Tuesday 6th September (Series 65, Prelim 47)

[Liam Tiernan]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 September 2011.

C1: Champion Russell Tompkins (2 wins, 184 points.)
C2: Challenger Carl Williams.
DC: Susie Dent and Gloria Hunniford.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D L V E I U R K L
R02: S H B A O U D F N
R03: D P E I R Y A T F
R04: T S C G E U E S I
R05: 50, 25, 7, 3, 9, 5. Target: 878.
TTT: BUSYBALL - "Might just be a type of black pudding."
R06: C M P A E A W R T
R07: L N P I E R G O P
R08: M N X C E O E M S
R09: Z N R I A E G M T
R10: 5, 3, 7, 8, 6, 4. Target: 991.
TTT: EMPTYSID - "Used the wrong key and got locked out."
R11: N T W O U A S T O
R12: N J R E O A D B T
R13: R S E V O I L R A
R14: 2, 9, 4, 10, 7, 9. Target: 859.
R15: R E T R O S W A N (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: D L V E I U R K L

C1: DULLER (6)
C2: DRIVEL (6)
DC: DRIVEL (6) KILLER (6)
OT: DUIKER (6) ILLUDE (6) KILLED (6) LURKED (6) LURVED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: S H B A O U D F N

C1: ABOUNDS (7)
C2: ABOUNDS (7)
DC: ABOUNDS (7) HUSBAND (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: D P E I R Y A T F

C1: PARTIED (7)
C2: PARTIED (7)
DC: PETRIFY (7) PIRATED (7)
OT: DIETARY (7) DIPTERA (7) PERFIDY (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 20)

Round 4: T S C G E U E S I

C1: GUESTS (6)
C2: GUESTS (6)
DC: SEGUES (6) TISSUE (6)
OT: ICTUSES (7)
Score: 26–26 (max 27)

Round 5: 50, 25, 7, 3, 9, 5. Target: 878.

C1: 875. Mistake in working.
C2: 875. (((5-3)*9)*50)-25 (7)
RR: 878. (7*5*25)+3 (10)
Score: 26–33 (max 37)

Teatime teaser: BUSYBALL -> SYLLABUB

Round 6: C M P A E A W R T

C1: CAMPER (6)
C2: TAMPER (6)
DC: CAMERA (6)
OT: AMTRAC (6) CARPET (6) PATERA (6) TARMAC (6)
Score: 32–39 (max 43)

Round 7: L N P I E R G O P

C1: PORING (6)
C2: LONGER (6)
DC: PROLINE (7)
OT: GLOPPIER (8) PEOPLING (8)
Score: 38–45 (max 51)

Round 8: M N X C E O E M S

C1: COMES (5)
C2: COMES (5)
OT: CENSE (5) COMMS (5) CONES (5) COXES (5) EXECS (5) EXONS (5) MEMES (5) MEMOS (5) MESNE (5) MESON (5) NEEMS (5) NOMES (5) OMENS (5) SCENE (5) SCONE (5) SEMEN (5) SENEX (5)
Score: 43–50 (max 56)

Round 9: Z N R I A E G M T

C1: TANGIER (7)
C2: TEAMING (7)
DC: EMIGRANT (8)
Score: 50–57 (max 64)

Round 10: 5, 3, 7, 8, 6, 4. Target: 991.

C1: -
C2: 991. (((6*8*5)+7)*4)+3 (10)
Score: 50–67 (max 74)

Teatime teaser: EMPTYSID -> MISTYPED

Round 11: N T W O U A S T O

C1: TOAST (5)
C2: STOUT (5)
DC: TAUNTS (6)
OT: OUTSAT (6) TANTOS (6) TUTSAN (6)
Score: 55–72 (max 80)

Round 12: N J R E O A D B T

C1: BROADEN (7)
C2: BROADEN (7)
DC: BARTEND (7)
OT: ABORTED (7) BANDORE (7) BARONET (7)
Score: 62–79 (max 87)

Round 13: R S E V O I L R A

C1: RAILERS (7)
C2: RAILERS (7)
DC: OVARIES (7) OVERSAIL (8)
OT: VALORISE (8)
Score: 69–86 (max 95)

Round 14: 2, 9, 4, 10, 7, 9. Target: 859.

C1: 859. (((7+2)*9)+4)*10)+9 (10)
C2: 859. ((9*9)+4)*10)+7+2 (10)
Score: 79–96 (max 105)

Round 15: R E T R O S W A N

No one buzzes. The answer was NARROWEST.
Final Score: 79–96 (max 115)


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