Monday 25 February 2008 (Series 58, Game 39)

[JimBentley]

Monday 25 February 2008 (Series 58, Game 39)

C1: Barbara Fletcher (2 wins, 159 points)
C2: Nick Chamberlain, a printer's assistant from Horncastle
DC: Susie Dent & John Inverdale

Summary of game:

ROUND 1 R B I U D E F N O
ROUND 2 D V U W S E I T O
ROUND 3 A E N Y A T L S R
ROUND 4 M N I Q P O T A E
ROUND 5 50 2 6 9 8 10 Target 433

TTT 1 MINEFIST Greer's school of thought

ROUND 6 S L A D N O K I E
ROUND 7 J E O F E N S T A
ROUND 8 L M E R A T S I R
ROUND 9 G P E I N U G P I
ROUND 10 25 4 9 5 8 3 Target 847

TTT 2 LARDSANG Flowers for Judy perhaps

ROUND 11 R S E G I R L O N
ROUND 12 Z R I D P E S I O
ROUND 13 T R A C T M E O H
ROUND 14 100 3 1 8 8 9 Target 136

ROUND 15 I C E S T R I P S


Barbara's won two games so far despite being very hit-and-miss on both the letters and the numbers; having said this, some players take a while to get into the swing of things. Will today be the day?


ROUND 1 R B I U D E F N O

C1: FONDUE (6)
C2: BOUNDER (7)
DC: REBOUND, UNFIRED (7)
OT: BONFIRE, FOUNDER, REFOUND, UNROBED (7)
>>> REFOUND (verb) to re-establish (a city or institution); UNROBE (verb) less common term for DISROBE
Max: 7 (7)
Score: 0 - 7

ROUND 2 D V U W S E I T O

C1: VOTES (5)
C2: OUTSIDE (7)
DC: OUTSIDE, DEVIOUS, TEDIOUS (7)
OT: WIDEOUTS (8)
>>> WIDEOUT (noun) in American Football, a wide receiver
Max: 8 (15)
Score: 0 - 14

ROUND 3 A E N Y A T L S R

C1: ANALYSER (8)
C2: slanter (x) - it's not in the book
DC:
OT: Really good stuff from Barbara, it's the only eight
Max: 8 (23)
Score: 8 - 14

ROUND 4 M N I Q P O T A E

C1: PEAT (4)
C2: POTMAN (6)
DC: PTOMAINE (8)
OT: No more eights, but AMNIOTE, MAINTOP, PIMENTO, TAMPION (7)
>>> MAINTOP (noun) a platform around the head of the lower section of a ship's mainmast; TAMPION (noun) a wooden stopper for the muzzle of a gun, or a plug for the top of an organ pipe
Max: 8 (31)
Score: 8 - 20

ROUND 5 50 2 6 9 8 10 Target 433

C1: 427
C2: 434 = (50 x 9) - (10 + 6)
CV: 433 = ((50 - (6 - (10 / 2)) x 9)) - 8
Max: 10 (41)
Score: 8 - 27

Tea Time Teaser 1 MINEFIST = FEMINIST

ROUND 6 S L A D N O K I E

C1: SOILED (6)
C2: ALIKE (5)
DC: KNAIDELS (8)
OT: DC have the only eight again
Max: 8 (49)
Score: 14 - 27

ROUND 7 J E O F E N S T A

C1: FASTEN (6)
C2: FASTEN (6)
DC:
OT: ATONES, SATEEN, SEJANT, SENATE, SOFTEN (6)
>>> SATEEN (mass noun) a cotton fabric woven like satin with a glossy surface; SEJANT (adjective) in Heraldry (of an animal) sitting upright
Max: 6 (55)
Score: 20 - 33

ROUND 8 L M E R A T S I R

C1: MALTIER (7)
C2: MALTIER (7)
DC: MISTRAL, SALTIRE, SALTIER (7), RETRIALS, TRAILERS (8)
OT: RETIRALS (8)
Max: 8 (63)
Score: 27 - 40

ROUND 9 G P E I N U G P I

C1: pigging (x) - it's a word, but there's only two 'G's
C2: PIPING (6)
DC:
OT: GIEING, GUINEP, PIGPEN, UPPING (6)
>>> GIE (verb) Scottish form of GIVE; GUINEP (noun) a small green fruit similar to a lychee
Max: 6 (69)
Score: 27 - 46

ROUND 10 25 4 9 5 8 3 Target 847

C1: 848 = (4 x 8 x 25) + (9 x 5) + 3
C2: 848 = (4 x 8 x 25) + (9 x 5) + 3
CV: One away
OT: 847 = (((25 x 4) - 5) x 9) - 8
Max: 10 (79)
Score: 34 - 53

Tea Time Teaser 2 LARDSANG = GARLANDS

ROUND 11 R S E G I R L O N

C1: RESIGN (6)
C2: LINGERS (7)
DC: ORGIES (6), IGNORERS, RESOLING (8)
OT: LORINERS (8)
>>> LORINER (noun, also LORIMER) a maker of small iron objects, especially bits, spurs, stirrups and mountings for bridles
Max: 8 (87)
Score: 34 - 60

ROUND 12 Z R I D P E S I O

C1: PERIODS (7)
C2: DOZIER (6)
DC: PRESIDIO (8)
OT: No more eights, IODIZES and PIERIDS are the other sevens
>>> PIERID (noun) a butterfly of the family Pieridae, which includes the whites, brimstones and sulphurs
Max: 8 (95)
Score: 41 - 60

ROUND 13 T R A C T M E O H

C1: MOTHER (6)
C2: CHATTER (7)
DC:
OT: CHROMATE, THEOCRAT (8)
>>> CHROMATE (noun) a chemical compound containing chromium and oxygen; THEOCRAT (noun) one who rules as part of a THEOCRACY, government by priests in the name of God or a god
Max: 8 (103)
Score: 41 - 67

ROUND 14 100 3 1 8 8 9 Target 136

C1: 136 = ((3 + 1) x 9) + 100
C2: 136 = ((8 + 1) x 3) + 9 + 100
CV:
Max: 10 (113)
Score: 51 - 77

ROUND 15 - Conundrum

I C E S T R I P S



C2 buzzes after 6 seconds to say PRICIEST, but he's wrong!

C1 buzzes after 14 seconds to say CRISPIEST, and she's right!
Max: 10 (123)
Score: 61 - 77


Strange old game today, with Barbara and Nick mainly taking it in turns to score points and rarely splitting a round, hence the comparatively low scores. Barbara's excellent spot of ANALYSER was pretty much the highlight of a fairly mundane game, but it just wasn't enough in the end.

Still, John Inverdale was excellent as ever. Hurrah!


Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58


Written by Veronica Purdey & Jim Bentley