c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 17 January 2000.

C1: Champion Olive Morgan (3 wins, 159 points.)
C2: Challenger Brian Murray.
DC: Susie Dent and Roy Hudd.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S M I G E L T A S
R02: N R P Y E I A T S
R03: C E H M A V K I N
R04: 100, 4, 7, 4, 10, 8. Target: 949.
R05: G S T D O E E R C
R06: N I S V I R M O D
R07: W R T P U E A L R
R08: 25, 8, 6, 1, 3, 6. Target: 266.
R09: M E N I N D R A G (conundrum)


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Round 1: S M I G E L T A S

C1: SLATES (6)
C2: IMAGES (6)
DC: SIGMATE (7) GIMLETS (7)
OT: AIMLESS (7) GAMIEST (7) GLASSIE (7) LIGASES (7) SILAGES (7) AGILEST (7) LIGATES (7) SAMIEST (7) SAMITES (7) STIGMAS (7) MILAGES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N R P Y E I A T S

C1: PANTIES (7)
C2: PARTIES (7)
DC: EPINASTY (8)
OT: PRYTANIES (18)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)

Round 3: C E H M A V K I N

C1: MACHINE (7)
C2: MACHINE (7)
DC: MACHINE (7)
OT: MACHINE (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 32)

Round 4: 100, 4, 7, 4, 10, 8. Target: 949.

C1: 950. Mistake in working.
C2: 948. Mistake in working.
CV: 949. 10 x (100 - 4) - 7 - 4 (10)
Score: 20–20 (max 42)

Round 5: G S T D O E E R C

C1: SORTED (6)
C2: CRESTED (7)
DC: CORTEGES (8)
OT: CORSETED (8) ESCORTED (8)
Score: 20–27 (max 50)

Round 6: N I S V I R M O D

C1: VISION (6)
C2: DIVISOR (7)
DC: MIDIRONS (8)
Score: 20–34 (max 58)

Round 7: W R T P U E A L R

C1: TRAWLER (7)
C2: -
OT: RAPTURE (7)
Score: 27–34 (max 65)

Round 8: 25, 8, 6, 1, 3, 6. Target: 266.

C1: -
C2: 267. Mistake in working.
CV: 266. 8 x (25 + 6 + 3)- 6 (10)
Score: 27–34 (max 75)

Round 9: M E N I N D R A G

No one buzzes. The answer was REMANDING.
Score: 27–34 (max 85)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=42