c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 28 August 2002.

C1: Champion Dorothy Bailey (1 win, 88 points.)
C2: Challenger Kristian Turner.
DC: Phiona Stanley and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S P M I E L D U J
R02: R A I T N O G C E
R03: A E I S Y D R T L
R04: F M V O U B S A H
R05: 50, 10, 8, 5, 10, 9. Target: 961.
TTT: TURNERC
R06: N P G E E I D W R
R07: U T C N I O E S L
R08: Z M I A E T R O D
R09: G P S E I O C Q T
R10: 50, 4, 7, 10, 6, 8. Target: 829.
TTT: UMCRYER
R11: L N S R A E E M G
R12: R O D T H I A N L
R13: S X V F A I E C R
R14: 75, 10, 6, 8, 2, 8. Target: 451.
R15: C O F F I N A T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S P M I E L D U J

C1: DIMPLES (7)
C2: PLUMES (6)
DC: SLUMPED (7)
OT: IMPULSE (7) DUMPIES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: R A I T N O G C E

C1: CREATING (8)
C2: CREATING (8)
DC: CREATION (8) REACTION (8)
OT: ACTIONER (8) CATERING (8) REACTING (8) GERONTIC (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)

Round 3: A E I S Y D R T L

C1: STEADILY (8)
C2: dilaters
Score: 23–8 (max 23)

Round 4: F M V O U B S A H

C1: FAMOUS (6)
C2: BASH (4)
DC: AMBUSH (6)
OT: MOSHAV (6)
Score: 29–8 (max 29)

Round 5: 50, 10, 8, 5, 10, 9. Target: 961.

C1: 960. (10 + 9) x 50 + 10 (7)
C2: 958.
Score: 36–8 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: TURNERC -> CURRENT

Round 6: N P G E E I D W R

C1: WEEPING (7)
C2: WEEPING (7)
DC: WEEDING (7) REPINED (7)
OT: DREEING (7) REEDING (7) REIGNED (7) PEERING (7) PIGWEED (7) REDWING (7) RIPENED (7) WIDENER (7)
Score: 43–15 (max 43)

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

C1: COUNTS (6)
C2: SECTION (7)
DC: COUNTIES (8) OUTLINES (8)
OT: CUTLINES (8) TUNICLES (8) LECTIONS (8) LINOCUTS (8) NOCTULES (8)
Score: 43–22 (max 51)

Round 8: Z M I A E T R O D

C1: DREAMT (6)
C2: MITRED (6)
DC: MEDIATOR (8)
OT: AMORTIZED (18)
Score: 49–28 (max 69)

Round 9: G P S E I O C Q T

C1: POETIC (6)
C2: COPIES (6)
DC: OPTICS (6) TOPICS (6)
OT: POETICS (7)
Score: 55–34 (max 76)

Round 10: 50, 4, 7, 10, 6, 8. Target: 829.

C1: 832. (6 + 10) x 50 + 4 x 8 (7)
C2: 826. (10 + 7) x 50 = 6 x 4 (7)
CV: 829. (50 - 4) x (10 + 8) + 7 - 6 (10)
Score: 62–41 (max 86)

Teatime teaser: UMCRYER -> MERCURY

Round 11: L N S R A E E M G

C1: MANGLERS (8)
C2: RENAMES (7)
DC: GENERALS (8)
OT: ENLARGES (8) GLEANERS (8) MELANGES (8)
Score: 70–41 (max 94)

Round 12: R O D T H I A N L

C1: DILATOR (7)
C2: DILATOR (7)
DC: ORDINAL (7)
OT: HORNTAIL (8)
Score: 77–48 (max 102)

Round 13: S X V F A I E C R

C1: CRAVES (6)
C2: CRAVES (6)
DC: FIACRES (7)
OT: VARICES (7) VISCERA (7)
Score: 83–54 (max 109)

Round 14: 75, 10, 6, 8, 2, 8. Target: 451.

C1: 451. 75 x 6 + 8 / 8 (10)
C2: 452.
Score: 93–54 (max 119)

Round 15: C O F F I N A T E

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say AFFECTION which is correct.
Score: 103–54 (max 129)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=48

Howard Somerset wrote:DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer.

I think you'll find it was Phiona Stanley, not Susie Dent, who was the lexicographer in this one, Howard.

James Robinson wrote:

Howard Somerset wrote:DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer.

I think you'll find it was Phiona Stanley, not Susie Dent, who was the lexicographer in this one, Howard.

So it was. Just lucky it was Susie for the rest of mine; I hadn't checked.

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