C1: Champion Tom Vincent (1 win, 84 points.) An Apterite and financial assistant for a health and wellness business.
C2: Challenger Ian Simpson. An under-16 football team manager, whose team were undefeated in their first 5 games before COVID kicked in...
DC: Susie Dent and Jon Culshaw.
RR: Rachel Riley.
CM: Guest Host Colin Murray.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: C L S E A I G T R
R02: D M E I A N P E F
R03: 100, 5, 8, 4, 1, 6. Target: 208.
TTT: SITSEASY - "Writing for hours sits easy with this person."
R04: S R O I E H B T A
R05: Y S P U E O F G P
R06: 25, 75, 4, 7, 9, 2. Target: 279.
R07: T K S I A E V R C
R08: T W L O I S E R D
R09: 75, 5, 6, 2, 2, 8. Target: 334.
TTT: LINEROPE - "Forget rope, the answer's all about hares."
R10: H M A I O B C R A
R11: G T D U E I P L O
R12: S N E U A R M S E
R13: D W T O I A R J S
R14: 100, 75, 2, 6, 10, 5. Target: 712.
R15: S T R I P E H A T (conundrum)
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Round 1: C L S E A I G T R
Tom: TRIALS (6)
Ian: CLEARS (6)
DC: ARTICLES (8) GLACIERS (8) AGRESTIC (8)
OT: RECITALS (8) REGALIST (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)
Round 2: D M E I A N P E F
Tom: MEDIAN (6)
Ian: PAINED (6)
DC: MAIDEN (6) IMPEND (6) DEFINE (6)
OT: PEAIMEN (7) PENAEID (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 15)
Round 3: 100, 5, 8, 4, 1, 6. Target: 208.
Tom: 208. ((6 - 4) x 100) + 8 (10)
Ian: 208. ((6 - 4) x 100) + 8 (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: SITSEASY -> ESSAYIST
Round 4: S R O I E H B T A
Tom: BOTHERS (7)
Ian: BOTHERS (7)
DC: BATHERS (7) aerobist HOARIEST (8)
OT: THEORIAS (8)
Score: 29–29 (max 33)
Round 5: Y S P U E O F G P
Tom: -
Ian: SOPPY (5)
DC: POGUES (6) FOGEYS (6)
OT: GYPPOS (6)
Score: 29–34 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 75, 4, 7, 9, 2. Target: 279.
Tom: 279. (75 + 25 - 7) x (9 - 4 - 2) (10)
Ian: 279. ((9 + 2) x 25) + 4 (10)
Score: 39–44 (max 49)
Jon talks about the astronaut Tim Peake and the "overview effect".
Round 7: T K S I A E V R C
Tom: STICKER (7)
Ian: CRAVES (6)
DC: TRACKIES (8)
Score: 46–44 (max 57)
Round 8: T W L O I S E R D
Tom: TOILERS (7)
Ian: LOITERS (7)
DC: WORDIEST (8) ROWDIEST (8)
Score: 53–51 (max 65)
Round 9: 75, 5, 6, 2, 2, 8. Target: 334.
Tom: -
Ian: 334. ((75 + 5) x (2 + 2)) + 6 + 8 (10)
Score: 53–61 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: LINEROPE -> LEPORINE
Round 10: H M A I O B C R A
Tom: cambio
Ian: arabic
DC: COBRA (5) CHORIAMB (8)
Score: 53–61 (max 83)
Round 11: G T D U E I P L O
Tom: PILOTED (7)
Ian: POUTED (6)
DC: GUILTED (7) PLODGE (6)
OT: DOGPILE (7) EUPLOID (7) GOLDITE (7) GOULDIE (7) OUTLIED (7) PELTOID (7) PLOITED (7) PLOUTED (7) POULTED (7)
Score: 60–61 (max 90)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "grandfather clock".
Round 12: S N E U A R M S E
Tom: SURNAMES (8)
Ian: RESUMES (7)
DC: MEASURES (8) USERNAMES (18)
Score: 68–61 (max 108)
Round 13: D W T O I A R J S
Tom: RADIOS (6)
Ian: TOWARDS (7)
OT: ASTROID (7) OTRIADS (7) RAJOIDS (7)
Score: 68–68 (max 115)
Round 14: 100, 75, 2, 6, 10, 5. Target: 712.
Tom: 712. ((75 - 5) x 10) + (6 x 2) (10)
Ian: 712. ((75 - 5) x 10) + (6 x 2) (10)
Score: 78–78 (max 125)
Round 15: S T R I P E H A T
No one buzzes. The answer was THERAPIST.
Score: 78–78 (max 135)
TIME FOR A TIEBREAKER
Tie-breaker conundrum: D E T E S T R U T
Tom buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say STUTTERED which is correct.
Final Score: 88–78 (max 135)
Statistics Corner
Tom:
Total score - 78 (88)
Raw score - 84 (94)
Total % of max - 58 (65)
Raw % of max - 62 (70)
Total average score per round - 5.2 (5.5)
Raw average score per round - 5.6 (5.9)
Number of maxes - 4 (5)
Ian:
Total score - 78 (78)
Raw score - 97 (97)
Total % of max - 58 (58)
Raw % of max - 72 (72)
Total average score per round - 5.2 (4.9)
Raw average score per round - 6.5 (6.1)
Number of maxes - 5 (5)
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83