c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 26 November 2001.

C1: Champion Loz Sands (5 wins, 466 points.)
C2: Challenger Steve Smith.
DC: Richard Samson and Richard Digance.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R H M O I E A T S
R02: D C N E U L G Q O
R03: S P R T I A E I B
R04: D F J C U E N M A
R05: 100, 50, 75, 25, 6, 6. Target: 455.
TTT: SSMITHI
R06: S R L I E T G O A
R07: Y D H E I A V P S
R08: R N E O T W A C L
R09: D S M E O E R G I
R10: 100, 9, 10, 1, 4, 2. Target: 824.
TTT: NODEWHO
R11: T B C A U E F N S
R12: P L K R A I X T O
R13: D E U I M C S G E
R14: 100, 3, 9, 6, 2, 9. Target: 845.
R15: P E N G E T R I M (conundrum)


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Round 1: R H M O I E A T S

C1: HOARIEST (8)
C2: MOTHERS (7)
DC: ATOMISER (8) ISOTHERM (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D C N E U L G Q O

C1: LOUNGED (7)
C2: LOUNGED (7)
DC: LOUNGED (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)

Round 3: S P R T I A E I B

C1: PARTIES (7)
C2: barters
DC: BAPTISE (7)
OT: PARITIES (8)
Score: 22–7 (max 23)

Round 4: D F J C U E N M A

C1: FUMED (5)
C2: MADE (4)
DC: ACUMEN (6)
OT: FECUND (6) UNMADE (6)
Score: 27–7 (max 29)

Round 5: 100, 50, 75, 25, 6, 6. Target: 455.

C1: 456. 75x6+6 (7)
C2: 456. 75x6+6 (7)
CV: 456. (7)
OT: 455. 75x6+50/(6+100/25) [WTP calls this very difficult, but I didn't think it was that hard...] (10)
Score: 34–14 (max 39)

Teatime teaser: SSMITHI -> MISHITS

Round 6: S R L I E T G O A

C1: GLOATERS (8)
C2: GORIEST (7)
DC: REGALIST (8) LEGATORS (8)
OT: GIRASOLE (8) SERAGLIO (8)
Score: 42–14 (max 47)

Round 7: Y D H E I A V P S

C1: SHAVED (6)
C2: PAVED (5)
DC: APHIDES (7)
OT: YESHIVA (7)
Score: 48–14 (max 54)

Round 8: R N E O T W A C L

C1: locater (it's LOCATOR, as he suspected)
C2: CORNET (6)
DC: CORNEAL (7)
OT: CENTRAL (7) CROTALE (7) ENACTOR (7) LACTONE (7)
Score: 48–20 (max 61)

Round 9: D S M E O E R G I

C1: MERGED (6)
C2: ORGIES (6)
DC: MIDGES (6) DIRGES (6) DEMISE (6) REMIGES (7)
OT: EMIGRES (7) REGIMES (7) REMISED (7)
Score: 54–26 (max 68)

Round 10: 100, 9, 10, 1, 4, 2. Target: 824.

C1: 824. (100+4)x(9-1)-(10-2) (10)
C2: 828.
Score: 64–26 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: NODEWHO -> HOEDOWN

Round 11: T B C A U E F N S

C1: FAUCETS (7)
C2: FAUCETS (7)
DC: NUTCASE (7)
Score: 71–33 (max 85)

Round 12: P L K R A I X T O

C1: TAILOR (6)
C2: TAILOR (6)
DC: OXTAIL (6) PORTAL (6)
OT: KATIPO (6) PATROL (6) PROLIX (6) TROIKA (6)
Score: 77–39 (max 91)

Round 13: D E U I M C S G E

C1: SMUDGE (6)
C2: MIDGES (6)
DC: MISCUED (7)
OT: EIUSDEM. (7) Looks like a typo but usually rendered as ejusdem as in the Latin phrase ejusdem generis. So that's three reasons it should be disallowed, but apparently it's valid. Hmm.
Score: 83–45 (max 98)

Round 14: 100, 3, 9, 6, 2, 9. Target: 845.

C1: 845. (100-6)x9-(3-2) (10)
C2: 845. 100x9-9x6-(3-2) (10)
Score: 93–55 (max 108)

Round 15: P E N G E T R I M

C1 buzzes on 20 seconds to say TEMPERING which is correct.
Final Score: 103–55 (max 118)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=46