c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 22 January 1993.

C1: Champion Roly Hawkes (2 wins, 126 points.)
C2: Challenger Carol Fletcher.
DC: Richard Samson and Jenny Hanley.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L G W N E O A S J
R02: H T I M F E A N Y
R03: N T K M I O I G T
R04: 25, 6, 1, 9, 5, 10. Target: 726.
R05: C N R D E A S I M
R06: S V C T A E A L R
R07: D F Q U E O S T C
R08: 25, 100, 7, 4, 10, 1. Target: 436.
R09: T I N D U T I E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: L G W N E O A S J

C1: JANGLES (7)
C2: JANGLES (7)
DC: WANGLES (7)
OT: GALJOEN (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: H T I M F E A N Y

C1: FAMINE (6)
C2: MEANT (5)
DC: AMENITY (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 14)

Round 3: N T K M I O I G T

C1: TIMING (6)
C2: KITTING (7)
DC: OMITTING (8)
Score: 13–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 6, 1, 9, 5, 10. Target: 726.

C1: 725. (((10 + 9) + 5 + 6) - 1) x 25 (7)
C2: 725. (((10 + 9) + 5 + 6) - 1) x 25 (7)
CV: 726. (((6 x 5) - 1) x 25) + (10 - 9) (10) [Credit to Richard Samson!]
Score: 20–21 (max 32)

Round 5: C N R D E A S I M

C1: dancers (declared 8)
C2: REMAINS (7)
DC: CARMINE (7) CINEMAS (7)
OT: ADMIRES (7) AMNESIC (7) ARSENIC (7) CANDIES (7) CARDIES (7) CINDERS (7) DANCERS (7) DISCERN (7) MAIDENS (7) MARINES (7) MEDIANS (7) MINCERS (7) MINDERS (7) MISREAD (7) RADICES (7) REMINDS (7) REMANDS (7) RESCIND (7) SANDIER (7) SARDINE (7) SEMINAR (7) SIDEARM (7)
Score: 20–28 (max 39)

Round 6: S V C T A E A L R

C1: castler
C2: CASTER (6)
DC: CARAVELS (8)
Score: 20–34 (max 47)

Round 7: D F Q U E O S T C

C1: OUSTED (6)
C2: COSTED (6)
DC: FOCUSED (7) SCOUTED (7)
OT: DEFOCUS (7)
Score: 26–40 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 100, 7, 4, 10, 1. Target: 436.

C1: 436. (100 x 4) + (25 + 10 + 1) (10)
C2: 436. (100 + 10 - 1) x 4 (10)
Score: 36–50 (max 64)

Round 9: T I N D U T I E S

C1 buzzes on 23 seconds to say INSTITUTED which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was UNTIDIEST.
Final Score: 36–50 (max 74)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=25