c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 24th September 2008.

C1: Champion Junaid Mubeen (2 wins, 192 points.)
C2: Challenger David Williams, a Welsh teacher of French and Spanish, from Chislehurst, who dabbles in bass guitar, and wants to outstare Anthony Hopkins.
DC: Susie Dent and Keith Barron.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L M E A O F Y T S
R02: B E L I R E D A R
R03: T L I M O E N J I
R04: Q E S O R E T A N
R05: 3, 10, 7, 1, 2, 4. Target: 930.
TTT: MENDGILD - "Interfering with the Olympic podium, perhaps?"
R06: D E P U S I H U L
R07: T N S P I E A C I
R08: T A G E X U T I R
R09: K C T D O U E P R
R10: 100, 10, 6, 5, 2, 1. Target: 359.
TTT: DATELICE - "Fragile, like a tense situation."
R11: S T N E O A Z G M
R12: R E D O R I F E B
R13: S N D I E A H S N
R14: 25, 7, 8, 4, 8, 2. Target: 492.
R15: D E N T E P E R V (conundrum)


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Round 1: L M E A O F Y T S

C1: MALTOSE (7)
C2: FLAMES (6)
OT: AMYLOSE (7) FLOTSAM (7) FOLATES (7) MOTLEYS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: B E L I R E D A R

C1: READIER (7)
C2: RELIED (6)
DC: BLEARIER (8) RIDEABLE (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: T L I M O E N J I

C1: oilment
C2: MOLTEN (6)
DC: MOTILE (6) OILMEN (6)
OT: LIMONITE (8) (Paul)
Score: 14–6 (max 23)

Round 4: Q E S O R E T A N

C1: RESONATE (8)
C2: RESONATE (8)
DC: TREASON (7)
Score: 22–14 (max 31)

Round 5: 3, 10, 7, 1, 2, 4. Target: 930.

C1: 930. ((4 x 3 + 1) x 7 + 2) x 10 (10)
C2: -
Score: 32–14 (max 41)

Teatime teaser: MENDGILD -> MEDDLING

Round 6: D E P U S I H U L

C1: PUSHED (6)
C2: PUSHED (6)
DC: UPSIDE (6) SULPHIDE (8)
Score: 38–20 (max 49)

Round 7: T N S P I E A C I

C1: INSCAPE (7)
C2: INSPECT (7)
DC: PANTIES (7)
OT: PISCINAE (8) (Conor)
Score: 45–27 (max 57)

Round 8: T A G E X U T I R

C1: GUTTER (6)
C2: ruttage
DC: GUTTIER (7)
Score: 51–27 (max 64)

Round 9: K C T D O U E P R

C1: PRODUCE (7)
C2: PRODUCT (7)
DC: TRUCKED (7)
OT: COURTED (7)
Score: 58–34 (max 71)

Round 10: 100, 10, 6, 5, 2, 1. Target: 359.

C1: 359. (100 / 2 + 10) x 6 - 1 (10)
C2: 360.
Score: 68–34 (max 81)

Teatime teaser: DATELICE -> DELICATE

Round 11: S T N E O A Z G M

C1: MONTAGES (8)
C2: MAGNETOS (8)
OT: MEGATONS (8)
Score: 76–42 (max 89)

Round 12: R E D O R I F E B

C1: BERRIED (7)
C2: BRIEFED (7)
DC: DEBRIEF (7)
OT: BRIEFER (7) FERRIED (7) FORERIB (7) REBORED (7)
Score: 83–49 (max 96)

Round 13: S N D I E A H S N

C1: HANDINESS (18)
C2: HANDINESS (18)
DC: SHANDIES (8)
Score: 101–67 (max 114)

Round 14: 25, 7, 8, 4, 8, 2. Target: 492.

C1: 492. (2 x 8 + 4) x 25 - 8 (10)
C2: 491.
Score: 111–67 (max 124)

Round 15: D E N T E P E R V

C1 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say PREVENTED which is correct.
Score: 121–67 (max 134)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59

Junaid's best game yet and he is chalking up an almost Hansford average on the conundrums.

David O'Donnell wrote:Junaid's best game yet and he is chalking up an almost Hansford average on the conundrums.

Very true. First time in the three so far that I haven't been crucial with him at the conundrum. And this time I was way behind. He threw away points with wrong declarations in the first two games, but not so in today's match.

Yes, he raced away with it. I see an octochamp a'comin!

Yes, that conundrum of Junaid's could be a lethal weapon when he starts having some closer games...

(edit: that was a bit of a dumb thing to say, since he's already had a close game with a crucial conundrum )