Tuesday 25th October 2011 (Series 65, Preliminary 82)

[Liam Tiernan]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 25 October 2011.

C1: Champion Sam Weissman (2 wins, 134 points.)
C2: Challenger David Butcher.
DC: Susie Dent and Cheryl Baker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T E A D R E K T I
R02: Z C D O E O J G N
R03: M T U V H O I N Y
R04: W T L E A C S I G
R05: 100, 3, 1, 7, 8, 10. Target: 673.
TTT: SEMISTAR - "These know-it-alls always have the answer."
R06: E A H T W O N I D
R07: P S A N X I R E M
R08: D N L U E O R P E
R09: M R U F S E I D A
R10: 25, 5, 8, 9, 5, 2. Target: 431.
TTT: TURNEDAT - "Turned at the school gates and went elsewhere."
R11: L T O C E R A S T
R12: R S B I E O L T I
R13: N R E S B A O N I
R14: 75, 3, 10, 1, 1, 6. Target: 102.
R15: C H A N G E I N N (conundrum)


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Round 1: T E A D R E K T I

C1: TREATED (7)
C2: TIRADE (6)
OT: ITERATED (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: Z C D O E O J G N

C1: cojone
C2: -
DC: DOZEN (5) OOZED (5) CONDO (5)
OT: CODON (5) CONED (5) CONGE (5) COOED (5) COOZE (5) COZEN (5) GONZO (5) ODEON (5) OZONE (5) ZONED (5)
Score: 7–0 (max 13)

Round 3: M T U V H O I N Y

C1: VOMIT (5)
C2: MUTINY (6)
OT: HOMINY (6) HUMINT (6) MOUTHY (6) MYTHOI (6)
Score: 7–6 (max 19)

Round 4: W T L E A C S I G

C1: LIGATES (7)
C2: ELASTIC (7)
DC: CAGIEST (7)
OT: LACIEST (7) LATICES (7)
Score: 14–13 (max 26)

Round 5: 100, 3, 1, 7, 8, 10. Target: 673.

C1: 673. (100*7)-((8+1)*3) (10)
C2: 673. Mistake in working.
Score: 24–13 (max 36)

Teatime teaser: SEMISTAR -> SMARTIES

Round 6: E A H T W O N I D

C1: DONATE (6)
C2: DONATE (6)
OT: ATONED (6) DETAIN (6) HINTED (6) HONIED (6) IODATE (6) THAWED (6) TIENDA (6) TOWNIE (6) TWINED (6) WAHINE (6) WAITED (6) WANTED (6) WHINED (6) WHITED (6) WHITEN (6) WONTED (6)
Score: 30–19 (max 42)

Round 7: P S A N X I R E M

C1: REMAINS (7)
C2: REMAINS (7)
DC: MARINES (7) SEMINAR (7)
Score: 37–26 (max 49)

Round 8: D N L U E O R P E

C1: ROPED (5)
C2: PLUNDER (7)
OT: DEPLORE (7) PLEURON (7) POUNDER (7) PRELUDE (7) ROUNDEL (7) UNROPED (7) URODELE (7)
Score: 37–33 (max 56)

Round 9: M R U F S E I D A

C1: FARMED (6)
C2: RAISED (6)
DC: FEMURS (6) FRAMES (6) ADMIRES (7) REMUDAS (7)
OT: MISREAD (7) RESIDUA (7) SIDEARM (7)
Score: 43–39 (max 63)

Round 10: 25, 5, 8, 9, 5, 2. Target: 431.

C1: 433.
C2: 430. ((9+8)*25)+5 (7)
RR: 431. (((25*2)+5)*8)-9 (10)
Score: 43–46 (max 73)

Teatime teaser: TURNEDAT -> TRUANTED

Round 11: L T O C E R A S T

C1: ROTATES (7)
C2: locaters
DC: CLATTERS (8)
OT: CROTALES (8) CROTTLES (8) SECTORAL (8)
Score: 50–46 (max 81)

Round 12: R S B I E O L T I

C1: LOITERS (7)
C2: BRISTLE (7)
DC: TRILBIES (8)
OT: STROBILI (8)
Score: 57–53 (max 89)

Round 13: N R E S B A O N I

C1: BONNIER (7)
C2: BANNERS (7)
DC: BARONIES (8)
Score: 64–60 (max 97)

Round 14: 75, 3, 10, 1, 1, 6. Target: 102.

C1: 102. ((10-1)*9)+75 (10)
C2: 102. ((10*3)+75)-((6/(1+1)) (10)
Score: 74–70 (max 107)

Round 15: C H A N G E I N N

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say ENHANCING which is correct.
Final Score: 74–80 (max 117)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=65