C1: Champion Martin Bishop (3 wins, 316 points.)
C2: Challenger Thomas Cappleman.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zennon
.CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Martin missed out on scoring a century yesterday after Daniel got the conundrum INCLUSIVE, but Martin only requires 17 points now to get into the seed list. Today's opponent is Thomas Cappleman, whose mum, Katrina, was a quarter-finalist in 1995 so will he follow in his mothers footsteps and become an quarter-finalist himself?
R01: M F C I E O Z C A
R02: R B G C E A O J Y
R03: P M T I A I R S O
R04: D R X R A O I K E
R05: 2, 10, 9, 10, 6, 1. Target: 515.
TTT: TUGSSELF - "A boxing match for homeless snails, perhaps."
R06: R D T L O U I N E
R07: G L T A E A N S A
R08: T N D F O I U B E
R09: R G S A E I S M T
R10: 6, 10, 6, 8, 8, 2. Target: 732.
TTT: DOCKTREE - "The price of salad leaves went through the roof."
R11: R T S A E A M P E
R12: N H S S E I E D R
R13: P L D U A E V T U
R14: 50, 75, 100, 25, 6, 4. Target: 960.
R15: S O U P E R F L Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: M F C I E O Z C A
C1: MACE (4)
C2: COMIC (5)
DC: CAMEO (5)
OT: AMICE (5) AZOIC (5) COMAE (5) MAFIC (5) MAIZE (5)
Score: 0–5 (max 5)
Round 2: R B G C E A O J Y
C1: BRACE (5)
C2: brocage
DC: CARBOY (6)
OT: BOCAGE (6) BORAGE (6) (John Douglas) CYBORG (6) JERBOA (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 11)
CARBOY - a bottle used to hold acids or other corrosive liquids.
Round 3: P M T I A I R S O
C1: IMPORTS (7)
C2: IMPORTS (7)
DC: IMPAIRS (7) IMPASTO (7)
OT: AMORIST (7) ARMPITS (7) IMPARTS (7) TROPISM (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 18)
IMPASTO - textured paint on a wall.
Round 4: D R X R A O I K E
C1: DORKIER (7)
C2: DARKER (6)
DC: EXORDIA (7)
OT: KARROID (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 25)
EXORDIA (plural of EXORDIUM) - the beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse or treatise.
KARROID - of or characteristic of the Karoo (a semi-desert plateau in South Africa)
Round 5: 2, 10, 9, 10, 6, 1. Target: 515.
C1: 511.
C2: 518. (9 * 6 * 10) - ((10 + 1) * 2)) (7)
OT: 514. ((9 * (10 - 2)) x (6 + 1)) + 10 (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 32)
During Paul's trick, the camera pans on Carol who is standing in front of the letters board with what I thought looked like MINISTERS for 9, but was later revealed as MAGISTERS, which was from round 9 (which had not been played yet).
Teatime teaser: TUGSSELF -> SLUGFEST
Round 6: R D T L O U I N E
C1: OUTLINED (8)
C2: OUTLINED (8)
DC: ROUTINED (8) UNDERLIT (8)
OT: OUTLINER (8)
Score: 27–27 (max 40)
Round 7: G L T A E A N S A
C1: TANGLES (7)
C2: TANGLES (7)
DC: LASAGNE (7)
OT: AGNATES (7) SEALANT (7)
Score: 34–34 (max 47)
Round 8: T N D F O I U B E
C1: UNITED (6)
C2: UNITED (6)
DC: OUTBID (6)
OT: BOUDIN (6) BUNTED (6) DUNITE (6) UNTIED (6) FOETID (6) FONDUE (6) FUNDIE (6) OBTUND (6)
Score: 40–40 (max 53)
Round 9: R G S A E I S M T
C1: MIGRATES (8)
C2: MIGRATES (8)
DC: MAGISTERS (18)
Score: 48–48 (max 71)
Round 10: 6, 10, 6, 8, 8, 2. Target: 732.
C1: 732. ((6 * 10) + (8 / 8)) * 6 * 2 (10)
C2: 734.
Score: 58–48 (max 81)
Teatime teaser: DOCKTREE -> ROCKETED
Round 11: R T S A E A M P E
C1: AMPERES (7)
C2: REPEATS (7)
DC: STAMPER (7) STEAMER (7) TEMPERS (7)
OT: SEPARATE (8) (Dan Vanniasingham)
Score: 65–55 (max 89)
Round 12: N H S S E I E D R
C1: SHINERS (7)
C2: HEIRESS (7)
DC: DIRENESS (8)
Score: 72–62 (max 97)
Round 13: P L D U A E V T U
C1: VAULTED (7)
C2: PLATED (6)
DC: UVULAE (6)
Score: 79–62 (max 104)
Paul decides to take the pencam off Susie and put it in his mouth, to show us what the uvulae looks like
Round 14: 50, 75, 100, 25, 6, 4. Target: 960.
C1: 953. ((6 + 4) * 100) - 50 + (75 / 25) (5)
C2: 953. ((6 + 4) * 100) - 50 + (75 / 25) (5)
OT: 961. (((75 * 50) + 100) - 6) / 4 (7)
Score: 84–67 (max 111)
Round 15: S O U P E R F L Y
C1 buzzes on 17 seconds to say PROFUSELY which is correct.
Score: 94–67 (max 121)
Martin just missed out again on scoring a century, but he has now won 4 games and has secured himself a place in the leaderboard for now, currently at 6th position.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59
