c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 22nd February 2008

C1: Champion Barbara Fletcher, 1 win
C2: Challenger Ronnie Clark
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale
CV: Carol Vorderman
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B N E U S R O P E
R02: L I E D H N I M O
R03: A A J T I C P O R
R04: S G E O R P E O C
R05: 100 4 9 7 6 4. Target: 485
TTT: HELLSTUN - "Put simply, it's where the colonel lives"
R06: D A N M E A T D I
R07: G T E O M N A L A
R08: P E O K B E S D E
R09: I Y U T F I N E S
R10: 75 4 7 3 8 1. Target: 614
TTT: YAKSWEDE - "260 of these in a year, or are there?"
R11: R A T R O V S E L
R12: I N T A E S D I N
R13: T R U W A C I A R
R14: 75 3 2 7 5 8. Target: 183
R15: D A V E S N A C S (conundrum)

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R01: B N E U S R O P E
C1: PERUSE (6)
C2: POSEUR (6)
DC: ENROBES (7), OPENERS (7)
OT: BOREENS (7), BOURNES (7), BURPEES (7), REOPENS (7), UNROBES (7), UNROPES (7)
Score: 6-6 (max 7)

R02: L I E D H N I M O
C1: MIDLINE (7)
C2: LINED
DC: DOMINIE (7), MOILED
OT: HOMINID (7)
Score: 13-6 (max 14)

R03: A A J T I C P O R
C1: partic (X)
C2: CAPTOR (6)
DC: APRICOT (7), TAPIOCA (7)
Score: 13-12 (max 21)

R04: S G E O R P E O C
C1: COOPERS (7)
C2: copser (X) - nb CORPSE is available with the same letters.
DC: SCOOPER (7), GROPES (6)
OT: OPEROSE (7)
Score: 20-12 (max 28)

R05: 100 4 9 7 6 4. Target: 485
C1: 491. (7-6+4)*100-9 (5)
C2: nothing declared
CV: 485. (100-4-(7-6))*(9-4) (10)
OT: 485. (100-7+4)*(9-4) (10)
Score: 25-12 (max 38)

HELLSTUN -> NUTSHELL
It should be "kernel" of course but that would make it too easy.

R06: D A N M E A T D I
C1: ANIMATED (8)
C2: DEMAND
DC: MANDATED (8), MEDIANT (7)
OT: DIAMANTE (Conor, 8)
Score: 33-12 (max 46)

R07: G T E O M N A L A
C1: MAGNATE (7)
C2: GATE
DC: MONTAGE, MEGATON, TANGELO
OT: MALONATE (DoD, 8), GAMELAN, GATEMAN, MAGENTA, MAGNETO, OATMEAL, OMENTAL
Score: 40-12 (max 54)

R08: P E O K B E S D E
C1: BESPOKE (7)
C2: BESPOKE (7)
DC: BESPOKE (7)*
Score: 47-19 (max 61)

*oddly large numbers of A-level computing students report that bespoke software is software that can "be-spoke" into, such as speech recognition. They're wrong.

R09: I Y U T F I N E S
C1: FINITE (6)
C2: UNITES (6) - did not risk UNITIES (7) which is good for 7
DC: UNIFIES (7) - there is no such word as "infutes"
OT: UNITISE (7)
Score: 53-25 (max 68)

R10: 75 4 7 3 8 1. Target: 614
C1: 614. 75*8+4+7+3 (10)
C2: nothing declared
OT: 614. (75*4+7)*(3-1) (10)
Score: 63-25 (max 78)

YAKSWEED -> WEEKDAYS

* There are 262 weekdays in this year I rather nerdishly worked out.

R11: R A T R O V S E L
C1: LOVERS (6)
C2: STARVE (6)
DC: TROVES, TRAVELS, REVOLTS
OT: REALTORS (everyone!, 8), LEVATORS (BP, 8), RELATORS (BP, 8)
Score: 69-31 (max 86)

R12: I N T A E S D I N
C1: SAINTED (7)
C2: INTENDS (7)
DC: STAINED, DAINTIES (8)
OT: SANIDINE (Conor, 8), ASININE (7)
Score: 76-38 (max 94)

R13: T R U W A C I A R
C1: CART (4)
C2: WRIT (4)
DC: CARAT, TIARA
OT: TRICAR (Conor, 6), CRATUR (6)
Score: 80-42 (max 100)

R14: 75 3 2 7 5 8. Target: 183
C1: 183. (75*2)+(5*8)-7 (10)
C2: 182. not explained
OT: 183. (7+5)*(8+3-2)+75 (10)
JB: 183. (75-(7*2))*3 (10)
Score: 90-42 (max 110)

R15: D A V E S N A C S
c2 buzzes in on 8 seconds to say ADVANCES which is incorrect.
an audience member guesses CANVASSED which is correct.
Score: 90-42 (max 120)

Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58

Dave wrote: R14: 75 4 7 3 8 5. Target: 183
C1: 183. (75*2)+(5*8)-7 (10)
C2: 182. not explained
OT: 183. (7+5)*(8+3-2)+75 (10)
JB: 183. (75-(7*2))*3 (10)
Score: 90-42 (max 110)

Was the 4 actually a 2?