Tuesday 26 January 1993 (Series 25, Prelim 10)

[Jacob Sutton]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 January 1993.

C1: Champion Noel Turner (1 win, 69 points.)
C2: Challenger Graham Rubens.
DC: Richard Samson and Jenny Hanley.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T N U A I S E M
R02: A I O T R A W F E
R03: S Q T U E A N D L
R04: 75, 100, 7, 9, 1, 3. Target: 667.
R05: I O T E I S C L C
R06: G M D O E A V J O
R07: I E A I H G C S Y
R08: 75, 50, 2, 1, 4, 10. Target: 329.
R09: U N D E R L O P S (conundrum)


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Round 1: M T N U A I S E M

C1: AUNTIES (7)
C2: MINUTES (7)
DC: INMATES (7) MINUETS (7)
OT: MANUMITS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: A I O T R A W F E

C1: WAITER (6)
C2: WAITER (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: S Q T U E A N D L

C1: SLANTED (7)
C2: EQUALS (6)
DC: UNSALTED (8)
Score: 20–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 100, 7, 9, 1, 3. Target: 667.

C1: 663.
C2: 667. (9 x 75) - 7 - 1 (10)
Score: 20–23 (max 32)

Round 5: I O T E I S C L C

C1: CITOLES (7)
C2: collies [though he had SOLICIT which is fine]
OT: SCILICET (8)
Score: 27–23 (max 40)

Round 6: G M D O E A V J O

C1: MOVED (5)
C2: domage
OT: DOGMA (5) GAMED (5) MOOED (5) OMEGA (5)
Score: 32–23 (max 45)

Round 7: I E A I H G C S Y

C1: CAGES (5)
C2: CHASE (5)
DC: GEISHA (6)
OT: CHAISE (6) ISCHIA (6)
Score: 37–28 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 50, 2, 1, 4, 10. Target: 329.

C1: 330. ((2 + 1) x 10) + (4 x 75) (7)
C2: 329. Mistake in working.
CV: 329. ((75 x 4) + 50) - ((10 x 2) + 1) (10)
Score: 44–28 (max 61)

Round 9: U N D E R L O P S

No one buzzes. The answer was SPLENDOUR.
Score: 44–28 (max 71)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=25