C1: #2 Seed Dinos "The Rotherham Rocket" Sfyris (8 wins, 918 points.) An Apteforumite and maths tutor from Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
C2: #7 Seed Sandra "The Whiston Whip" Pilson (6 wins, 630 points.) A management consultant from Whiston, South Yorkshire.
DC: Susie Dent and Rufus Hound.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W E R O N I T A D
R02: E O U R G M N E C
R03: 9, 4, 1, 3, 7, 8. Target: 153.
TTT: MUMITCHES - "Mum itches to be friends with everyone, she's this sort of person."
R04: N X R E I O T D A
R05: R U S E Z I M L A
R06: 100, 50, 4, 4, 7, 8. Target: 723.
R07: C E P O R A V I T
R08: D Y D T O I A S U
R09: 8, 9, 10, 3, 5, 6. Target: 670.
TTT: TITANPINE - "He's going to have to stay overnight, and it sounds like he's getting crabby about it."
R10: A O A N R T S E I
R11: N O D I S E M U R
R12: A O E T L N S K I
R13: S A M O H U F R E
R14: 25, 100, 7, 1, 4, 1. Target: 793.
R15: L O V E C R I S P (conundrum)
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Round 1: W E R O N I T A D
Dinos: DANEWORT (8)
Sandra: RATIONED (8)
DC: DERATION (8) DOWNRATE (8)
OT: NADORITE (8) ORDINATE (8) RODENTIA (8) TEARDOWN (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Round 2: E O U R G M N E C
Dinos: MURGEON (7)
Sandra: monger
DC: cuemonger
OT: CERUMEN (7)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)
Round 3: 9, 4, 1, 3, 7, 8. Target: 153.
Dinos: 153. ((9 - 3 - 1) x 4 x 8) - 7 (10)
Sandra: 154.
Score: 25–8 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: MUMITCHES -> CHUMMIEST
Round 4: N X R E I O T D A
Dinos: ORDINATE (8)
Sandra: RATIONED (8)
DC: DERATION (8) EXORDIA (7)
OT: NADORITE (8) RODENTIA (8)
Score: 33–16 (max 33)
Round 5: R U S E Z I M L A
Dinos: muralizes
Sandra: MAULERS (7)
DC: MURALS (6) MAILERS (7)
OT: ALMURIES (8)
Score: 33–23 (max 41)
Round 6: 100, 50, 4, 4, 7, 8. Target: 723.
Dinos: 724. ((100 + 4) x 7) - 4 (7)
Sandra: 724. ((100 + 4) x 7) - 4 (7)
RR: 723. (100 x 7) + ((50 - 4) / (8 / 4)) (10)
Score: 40–30 (max 51)
Rufus does some pub jokes about photographs.
Round 7: C E P O R A V I T
Dinos: PROACTIVE (18)
Sandra: OPERATIC (8)
Score: 58–30 (max 69)
Round 8: D Y D T O I A S U
Dinos: OUTDID (6)
Sandra: STUDIO (6)
OT: ADITUS (6) AUDITS (6) IDDATS (6) IDDUTS (6) ODDITY (6) TODAYS (6)
Score: 64–36 (max 75)
Round 9: 8, 9, 10, 3, 5, 6. Target: 670.
Dinos: 670. ((9 x 8) - 5) x 10 (10)
Sandra: 670. ((9 x 8) - 5) x 10 (10)
Score: 74–46 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: TITANPINE -> INPATIENT
Round 10: A O A N R T S E I
Dinos: aerations
Sandra: RATIONS (7)
DC: AERATION (8)
OT: AERONATS (8) ANTISERA (8) ARTESIAN (8) NOTAIRES (8) NOTARIES (8) NOTARISE (8)
Score: 74–53 (max 93)
Round 11: N O D I S E M U R
Dinos: NURSEDOM (8)
Sandra: MINDERS (7)
DC: DIMEROUS (8)
OT: DRUMINES (8) MODERNUS (8)
Score: 82–53 (max 101)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some measurements of time.
Round 12: A O E T L N S K I
Dinos: TOENAILS (8)
Sandra: LANKIEST (8)
OT: ALNOITES (8)
Score: 90–61 (max 109)
Round 13: S A M O H U F R E
Dinos: FARMHOUSE (18)
Sandra: FAMOUS (6)
Score: 108–61 (max 127)
Round 14: 25, 100, 7, 1, 4, 1. Target: 793.
Dinos: 793. ((7 + 1) x (100 - 4)) + 25 (10)
Sandra: 793. ((100 - 1) x 7) + (4 x 25) (10)
Score: 118–71 (max 137)
Round 15: L O V E C R I S P
Dinos buzzes on 29.25 seconds to say PRESOLVIC which is incorrect.
Sandra does not buzz.
The answer was COVERSLIP, answered correctly in the audience by Luke Johnson-Davies no less
(But, unfortunately, it's also an illegal conundrum, as SLIPCOVER is also valid... 
)Final Score: 118–71 (max 147)
Well, that was certainly an exciting match, and Dinos' 4 nines (although 2 were incorrect) certainly boosted his score, and even though Sandra did well like Mark yesterday, Dinos' 9 surge got him over the line and into Thursday's semi-final, against the winner of Monday's match between #3 Brendan Whitehurst and #6 Steven Turnbull.
Statistics Corner
Dinos:
Total score - 118
Raw score - 118
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 7.9
Raw average score per round - 7.9
Number of maxes - 11
Sandra:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 99
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 6
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80