c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 22 April 2009.

C1: Champion James Robinson (1 win.)
C2: Challenger Louise Bambury.
DC: Susie Dent and Tim Vine.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R P S A E A C T E
R02: M S R D I U E T T
R03: D P X O I E T Q O
R04: N R W A E F J I M
R05: 4, 6, 3, 1, 3, 10. Target: 747.

TTT: HYPERCOP - "It's my prediction that you'll get this"

R06: S N I A U T G N R
R07: Z O I C L K I T E
R08: A O E L S M S H F
R09: U E O T R R D I R
R10: 100, 7, 5, 6, 8, 9. Target: 291.

TTT: WHATSOUP - "You're right, if you think he's left"

R11: E A I N S R G V T
R12: R L T N A O E B O
R13: L B S G E A I I L
R14: 75, 1, 4, 7, 4, 6. Target: 369.
R15: G L U E Y N I N E (conundrum)




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Round 1: R P S A E A C T E

C1: SEPARATE (8)
C2: CREATES (7)
OT: CASAREEP (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: M S R D I U E T T

C1: MUSTIER (7)
C2: DUSTIER (7)
DC: DETRITUS (8)
OT: SMUTTIER (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 16)

Round 3: D P X O I E T Q O

C1: pooted
C2: pooted
DC: OPTED (5) DETOX (5)
OT: EXOPOD (6) TOXOID (6)
Score: 15–7 (max 22)

Round 4: N R W A E F J I M

C1: FAMINE (6)
C2: FIREMAN (7)
DC: WIREMAN (7)
Score: 15–14 (max 29)

Round 5: 4, 6, 3, 1, 3, 10. Target: 747.

C1: 749. As C2 (7)
C2: 749. (((3x6x4)+3)x10)-1 (7)
RR: 747. ((((4x6)+1)x3)x10)-3 (10)
Score: 22–21 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: HYPERCOP -> PROPHECY

Round 6: S N I A U T G N R

C1: RANTINGS (8)
C2: STARING (7)
OT: TURNINGS (8) UNSTRING (8)
Score: 30–21 (max 47)

Round 7: Z O I C L K I T E

C1: LOCKET (6)
C2: TICKLE (6)
DC: KILTIE (6)
OT: ZEOLITIC (8)
Score: 36–27 (max 55)

Round 8: A O E L S M S H F

C1: FOAMLESS (8)
C2: SHAMES (6)
Score: 44–27 (max 63)

Round 9: U E O T R R D I R

C1: TERROR (6)
C2: TERROR (6)
DC: OUTRIDER (8)
Score: 50–33 (max 71)

Round 10: 100, 7, 5, 6, 8, 9. Target: 291.

C1: 291. As C2 (10)
C2: 291. ((8-5)x100)-9 (10)
Score: 60–43 (max 81)

Teatime teaser: WHATSOUP -> SOUTHPAW

Round 11: E A I N S R G V T

C1: STARVING (8)
C2: STARVING (8)
DC: AVERTING (8) VINEGARS (8) VINTAGES (8) VINTAGERS (18)
Score: 68–51 (max 99)

Round 12: R L T N A O E B O

C1: BLOATER (7)
C2: BLOATER (7)
DC: BARONET (7) NOTABLE (7)
OT: RETABLO (7) BLOOTER (7) ORTOLAN (7) TOOLBAR (7)
Score: 75–58 (max 106)

Round 13: L B S G E A I I L

C1: LIABLE (6)
C2: LABELS (6)
DC: BILLIES (7)
OT: BAILIES (7) GILLIES (7)
Score: 81–64 (max 113)

Round 14: 75, 1, 4, 7, 4, 6. Target: 369.

C1: 369. ((4+1)x75)-6 (10)
C2: 369. As C1 (10)
Score: 91–74 (max 123)

Round 15: G L U E Y N I N E

C1 buzzes on 20 seconds to say UNEYELING which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was GENUINELY.
Score: 91–74 (max 133)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60