (6) FORGED (6)
OT: DEFORM (6) DROGUE (6) GOURDE (6) ROGUED (6) ROUGED (6)
Score: 34–34 (max 44)

Round 7: S L E T C N I E U

C1: TENSILE (7)
C2: STENCIL (7)
DC: UTENSIL (7) CLIENTS (7) ENTICES (7)
OT: CENTILES (8) CUTLINES (8) TUNICLES (8) ESCULENT (8) LEUCINES (8)
Score: 41–41 (max 52)

Round 8: P G R E A O M B D

C1: PROBED (6)
C2: GRADE (5)
DC: EMBARGO (7)
OT: PEGBOARD (8)
Score: 47–41 (max 60)

Round 9: W T U S O L E F N

C1: flounts
C2: flounts
DC: FOULEST (7)
OT: NESTFUL (7) NETFULS (7)
Score: 47–41 (max 67)

You can flout, and you can flaunt, but you can't flount.

Round 10: 100, 8, 6, 4, 4, 7. Target: 434.

C1: 434. (100+8)*4 + (6-4) (10)
C2: 434. 100*4 + 7*4 + 6 (10)
Score: 57–51 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: OPRAHNO -> HARPOON

Round 11: R K I P C A E M D

C1: PRICKED (7)
C2: PRICKED (7)
DC: CRAMPED (7) CRIMPED (7)
OT: IMPARKED (8)
Score: 64–58 (max 85)

-ed -ed -ed -ed. The recap writer says IMPARKED, but it's not in my dictionary.

Round 12: S G T U I A R N L

C1: STARLING (8)
C2: STARLING (8)
DC: RUSTLING (8)
OT: LUSTRING (8) SALUTING (8) SINGULAR (8)
Score: 72–66 (max 93)

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Round 13: X J S D E O I F V

C1: OXIDES (6)
C2: OXIDES (6)
DC: VIDEOS (6)
OT: DOXIES (6) EJIDOS (6) FODIES (6) FOXIES (6)
Score: 78–72 (max 99)

Round 14: 75, 5, 4, 7, 6, 8. Target: 467.

C1: 467. 75*6 + (8+5+4) (10)
C2: -
Score: 88–72 (max 109)

Round 15: B E R R I C O P S

No one buzzes. The answer was PROSCRIBE.
Final Score: 88–72 (max 119)

Learn those suffixes, kids!

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=46

[Peter Mabey]

NODE has IMPARK, so IMPARKED is OK.

I think you meant prefixes, if you were commenting on the conundrum.

[Andrew Feist]

I think you meant prefixes, if you were commenting on the conundrum.

Actually it's all the suffixes I pointed out along the way. It probably wasn't really that much more than a usual game, I suppose; they just seemed to stand out as I was writing the thing.