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Hello Countdowners and welcome to another recap..............sit back and enjoy the show with your scones and cream tea



C1: Champion Quinn Bartlett (1 win, 124 points.)
C2: Challenger Thomas Ellington.
DC: Susie Dent and Neil Delamere .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R E S E N O H I D
R02: O E L F C R T A E
R03: 50, 3, 9, 2, 4, 5. Target: 211.
TTT: OGLESTUNA - "The seafood fan ogles the tuna, but decides to have this instead."
R04: I O A O S N L P U
R05: D A K E T U W E D
R06: 50, 75, 1, 10, 4, 6. Target: 353.
R07: P A S O F O H E T
R08: I U E L R M V E S
R09: 100, 5, 10, 4, 4, 3. Target: 837.
TTT: SALEITEMS - "The items were in the sale, but they'd only been reduced by the smallest amount."
R10: Y D R G O A O I O
R11: N U S E P I T E E
R12: O E B G T R G I A
R13: W I Q A S E N T C
R14: 25, 100, 10, 9, 2, 7. Target: 923.
R15: F U N N I C O G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: R E S E N O H I D

Quinn: HINDERS (7)
Thomas: HINDERS (7)
DC: HEROINES (8)
OT: HEROISED (8) ORDINEES (8) RESHINED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)



7s all round from our contestants.......I got the 8 that Susie managed to find with Heroines My tribute to a fashion heroine.....Dame Lesley Lawson aka Twiggy

Round 2: O E L F C R T A E

Quinn: FLOATER (7)
Thomas: olfactor
DC: RELOCATE (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)



A good 7 from our champion Quinn......but Thomas has his 8 disallowed as there is on 'O' in the selection.......but Susie gets to shine with her 8 Relocate

Round 3: 50, 3, 9, 2, 4, 5. Target: 211.

Quinn: 211. 4 × 50 + 9 + 2 (10)
Thomas: 211. 4 × 50 + 9 + 2 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 26)

Nice and Easy...........NEXT !!!!!! :

Teatime teaser: OGLESTUNA -> LANGOUSTE

Round 4: I O A O S N L P U

Quinn: UNLOOPS (7)
Thomas: PLAINS (6)
DC: UNSPOOL (7)
OT: PANIOLOS (8) POISONAL (8)
Score: 31–17 (max 34)

7s from Susie and Quinn.....but there is a couple 8s hidden away !!!!

Round 5: D A K E T U W E D

Quinn: TWEAKED (7)
Thomas: DUKED (5)
Score: 38–17 (max 41)









A good 7 from our Champion Quinn..........Thomas' 5 is DUKED.......as I pay tribute to the musician Duke Ellington..........and the Songwriter Stevie Wonder who wrote a song called Sir Duke....which was about Duke Ellington



Round 6: 50, 75, 1, 10, 4, 6. Target: 353.

Quinn: -
Thomas: 353. 4 × 75 + 10 − 6 − 1 (10)
Score: 38–27 (max 51)

Quinn blanks in this round.......allowing our challenger Thomas to mop up and produce the perfect solve and reduce the arrears to 11 points

Round 7: P A S O F O H E T

Quinn: PHOTOS (6)
Thomas: PATHOS (6)
DC: PHOTOS (6) PHOTOES (7)
OT: PHOTAES (7)
Score: 44–33 (max 58)

Round 8: I U E L R M V E S

Quinn: RELIVES (7)
Thomas: emulse
DC: REVULSE (7)
OT: EMULSIVE (8)
Score: 51–33 (max 66)

A good 7 from Quinn and Susie........but there is one 8 hidden away with Emulsive




Round 9: 100, 5, 10, 4, 4, 3. Target: 837.

Quinn: 837. (100 − 10 + 3) × (5 + 4) (10)
Thomas: 836.
Score: 61–33 (max 76)

A good solve from our Champion Quinn..............allowing him to extend his lead !!

Teatime teaser: SALEITEMS -> MEASLIEST

Round 10: Y D R G O A O I O

Quinn: RADIO (5)
Thomas: RAID (4)
DC: GOODY (5)
OT: AIYOO (5) AROID (5) DAIRY (5) DIARY (5) DORGI (5) DROOG (5) GOODO (5) GORAY (5) GORDO (5) GRODY (5) ORGIA (5) RADGY (5) RIDGY (5) ROADY (5) YORGA (5)
Score: 66–33 (max 81)



Memories of football matches....particularly the last day of the season when people always had a transistor radio !!!!!


On the other hand.......plenty of fives not a lot to argue over


Round 11: N U S E P I T E E

Quinn: PUNIEST (7)
Thomas: UNITES (6)
DC: PUNIEST (7)
OT: EPEEIST (7) PETUNES (7) PUNTIES (7) SEPTINE (7) STEEPEN (7)
Score: 73–33 (max 88)

A lovely picking of letters.....as there is quite a few 7s !!!! spotted by our Champion Quinn and our very own Susie Dent

Round 12: O E B G T R G I A

Quinn: BOGGIER (7)
Thomas: batter
DC: BOGGIER (7) BAGGIER (7)
OT: BOGGART (7) BORGATE (7) GOATIER (7)
Score: 80–33 (max 95)

7s all round.......not a long to argue about !!!

Round 13: W I Q A S E N T C

Quinn: INSECT (6)
Thomas: ASCENT (6)
DC: tawnies CINEAST (7)
OT: ACETINS (7) ACTINES (7) NAICEST (7) WANTIES (7)
Score: 86–39 (max 102)

6s from our conestants......but there is a quite few 7s


Round 14: 25, 100, 10, 9, 2, 7. Target: 923.

Quinn: 923. 9 × 100 + 25 − 2 (10)
Thomas: 923. 9 × 100 + 25 − 2 (10)

ENOUGH SAID............................NO COMMENT

Score: 96–49 (max 112)

Round 15: F U N N I C O G S

Quinn buzzes on 2.25 seconds to say CONFUSING which is correct.
Final Score: 106–49 (max 122)