Tuesday 26th October 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 77)

[Ben Hunter]

Recap Robbo managed to get the wiki recap in before I had the chance to post this, so thanks James for giving me something to check this against. Should actually be accurate this time.

Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 October 2010.

C1: Champion Claire Casey (1 win, 84 points.)
C2: Challenger Stevie Field.
DC: Susie Dent and Rory McGrath.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R D L S U O A T O
R02: W B I E V G A R T
R03: P S R O A E C D U
R04: G O F T E A H N I
R05: 25, 2, 10, 8, 6, 4. Target: 414.
TTT: PAIRSING - "The pair sing, they're trying to make it"
R06: S T D A E A N H P
R07: S R N I A O B T I
R08: G M E O O R S F E
R09: G T S N A E I P R
R10: 50, 10, 4, 2, 8, 7. Target: 258.
TTT: REACHLOB - "He might drink, but he doesn't want another half"
R11: T V C N I A E S A
R12: D X Y U E I L Z C
R13: S M L S E O E D O
R14: 25, 9, 7, 8, 2, 2. Target: 696.
R15: S A D S C R E A M (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Claire Casey has a sweet crimp.

Stevie Field has good, functional hair.

Rory McGrath's curls are as fabulous ever.

Round 1: R D L S U O A T O

C1: ADULTS (6)
C2: LORDS (5)
DC: OUTSOLD (7)
OT: DASTOOR (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: W B I E V G A R T

C1: vigrate
C2: baiter
DC: VIBRATE (7)
OT: VIRGATE (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 14)

Round 3: P S R O A E C D U

C1: PRODUCES (8)
C2: SCRAPED (7)
DC: CROUPADES (18)
Score: 14–0 (max 32)

Round 4: G O F T E A H N I

C1: HEFTING (7)
C2: HEATING (7)
OT: HAFTING (7)
Score: 21–7 (max 39)

Round 5: 25, 2, 10, 8, 6, 4. Target: 414.

C1: 414. (6 + 10) × 25 + 8 + 4 + 2 (10)
C2: 414. (6 + 10) × 25 + 8 + 4 + 2 (10)
Score: 31–17 (max 49)

Anecdote slacking off at work gets Rory into trouble.

Teatime teaser: PAIRSING -> ASPIRING

Round 6: S T D A E A N H P

C1: PASTED (6)
C2: HANDSET (7)
DC: PHEASANT (8)
Score: 31–24 (max 57)

Round 7: S R N I A O B T I

C1: RATIONS (7)
C2: RATIONS (7)
OT: ROBINIAS (8) SORBITAN (8)
Score: 38–31 (max 65)

Round 8: G M E O O R S F E

C1: MOROSE (6)
C2: GROOMS (6)
DC: FOREGOES (8)
Score: 44–37 (max 73)

Round 9: G T S N A E I P R

C1: PARTINGS (8)
C2: repasting
DC: TRAPESING (18)
Score: 52–37 (max 91)

Round 10: 50, 10, 4, 2, 8, 7. Target: 258.

C1: 258. (7 − 2) × 50 + 8 (10)
C2: 258. 10 ÷ 2 × 50 + 8 (10)
Score: 62–47 (max 101)

Teatime teaser: REACHLOB -> BACHELOR

Round 11: T V C N I A E S A

C1: VACANT (6)
C2: VACATES (7)
DC: CAVATINE, (8) VESICANT (8)
OT: CAVATINE (8) ESTANCIA (8) SANATIVE (8)
Score: 62–54 (max 109)

Round 12: D X Y U E I L Z C

C1: CLUED (5)
C2: CLUED (5)
DC: LUCID (5)
OT: CULEX (5) DECYL (5) DICEY (5) LUDIC (5) YIELD (5) YLIDE (5)
Score: 67–59 (max 114)

Round 13: S M L S E O E D O

C1: MODELS (6)
C2: MESSED (6)
OT: OSMOSED (7)
Score: 73–65 (max 121)

Round 14: 25, 9, 7, 8, 2, 2. Target: 696.

C1: 692.
C2: 699. (2 + 2) × 25 × 7 − (9 − 8) (7)
RR: 696. (25 × 7 − (9 − 8)) × 2 × 2 (10)
Score: 73–72 (max 131)

Round 15: S A D S C R E A M

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say MASSACRED which is correct.
Final Score: 73–82 (max 141)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=63

[James Robinson]

Recap Robbo managed to get the wiki recap in before I had the chance to post this, so thanks James for giving me something to check this against. Should actually be accurate this time.

No problem, Ben.

I was going to leave the wiki to you, as previously agreed, but some idiot was starting a completely inaccurate and inadequate version, so I got in ahead of the person, before he mucked it up.

Luckily, I had my back-up in place.