c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 18 January 2011.

C1: Champion Adam Gillard (4 wins, 450 points.)
C2: Challenger Liz Prior.
DC: Susie Dent and Jonathan Maitland.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P E G O R E D F C
R02: S N L A I G J E L
R03: Y I H E N A P M G
R04: S T P T O E U S H
R05: 25, 1, 6, 7, 8, 3. Target: 351.
TTT: NICESLAP - "These birds often have a nice slap up fish supper"
R06: T P R M A O I E W
R07: S A T I D U C A L
R08: R S L C I E A T V
R09: B I S E D A Z E M
R10: 75, 9, 10, 6, 3, 5. Target: 735.
TTT: CATCOATS - "Depressed but not for very long"
R11: D I N O R E T A B
R12: N X G R O E A R N
R13: S E F O D U T O V
R14: 100, 2, 1, 5, 9, 6. Target: 740.
R15: L O V E C O U N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: P E G O R E D F C

C1: PROCEED (7)
C2: FORCED (6)
DC: DEFORCE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S N L A I G J E L

C1: JINGLES (7)
C2: JINGLES (7)
DC: JANGLES (7)
OT: NIGELLAS (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: Y I H E N A P M G

C1: HEAPING (7)
C2: HEAPING (7)
DC: PIEMAN (6)
OT: HYMENIA (7) PYGMEAN (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 22)

Round 4: S T P T O E U S H

C1: shotputs
C2: POSHEST (7)
DC: OUTSTEPS (8)
Score: 21–21 (max 30)

Round 5: 25, 1, 6, 7, 8, 3. Target: 351.

C1: 351. (8+6)*25+1 (10)
C2: 351. (8+6)*25+1 (10)
Score: 31–31 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: NICESLAP -> PELICANS

Round 6: T P R M A O I E W

C1: PRIMATE (7)
C2: PRIMATE (7)
DC: TAPEWORM (8)
Score: 38–38 (max 48)

Round 7: S A T I D U C A L

C1: ADULTS (6)
C2: ACTUAL (6)
DC: AUDITS (6) DUCTAL (6)
OT: DUALIST (7)
Score: 44–44 (max 55)

Round 8: R S L C I E A T V

C1: ARTICLES (8)
C2: LACIEST (7)
DC: VERTICALS (18)
Score: 52–44 (max 73)

Round 9: B I S E D A Z E M

C1: DEMISE (6)
C2: BESIDE (6)
DC: BAIZES (6) MAIZES (6)
OT: ABIDES (6) BIASED (6) AMIDES (6) AZIDES (6) ZAIDES (6) BEAMED (6) BEDIMS (6) IMBEDS (6) BEEDIS (6) DEBASE (6) SEABED (6) EMBEDS (6) MEDIAE (6) SEAMED (6) SEIZED (6)
Score: 58–50 (max 79)

Round 10: 75, 9, 10, 6, 3, 5. Target: 735.

C1: 735. 75*10-9-6 (10)
C2: 735. 75*10-3*5 (10)
Score: 68–60 (max 89)

Teatime teaser: CATCOATS -> STACCATO

Round 11: D I N O R E T A B

C1: BARITONE (8)
C2: BANTER (6)
DC: baritoned OBTAINED (8)
OT: OBTAINER (8) DEBONAIR (8) DIBORANE (8) DERATION (8) ORDINATE (8) RATIONED (8)
Score: 76–60 (max 97)

Round 12: N X G R O E A R N

C1: GROANER (7)
C2: GROANER (7)
DC: RANGER (6)
Score: 83–67 (max 104)

Round 13: S E F O D U T O V

C1: OUTDOES (7)
C2: OUTDOES (7)
DC: DOOFUS (6)
Score: 90–74 (max 111)

Round 14: 100, 2, 1, 5, 9, 6. Target: 740.

C1: 740. (9-2)*(100+5)+6-1 (10)
C2: 743.
Score: 100–74 (max 121)

Round 15: L O V E C O U N T

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say CONVOLUTE which is correct.
Final Score: 110–74 (max 131)

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Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=64