C1: Champion Jeff Clayton (6 wins, 634 points.) A transport planner and FOCAL mastermind from Bournemouth, Dorset.
C2: Challenger Amar Chotai. An Apterite from Stanmore, Greater London. He's pursuing a career in journalism. He loves football, cricket, tennis, snooker, as well as playing golf.
DC: Susie Dent and Nina Hossain.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T R E U N O E U Z
R02: E O A C T L T E L
R03: 100, 75, 25, 7, 10, 7. Target: 297.
TTT: MYREPULSE - "She did very well at cooking the chicken dish."
R04: T J I E I E D R V
R05: B R O A D E L N V
R06: 5, 8, 1, 10, 2, 8. Target: 952.
R07: N R O A T E X U F
R08: A I O W G N A S H
R09: 100, 4, 3, 7, 2, 9. Target: 870.
TTT: FURSACLUE - ""Fur's a clue to the answer", said the thirsty cat."
R10: I O A P C R I P E
R11: L R I U G E P M S
R12: D G S M U I O E S
R13: N R I A W I B T L
R14: 75, 6, 6, 5, 1, 10. Target: 845.
R15: I N L E T B L U E (conundrum)
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Round 1: T R E U N O E U Z
Jeff: OUTRUN (6)
Amar: ROUTE (5)
DC: RETUNE (6) NEUTER (6)
OT: REZONE (6) RUNOUT (6) TENURE (6) TUREEN (6) UNTRUE (6) ZONURE (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)
Round 2: E O A C T L T E L
Jeff: COLLATE (7)
Amar: CATTLE (6)
DC: LOCATE (6)
OT: ALLOTTEE (8) OCELLATE (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)
Round 3: 100, 75, 25, 7, 10, 7. Target: 297.
Jeff: 297. ((100 / 25) x 75) - (10 - 7) (10)
Amar: 297. ((10 - 7) x 100) - (75 / 25) (10)
Score: 23–10 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: MYREPULSE -> SUPREMELY
Round 4: T J I E I E D R V
Jeff: DERIVE (6)
Amar: DRIVE (5)
DC: DIVERT (6) RIVETED (7)
Score: 29–10 (max 31)
Round 5: B R O A D E L N V
Jeff: OVERLAND (8)
Amar: BROADEN (7)
DC: BANDEROL (8)
OT: RONDAVEL (8)
Score: 37–10 (max 39)
Round 6: 5, 8, 1, 10, 2, 8. Target: 952.
Jeff: 952. (((8 + 5) x (10 - 1)) + 2) x 8 (10)
Amar: 950.
Score: 47–10 (max 49)
Nina talks about interviewing her childhood friend, John Tiffany, who co-wrote Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Round 7: N R O A T E X U F
Jeff: FORTUNE (7)
Amar: founter
DC: FOX (3)
OT: OUTEARN (7) REFOUNT (7)
Score: 54–10 (max 56)
Round 8: A I O W G N A S H
Jeff: SHOWING (7)
Amar: WASHING (7)
OT: AGNOSIA (7) NGAWHAS (7) WHANGAI (7)
Score: 61–17 (max 63)
Round 9: 100, 4, 3, 7, 2, 9. Target: 870.
Jeff: 870. ((100 - 3) x 9) - (7 - 4) (10)
Amar: 870. Mistake in working.
Score: 71–17 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: FURSACLUE -> SAUCERFUL
Round 10: I O A P C R I P E
Jeff: COPPER (6)
Amar: CAPER (5)
DC: cropper
OT: CRAPPIE (7) EPICARP (7) PRIAPIC (7)
Score: 77–17 (max 80)
Round 11: L R I U G E P M S
Jeff: IMPULSE (7)
Amar: grumpies
DC: SPLURGE (7)
OT: GLIMPSE (7) GUIMPES (7) GULPERS (7) LUMPERS (7) LUMPIER (7) LURGIES (7) MISRULE (7) MULIERS (7) PILEUMS (7) PILGERS (7) PLUMERS (7) PLUMIER (7) PLURIES (7) PRELIMS (7) REPLUMS (7) RIMPLES (7) RUMPLES (7) SIMPLER (7) UMPIRES (7)
Score: 84–17 (max 87)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "farmer" and "fellow".
Round 12: D G S M U I O E S
Jeff: SMUDGES (7)
Amar: SMUDGES (7)
DC: GISMO (5) MISUSED (7)
OT: GODISES (7) GUSSIED (7) MISDOES (7) MOUSSED (7) SMIDGES (7)
Score: 91–24 (max 94)
Round 13: N R I A W I B T L
Jeff: TRAIN (5)
Amar: BRAIN (5)
DC: TRIBAL (6)
OT: TIBIAL (6)
Score: 96–29 (max 100)
Round 14: 75, 6, 6, 5, 1, 10. Target: 845.
Jeff: 845. ((75 + 6) x 10) + ((6 + 1) x 5) (10)
Amar: -
Score: 106–29 (max 110)
Round 15: I N L E T B L U E
No one buzzes. The answer was EBULLIENT.
Final Score: 106–29 (max 120)
Statistics Corner
Jeff:
Total score - 106
Raw score - 106
Total % of max - 88
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 10
Amar:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 24
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 1.9
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 3
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=76