Friday 1 March 2002 (Series 47, Prelim 48)

[Lesley Hines]

Countdown recap for Monday 1 March 2010.

C1: Champion Terry Matthewman (1 win, 81 points.)
C2: Challenger Brenda Jolley.
DC: Susie Dent and Jan Harvey.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T Y H B O I E R F
R02: G P N D O A I L M
R03: S T C Q A U A R I
R04: X S G E O B N A I
R05: 25, 9, 2, 7, 4, 8. Target: 282.
TTT: TROUGHY
R06: L P T F E O E H R
R07: V K T N A I O I E
R08: S T P F A U O M E
R09: D L G W A O U I A
R10: 25, 10, 2, 6, 9, 4. Target: 825.
TTT: BRENSUM
R11: S L D R E A E G N
R12: T P S D I O U A N
R13: T D R C E I A T M
R14: 100, 4, 4, 5, 9, 7. Target: 359.
R15: F A K E S M I T H (conundrum)


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Round 1: T Y H B O I E R F

C1: BOTHER (6)
C2: FROTHY (6)
DC: BOTHIE (6) THEORY (6)
OT: FORBYE (6) HERIOT (6) OBITER (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: G P N D O A I L M

C1: LOADING (7)
C2: LOADING (7)
DC: DIPLOMA (7) MONDIAL (7) DAMPING (7) PALMING (7)
OT: POMADING (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: S T C Q A U A R I

C1: QUARTS (6)
C2: ACQUITS (7)
DC: QUARTICS (8)
OT: AQUARIST (8) AQUATICS (8)
Score: 13–20 (max 22)

Quartics are pertaining to the fourth degree.

Round 4: X S G E O B N A I

C1: BASING (6)
C2: EASING (6)
DC: AGONISE, (7) AGONIES, (7) BEGONIAS (8)
Score: 19–26 (max 30)

Round 5: 25, 9, 2, 7, 4, 8. Target: 282.

C1: 282. (9+2)*25+7 (10)
C2: 282. (9+2)*25+7 (10)
Score: 29–36 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: TROUGHY -> YOGHURT

Round 6: L P T F E O E H R

C1: folder
C2: plether
DC: PETROL (6) POTHER (6)
OT: THEREOF (7)
Score: 29–36 (max 47)

Round 7: V K T N A I O I E

C1: NATIVE (6)
C2: NATIVE (6)
DC: INVITE (6)
OT: KAINITE (7)
Score: 35–42 (max 54)

Round 8: S T P F A U O M E

C1: FAMOUS (6)
C2: UPMOST (6)
DC: SFUMATO (7)
Score: 41–48 (max 61)

Sfumato is a canonical painting mode of the Renaissance.

Round 9: D L G W A O U I A

C1: WOULD (5)
C2: ALOUD (5)
DC: ADAGIO (6) AUDIAL (6)
OT: LAOGAI (6)
Score: 46–53 (max 67)

Round 10: 25, 10, 2, 6, 9, 4. Target: 825.

C1: 825. (10*4-(9-2))*25 (10)
C2: -
Score: 56–53 (max 77)

Teatime teaser: BRENSUM -> NUMBERS

Round 11: S L D R E A E G N

C1: DANGLERS (8)
C2: GRANDEES (8)
DC: ENLARGED (8) ENLARGES (8) DERANGES (8) GLEANERS (8)
OT: GLANDERS (8) GRENADES (8) GENERALS (8)
Score: 64–61 (max 85)

Round 12: T P S D I O U A N

C1: outdips
C2: PUNDITS (7)
DC: OPUNTIAS (8)
Score: 64–68 (max 93)

Round 13: T D R C E I A T M

C1: CATTIER (7)
C2: CATTIER (7)
DC: ATTIRED (7)
OT: CITRATE (7) DETRACT (7) DICTATE (7) READMIT (7)
Score: 71–75 (max 100)

Round 14: 100, 4, 4, 5, 9, 7. Target: 359.

C1: 360. (100-9)*4-4 (7)
C2: 361.
CV: 359. (100-9)*4-5 (10)
Score: 78–75 (max 110)

Round 15: F A K E S M I T H

C2 buzzes on 18 seconds to say MAKESHIFT which is correct.
Score: 78–85 (max 120)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=47