C1: Champion Corrina Attwood (3 wins, 248 points.) A full-time mum from Ramsgate, Kent.
C2: Challenger Caroline Raby. A graphic designer from Sutton, Greater London. She went skiing on a work trip, and did an accidental ski jump, where she flew 200ft in the air, and landed on her back...
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: L S T N T O I U A
R02: L E P M O H U P I
R03: 75, 7, 5, 8, 3, 3. Target: 897.
TTT: RANGCLICK - "Was Rosie having a bag of crispy pork snacks?"
R04: R A V S E O M R I
R05: K D F P A E O S D
R06: 100, 75, 4, 5, 1, 3. Target: 599.
R07: Q N M G D A U A E
R08: T A B S I T N O U
R09: 25, 7, 4, 9, 7, 4. Target: 735.
TTT: ESPYCACTI - "The birdwatcher looked at this, but all he saw were cranes."
R10: Y L E W I R N O E
R11: N G C F A I U C L
R12: R O C B E S V I E
R13: C J W N O I E N M
R14: 50, 25, 7, 6, 10, 7. Target: 340.
R15: G A V I N N C A D (conundrum)
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Round 1: L S T N T O I U A
Corrina: nations
Caroline: listen
DC: TITANOUS (8)
OT: LUTANIST (8)
Score: 0–0 (max 8)
Round 2: L E P M O H U P I
Corrina: HOPE (4)
Caroline: HOME (4)
DC: PIMPLE (6)
OT: HELIUM (6) HOPPLE (6) MOPPIE (6) MOULIE (6) PEPLUM (6) PHLOEM (6) PILEUM (6) PILEUP (6) POULPE (6) PUPELO (6)
Score: 4–4 (max 14)
Round 3: 75, 7, 5, 8, 3, 3. Target: 897.
Corrina: 897. ((7 + 5) x 75) - 3 (10)
Caroline: 897. ((7 + 5) x 75) - 3 (10)
Score: 14–14 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: RANGCLICK -> CRACKLING
Round 4: R A V S E O M R I
Corrina: MARRIES (7)
Caroline: RAVERS (6)
DC: OVERARM (7) overarms
OT: ARMOIRES (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 32)
Round 5: K D F P A E O S D
Corrina: SPOKED (6)
Caroline: soaked (declared as 7)
DC: SOAKED (6) SOAPED (6)
OT: PADDOS (6) PADKOS (6) PAEDOS (6) SPADED (6)
Score: 27–14 (max 38)
Round 6: 100, 75, 4, 5, 1, 3. Target: 599.
Corrina: 599. ((4 - 3 + 5) x 100) - 1 (10)
Caroline: 599. ((5 + 3) x 75) - 1 (10)
Score: 37–24 (max 48)
John talks about Japanese martial arts, as the start of a week talking about Japanese sports.
Round 7: Q N M G D A U A E
Corrina: DAMAGE (6)
Caroline: DAMAGE (6)
DC: MANAGED (7) UNMADE (6)
OT: AGENDUM (7) AGNAMED (7)
Score: 43–30 (max 55)
Round 8: T A B S I T N O U
Corrina: BASTION (7)
Caroline: OBTAINS (7)
DC: BOTANIST (8)
OT: TITANOUS (8)
Score: 50–37 (max 63)
Round 9: 25, 7, 4, 9, 7, 4. Target: 735.
Corrina: 736. (25 x 4 x 7) + (4 x 9) (7)
Caroline: 736. (25 x 4 x 7) + (4 x 9) (7)
RR: 735. (25 - ((4 / 4) + 9)) x 7 x 7 (10)
Score: 57–44 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: ESPYCACTI -> CITYSCAPE
Round 10: Y L E W I R N O E
Corrina: WINERY (6)
Caroline: WEENY (5)
DC: NEROLI (6)
OT: EERILY (6) EOLINE (6) IRONLY (6) LIENOR (6) LIERNE (6) LOERIE (6) LOWERY (6) LOWNER (6) LOWRIE (6) OILERY (6) OLEINE (6) OWLERY (6) RELINE (6) WIENER (6) WOYLIE (6)
Score: 63–44 (max 79)
Round 11: N G C F A I U C L
Corrina: LACING (6)
Caroline: FACING (6)
DC: FUNGAL (6)
OT: CINGULA (7) GAINFUL (7)
Score: 69–50 (max 86)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "port" and "starboard".
Round 12: R O C B E S V I E
Corrina: SCRIBE (6)
Caroline: braves
DC: SERVICE (7) OBSERVE (7) VERBOSE (7)
OT: REVOICES (8)
Score: 75–50 (max 94)
Round 13: C J W N O I E N M
Corrina: WOMEN (5)
Caroline: WINE (4)
DC: INCOME (6) MINNOW (6)
OT: MECONIN (7)
Score: 80–50 (max 101)
Round 14: 50, 25, 7, 6, 10, 7. Target: 340.
Corrina: 342.
Caroline: 340. (50 x 7) - 10 (10)
Score: 80–60 (max 111)
Round 15: G A V I N N C A D
Caroline buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say ADVANCING which is correct.
Final Score: 80–70 (max 121)
Statistics Corner
Corrina:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4
Caroline:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81