C1: Champion Chris Ducker (1 win, 78 points.) A lecturer from Gloucester.
C2: Challenger John Robertson. A semi-retired IT consultant from Farnham, Surrey. He once stopped Prince Andrew & The Queen from going through his gatehouse while he worked with the RAF and didn't recognise them!!
DC: Susie Dent and Richard Madeley.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: K A D I L G N D E
R02: A S R G O D L E P
R03: 50, 9, 7, 9, 1, 6. Target: 530.
TTT: BLOODTUNE - "This might represent two centuries at cricket."
R04: T M S O E N R I P
R05: D A T F U E N P I
R06: 50, 8, 1, 4, 3, 10. Target: 399.
R07: R O A T S R I U C
R08: W S N E S V A I H
R09: 75, 1, 9, 6, 2, 3. Target: 260.
TTT: EARNEDGIN - "She may have earned that gin and tonic, but she's going to have a soft drink instead."
R10: D G L O E N C I T
R11: Y E R D A O N R S
R12: B R L U V R I E L
R13: T A R P E M S U T
R14: 100, 6, 1, 10, 7, 6. Target: 958.
R15: Q U E R I E S I T (conundrum)
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Round 1: K A D I L G N D E
Chris: KINDLED (7)
John: ADDLING (7)
DC: DANGLED (7) DEALING (7)
OT: ADELGID (7) AKINDLE (7) ALIGNED (7) DEALIGN (7) GLADDEN (7) GLADDIE (7) KNAIDEL (7) LEADING (7) LEAKING (7) LINKAGE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Round 2: A S R G O D L E P
Chris: pedogas
John: PERGOLAS (8)
DC: GROPED (6) GROPES (6)
OT: LEOPARDS (8) PLEDGORS (8) POADLERS (8) PRELOADS (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)
Round 3: 50, 9, 7, 9, 1, 6. Target: 530.
Chris: 533.
John: 530. (50 + 9 - 6) x (9 + 1) (10)
Score: 7–25 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: BLOODTUNE -> DOUBLETON
Round 4: T M S O E N R I P
Chris: SPRINT (6)
John: MONSTER (7)
DC: PRINTS (6) POSTMEN (7) RIPOSTE (7) PIMENTOS (8)
OT: EMPTIONS (8) IMPOSTER (8) NEPOTISM (8) ORPIMENT (8) POINTERS (8) PORNIEST (8) PORTSMEN (8) PROTEINS (8) PTERIONS (8) REPOINTS (8) RIMSTONE (8) STOMPIER (8) TROPINES (8)
Score: 7–32 (max 33)
Round 5: D A T F U E N P I
Chris: unfated
John: PAINTED (7)
DC: FAINTED (7) AUDIENT (7)
OT: PENTAFID (8)
Score: 7–39 (max 41)
Round 6: 50, 8, 1, 4, 3, 10. Target: 399.
Chris: 399. (8 x 50) - 1 (10)
John: 399. (8 x 50) - 1 (10)
Score: 17–49 (max 51)
Richard talks about going to his grandparents' house in Shropshire when he was younger and thinking that Santa Claus had arrived.
Round 7: R O A T S R I U C
Chris: ACTORS (6)
John: CASTOR (6)
DC: CURATORS (8)
Score: 23–55 (max 59)
Round 8: W S N E S V A I H
Chris: WAHINES (7)
John: VANISHES (8)
DC: SWAINS (6) WAVINESS (8)
Score: 23–63 (max 67)
Round 9: 75, 1, 9, 6, 2, 3. Target: 260.
Chris: 260. (75 x 3) + ((9 - 2) x (6 - 1)) (10)
John: -
Score: 33–63 (max 77)
Teatime teaser: EARNEDGIN -> GRENADINE
Round 10: D G L O E N C I T
Chris: CLINGED (7)
CLINGED isn't in the dictionary, the past tense of CLING is CLUNG.... John: doleing
DC: TOILED (6) NOTICED (7) TINGLED (7)
OT: CODLING (7) CTENOID (7) DEONTIC (7) GLINTED (7) LECTION (7) LENTIGO (7) LENTOID (7) LINGCOD (7)
Score: 40–63 (max 84)
Round 11: Y E R D A O N R S
Chris: yonders
John: REASON (6)
DC: ADORNERS (8)
OT: READORNS (8)
Score: 40–69 (max 92)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "flea in my ear".
Round 12: B R L U V R I E L
Chris: bullier
John: bullier
DC: BURLIER (7)
OT: BRILLER (7)
Score: 40–69 (max 99)
Round 13: T A R P E M S U T
Chris: TRUMPETS (8)
John: TAMPERS (7)
DC: MATUREST (8) STRUMPET (8)
OT: TAPETUMS (8) TEMPURAS (8) UPSTATER (8) UPSTREAM (8)
Score: 48–69 (max 107)
Round 14: 100, 6, 1, 10, 7, 6. Target: 958.
Chris: 960.
John: 958. (10 x 100) - (6 x 7) (10)
Score: 48–79 (max 117)
Round 15: Q U E R I E S I T
John buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say REQUISITE which is correct.
Final Score: 48–89 (max 127)
Statistics Corner
Chris:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 5
John:
Total score - 89
Raw score - 96
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 7
Further summaries are at:
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