Monday 1 December 1986 (Series 10, Prelim 35)

[Joseph Krol]

Countdown recap for Monday 1 December 1986.

C1: Champion Les Martin (1 win, 44 points.)
C2: Challenger Glenys Batchelor.
DC: Freda Thornton and William Davis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G A S U T H O S M
R02: S I P T S E F Y R
R03: J A S R O L W E T
R04: 25, 75, 2, 6, 4, 9. Target: 513.
R05: D A R E S K W T R
R06: T I O F I S G N E
R07: S O H R V U C K T
R08: 100, 6, 2, 1, 8, 5. Target: 233.
R09: H E C T I C R A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: G A S U T H O S M

C1: MAHOUTS (7)
C2: MOUTHS (6)
OT: MUGSHOTS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S I P T S E F Y R

C1: SPRITES (7)
C2: SPRITES (7)
DC: STRIPES (7) PRIESTS (7)
OT: PERSIST (7) PETRIFY (7) PYRITES (7) SIFTERS (7) SITREPS (7) SPRYEST (7) STRIPEY (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: J A S R O L W E T

C1: TROWELS (7)
C2: TOWELS (6)
DC: WASTREL (7)
Score: 21–7 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 75, 2, 6, 4, 9. Target: 513.

C1: 512. ((75+25)*5)+(6*2) (7)
C2: 512. ((75+25)*5)+(6*2) (7)
CV: 513. (6*75)+(2*25)+9+4 (10)
Score: 28–14 (max 32)

Round 5: D A R E S K W T R

C1: TRADERS (7)
C2: STAKED (6)
OT: DARKEST (7) DARTERS (7) DRAWERS (7) REDRAWS (7) RETARDS (7) REWARDS (7) STARKER (7) STARRED (7) STEWARD (7) WARDERS (7)
Score: 35–14 (max 39)

Round 6: T I O F I S G N E

C1: FEIGNS (6)
C2: SIFTING (7)
DC: FOISTING (8) NOTIFIES (8)
OT: TONIFIES (8)
Score: 35–21 (max 47)

Round 7: S O H R V U C K T

C1: CHORUS (6)
C2: STRUCK (6)
OT: CHUKORS (7)
Score: 41–27 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 6, 2, 1, 8, 5. Target: 233.

C1: 233. ((100*2)+(8*5))-(6+1) (10)
C2: 233. ((100*2)+(8*5))-(6+1) (10)
Score: 51–37 (max 64)

Round 9: H E C T I C R A T

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say ARCHITECT which is correct.
Score: 51–47 (max 74)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=10