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First Prelim Series 17 Game:


Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 January 1989.

C1: Challenger Alec Bryers.
C2: Challenger Jennifer Bryers.
DC: Clement Freud and Georgia Hole.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R S E O Q I W N
R02: T S L E A Y I D T
R03: J L N U A C O W E
R04: 25, 6, 5, 9, 8, 2. Target: 857.
R05: V F G I U E T S R
R06: U O D T E B I N B
R07: P C N E A E D C G
R08: 50, 9, 2, 6, 1, 10. Target: 783.
R09: A D E E R R S T U (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R S E O Q I W N

C1: WORSENS (7)
C2: RINSES (6)
DC: SNOWIER (7) SENIORS (7)
OT: SONSIER (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: T S L E A Y I D T

C1: SLATTED (7)
C2: STEADILY (8)
DC: STEADILY (8)
Score: 7–8 (max 15)

Round 3: J L N U A C O W E

C1: UNCLE (5)
C2: CLEAN (5)
OT: CAJOLE (6) JOUNCE (6) LAUNCE (6) UNLACE (6) LEUCON (6)
Score: 12–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 6, 5, 9, 8, 2. Target: 857.

C1: -
C2: 859. (((6*5)+4)*25)+9 (7)
CV: 857. (((5*8)-6)*25)+(9-2) (10)
Score: 12–20 (max 31)

Round 5: V F G I U E T S R

C1: FURTIVE (7)
C2: GUSTIER (7)
DC: VIRTUES (7) SURFEIT (7) FIGURES (7)
OT: FUSTIER (7) GRIVETS (7) GUTSIER (7)
Score: 19–27 (max 38)

Round 6: U O D T E B I N B

C1: BUNTED (6) / butted
C2: TUBBED (6)
DC: BEDOUIN (7)
OT: BOUDIN (6) DOBBIN (6) DUBBIN (6) DUNITE (6) UNITED (6) UNTIED (6) NIBBED (6) NOBBUT (6) OBTUND (6) OUTBID (6)
Score: 25–33 (max 45)

Round 7: P C N E A E D C G

C1: CADENCE (7) / rhythm
C2: PACED (5)
DC: ENCAGED (7)
Score: 32–33 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 9, 2, 6, 1, 10. Target: 783.

C1: 783. ((10+6)*50)-((9*2)-1) (10)
C2: 783. ((10+6)*50)-((9*2)-1) (10)
Score: 42–43 (max 62)

Round 9: A D E E R R S T U *

No one buzzes. The answer was TREASURED.
Score: 42–43 (max 72)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=17