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Hello Countdowners and welcome to another recap, Due to the coverage of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, an alternate TV schedule was put in place for Channel 4. Monday's Edition of Countdown was cancelled and shown on the Tuesday. As the nation said farewell to our beloved Queen Elizabeth II, as a mark of respect I will be honouring our great sovereign and a truly great lady.








Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her late husband Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh both reunited in heaven







C1: Champion Alan Young (3 wins, 323 points.)
C2: Challenger Alex Ayling.
DC: Susie Dent and Noreen Khan .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L E N I W A T L R
R02: M B S T U C I O S
R03: 8, 1, 10, 10, 5, 6, . Target: 709.
TTT: NURSEHAD - "The nurse had the whole box of chocolates to herself."
R04: D N L T E K E O M
R05: R I G U T E Z P S
R06: 50, 8, 4, 6, 7, 9, . Target: 707.
R07: N A H I P E R G O
R08: N T D J U R I E P
R09: 1, 4, 6, 7, 1, 3. Target: 397.
TTT: FUNFLEET - "There's no fun if the fleet are dumping this in the water."
R10: F S G R O Q A E N
R11: V I D O M E R X T
R12: L T N G I W A E T
R13: C I S U N A D Y R
R14: 25, 3, 5, 4, 5, 7. Target: 889.
R15: T R I T E W R E N (conundrum)


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Round 1: L E N I W A T L R

Alan: entrail
Alex: TALLER (6)
DC: WAITER (6) LATRINE (7) LITERAL (7) TALLIER (7)
OT: RELIANT (7) RETINAL (7) TAWNIER (7) TELLINA (7) TINWARE (7) TRENAIL (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: M B S T U C I O S

Alan: COMBUSTS (8)
Alex: BUSTS (5)
DC: COMBUSTS (8)
Score: 8–6 (max 15)




Round 3: 8, 1, 10, 10, 5, 6. Target: 709.

Alan: 709. 5 × 10 × (8 + 6) + 10 − 1 (10)
Alex: 708.
Score: 18–6 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: NURSEHAD -> UNSHARED

Round 4: D N L T E K E O M

Alan: tokened
Alex: MELTED (6)
DC: DEMOTE (6) TEENDOM (7)
Score: 18–12 (max 32)





A good 7 from Susie..........this was one I spotted Teendom......but here is a typical teenagers bedroom.......that brings back plenty of memories.....having every inch of your wall adorned with posters of your favourite band.........I had the Pet Shop Boys all over my bedroom wall during my teenage years ......

Round 5: R I G U T E Z P S

Alan: PURGES (6)
Alex: PRIZES (6)
DC: TIGERS (6) GUTSIER (7)
OT: GUSTIER (7) GUTZERS (7) PERITUS (7) PISTEUR (7) SPURGIE (7)
Score: 24–18 (max 39)

Lots of 6s available.....but on the theme of animals Susie spots Tigers which is part of the big cat family.......but gets a 7 with Gutsier......but there are more hidden away !!



Round 6: 50, 8, 4, 6, 7, 9. Target: 707.

Alan: 707. (8 + 6) × 50 + 7 (10)
Alex: 707. (8 + 6) × 50 + 7 (10)
Score: 34–28 (max 49)

Plane sailing with this numbers game......which earns our contestants 10 more points !!!!



Round 7: N A H I P E R G O

Alan: HEARING (7)
Alex: HARPING (7)
DC: PONGIER (7)
OT: AIRPHONE (8)
Score: 41–35 (max 57)

7s all round.....but continuing with our aviation theme.........an 8 sneakily hidden away with Airphone





Round 8: N T D J U R I E P

Alan: PRUDENT (7)
Alex: INJURED (7)
DC: UNDERTIP (8)
Score: 48–42 (max 65)



7s all round........but Susie and me spot the only 8 Undertip !!!


Round 9: 1, 4, 6, 7, 1, 3. Target: 397.

Alan: 392. ((6 − 1) × 3 − 1) × 4 × 7 (7)
Alex: -
RR: 396. (1 + 1) × 3 × 6 × (4 + 7) (7)
Score: 55–42 (max 72)

Alan breezes his way to 7 points with his 5 away solve............Rachel says 1 away is as good as it gets

Teatime teaser: FUNFLEET -> EFFLUENT

Round 10: F S G R O Q A E N

Alan: FORAGES (7)
Alex:ORANGES (7)
OT: ONAGERS (7)
Score: 62–49 (max 79)

Round 11: V I D O M E R X T

Alan: MOTIVE (6)
Alex: VIDEO (5)
DC: MOTIVED (7) VOMITER (7)
OT: REVOMIT (7) VOMITED (7)
Score: 68–49 (max 86)

Round 12: L T N G I W A E T

Alan: WELTING (7)
Alex: WATTLING (8)
DC: WATTLING (8)
Score: 68–57 (max 94)



A great risk from Alex that puts him back in the contest


Round 13: C I S U N A D Y R

Alan: UNSAID (6)
Alex: sundary
DC: DURIANS (7)
OT: CANDIRUS (8)
Score: 74–57 (max 102)

A very interesting 8 ignored by all !!!





Round 14: 25, 3, 5, 4, 5, 7. Target: 889.

Alan: 889. (25 × 7 + 3) × 5 − (5 − 4) (10)
Alex: 895.
Score: 84–57 (max 112)

Another fine solve from Mr Young who wraps up his 4th win !!

Round 15: T R I T E W R E N

Alex buzzes on 0.25 seconds to say REWRITTEN which is correct.
Final Score: 84–67 (max 122)



Wow !!! a super speedy solve from our challenger Alex !!

Another cracking contest despite it having a few words disallowed, Alex had some really good spots but sadly they were not enough to match Alan...........so in the meantime..........bye for now