Recap for Wednesday 19 June 2002

[Charlie Reams]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 June 2002.

C1: Champion Julia Wilkinson (6 wins, 541 points.)
C2: Challenger Roger Johnson.
DC: Susie Dent and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D K N O I A L S E
R02: G T U O R M A Q V
R03: L S N E I O T R U
R04: L S T A I G J E L
R05: 75, 2, 7, 8, 3, 9. Target: 436.
TTT: BEERSOK
R06: Z R A O A P C E D
R07: M N S O I A H T C
R08: U O E D G Y B I S
R09: C R T A I E D W G
R10: 25, 75, 10, 3, 5, 6. Target: 766.
TTT: IAMSANE
R11: T P L A E U F S R
R12: N D M O E I O L R
R13: N V R A I U G T A
R14: 75, 50, 25, 100, 6, 5. Target: 492.
R15: D E A D B I N D S (conundrum)


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Round 1: D K N O I A L S E

C1: SOILED (6)
C2: slinked
DC: KINDLES (7) DOESKIN (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: G T U O R M A Q V

C1: QUARTO (6)
C2: QUART (5)
DC: RAGOUT (6)
Score: 12–0 (max 13)

Round 3: L S N E I O T R U

C1: OUTLIERS (8)
C2: ROUTINES (8)
DC: OUTLINERS (18) (seen by C2 just out of time), INSULTER (8) and OUTLINES (8)
Score: 20–8 (max 31)

Round 4: L S T A I G J E L

C1: jailers
C2: TALLIES (7)
DC: LEGALIST (8) STILLAGE (8)
Score: 20–15 (max 39)

Round 5: 75, 2, 7, 8, 3, 9. Target: 436.

C1: 435. 3x2x75-8-7 (7)
C2: 438.
CV: 436. (3x75-7)x2 (10)
Score: 27–15 (max 49)

Teatime teaser: BEERSOK -> REEBOKS

Round 6: Z R A O A P C E D

C1: CARPED (6)
C2: PARADE (6)
DC: CRAZED (6)
Score: 33–21 (max 55)

Round 7: M N S O I A H T C

C1: CHANTS (6)
C2: masonic (it's capitalised)
DC: The lovely MACINTOSH (18)
Score: 39–21 (max 73)

Round 8: U O E D G Y B I S

C1: DOGIES (6)
C2: BUDGES (6) (saw BUDGIES just out of time)
DC: BUDGIES (7)
OT: BODGIES (7) BOUGIES (7) DISOBEY (7)
Score: 45–27 (max 80)

Round 9: C R T A I E D W G

C1: WAITER (6)
C2: WAITED (6)
DC: CIGARET (7) [US spelling, not valid now]
OT: CADGER (6) GRACED (6) CAGIER (6) CARDIE (6) CARTED (6) CRATED (6) REDACT (6) TRACED (6) CREDIT (6) DIRECT (6) DACITE (6) EARWIG (6) GAITER (6) TRIAGE (6) GRATED (6) TADGER (6) TIRADE (6) TRAGIC (6) WIDGER (6) WIDGET (6)
Score: 51–33 (max 87)

Round 10: 25, 75, 10, 3, 5, 6. Target: 766.

C1: 764.
C2: 766. 75x10+25-6-3 (10)
Score: 51–43 (max 97)

Teatime teaser: IAMSANE -> AMNESIA

Round 11: T P L A E U F S R

C1: PLASTER (7)
C2: PULSATE (7) (correctly rejected pulsater)
DC: FLUSTER (7) RESTFUL (7) REFUTALS (8) [offered many times by DC over the years but has not been valid for a long time, including possibly at this time]
Score: 58–50 (max 105)

Round 12: N D M O E I O L R

C1: MOODIER (7)
C2: MOLDIER (7) [US spelling again. RW remarked that it was in the book "at the moment".]
DC: DOORMEN (7)
OT: MELODION (8)
Score: 65–57 (max 113)

Round 13: N V R A I U G T A

C1: RAVING (6)
C2: gravin
DC: VAGRANT (7) VARIANT (7)
OT: GRANITA (7) GUARANI (7)
Score: 71–57 (max 120)

Round 14: 75, 50, 25, 100, 6, 5. Target: 492.

C1: 492. 5x100-50/25-6 (10)
C2: 492. 5x100-50/25-6 (10)
Score: 81–67 (max 130)

Round 15: D E A D B I N D S

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say DISBANDED which is correct.
Score: 81–77 (max 140)


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

[Mike Brown]

REFUTALS (8) [offered many times by DC over the years but has not been valid for a long time, including possibly at this time]

REFUTAL is in the NODE, albeit listed as 'rare'.