C1: Champion Wendy Gabriel (1 win, 62 points) - a charity shop volunteer from Greenwich. She made a winning debut yesterday against Mick O'Brien, but her score of 62 was the lowest winning score so far in Series 66.
C2: Challenger Alison Shipman - a retired teacher from Portree on the Isle of Skye.
DC: Susie Dent and Fiona Armstrong - Nick's surrounded by women, and probably not for the first time.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D T E A M S O D A
R02: P E B O R G A N Y
R03: V R I U E S P O T
R04: N B I E W N O G V
R05: 100, 2, 1, 9, 10, 3. Target: 863.
TTT: GRINDHAP - "It's not bitter, but it's definitely twisted"
R06: T L U E T F O T S
R07: P C I A S N E R O
R08: G D I E R Z A R N
R09: D J U A S X E O T
R10: 50, 10, 4, 10, 7, 5. Target: 459.
TTT: CROAKWOE - "It's all about Pan's People"
R11: U I L L E A M D A
R12: C M I E K A G T M
R13: E O F R U I H P E
R14: 25, 9, 4, 2, 10, 9. Target: 147.
R15: C E L E R Y F I T (conundrum)
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Nick discusses the importance of keeping your brain busy by doing crosswords and suchwhat.
And by recent patterns, Wendy should win this and then go on to lose tomorrow - the last five champions have won two games each.
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: D T E A M S O D A
C1: MADDEST (7)
C2: MADDEST (7)
DC: MADDEST (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Perfection. Let's see if they can keep it up
Round 2: P E B O R G A N Y
C1: BORAGE (6)
C2: BORAGE (6)
DC: ORANGEY (7)
OT: PAGEBOY (7) PROBANG (7) PROGENY (7) PYROGEN (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)
Not quite, but all the sevens were relatively obscure and DC find one of them.
A PROBANG, in medicine, is a strip of flexible material used to remove an object from or apply medication to the throat.
Round 3: V R I U E S P O T
C1: ROPIEST (7)
C2: SPORTIVE (8)
DC: PREVIOUS (8)
OT: OVERTIPS (8) PERVIOUS (8) VIPEROUS (8) VITREOUS (8)
Score: 13–21 (max 22)
Eights on offer now and Alison finds one.
PERVIOUS is similar to 'permeable', in that it's a substance which allows water to pass through.
Round 4: N B I E W N O G V
C1: - (declared 5)
C2: VOWING (6)
DC: BOWING (6) BOVINE (6) BONNIE (6)
OT: BENIGN (6) BONING (6) OWNING (6) WIGEON (6)
Score: 13–27 (max 28)
Wendy decides she hasn't got anything after all after declaring 5, but it doesn't matter anyway as Alison goes further ahead.
Round 5: 100, 2, 1, 9, 10, 3. Target: 863.
C1: 867. 9*100-3*10-2-1 (7)
C2: 867. 9*100-3*10-2-1 (7)
RR: 863. ((100-10)+2*3)*9-1 (10)
Score: 20–34 (max 38)
Quite tricky, but obviously not for Rachel.
Fiona tells a story about her dogs, and that they've now got criminal records
Teatime teaser: GRINDHAP -> HANDGRIP
Round 6: T L U E T F O T S
C1: FLUTES (6)
C2: FOULEST (7)
DC: flats FOETUS (6) OUTLETS (7)
Score: 20–41 (max 45)
Wendy will have to up her game if she's to be here tomorrow as she misses out on a seven.
I think Fiona said flats, which went by unnoticed, correct me if I'm wrong.
Round 7: P C I A S N E R O
C1: PINCERS (7)
C2: CONSPIRE (8)
DC: SPACER (6) CAPONIERS (18)
OT: PROSCENIA (18)
Score: 20–49 (max 63)
Alison continues extending the lead with a nice 8 buuuuut... TWO NINES!
CAPONIERS are covered passages across a ditch around a fort.
PROSCENIA are parts of a stage in front of the curtain.
Round 8: G D I E R Z A R N
C1: READING (7)
C2: GARDEN (6)
DC: READING (7) RANGIER (7)
OT: ANGRIER (7) DRAINER (7) EARRING (7) GRADINE (7) GRAINED (7) GRAINER (7) GRANDER (7) GRAZIER (7) GRINDER (7) RANDIER (7) REARING (7)
Score: 27–49 (max 70)
Whoops! Alison can't find a seven in this flat round.
Round 9: D J U A S X E O T
C1: JOUSTED (7)
C2: JOUSTED (7)
DC: TUXEDOS (7)
Score: 34–56 (max 77)
The two available sevens are covered.
Nick gives us his very own origin of words by discussing where TUXEDO can from
But I don't think Susie's job is in peril just yet.
OoW - Susie discusses the origin of 'whipping boy'
Round 10: 50, 10, 4, 10, 7, 5. Target: 459.
C1: 457. 50*10+7-5*10 (7)
C2: 457. (50-5)*10+7 (7)
RR: 459. (4+5)*(50+10/10) (10)
Score: 41–63 (max 87)
Teatime teaser: CROAKWOE -> COOKWARE
Round 11: U I L L E A M D A
C1: MILLED (6)
C2: MILLED (6)
DC: MEAL MEDULLA (7)
OT: ILLUMED (7) MIAULED (7)
Score: 47–69 (max 94)
MIAULED, like MIAOWED, is the noise of a cat
Round 12: C M I E K A G T M
C1: tagime
C2: GATE (4)
DC: GAMETIC (7)
OT: TAGMEMIC (8)
Score: 47–73 (max 102)
Uh-oh, Wendy gambles on a word that's similar to the popular TAGINE, and it doesn't pay off.
DC find what seems an impressive 7, but the lurking 8 is a linguistic term.
Round 13: E O F R U I H P E
C1: PURE (4)
C2: HOUR (4)
DC: HEIFER (6)
OT: HEREOF (6)
Score: 51–77 (max 108)
Alison seals the victory in a uninspiring last letters round.
A HEIFER is a cow that has not borne a calf, or has borne only one calf.
Round 14: 25, 9, 4, 2, 10, 9. Target: 147.
C1: 148. Mistake in working.
C2: 148. (10-4)*25-2 (7)
RR: 147. (4*10+9)*(25+2)/9 (10)
Score: 51–84 (max 118)
This looks like it should be simple, but it's anything but to the contestants and myself.
Round 15: C E L E R Y F I T
C1 buzzes on 29 seconds to say REFECTORY
which is incorrect.C2 does not buzz.
The answer was ELECTRIFY.
Final Score: 51–84 (max 128)
Raw score: 71-90
Maxes: 3-5
Another verging-on-humorous conundrum guess from Wendy, and now she's back off to Greenwich, sporting goody bag and teapot.
At the end of the programme we learn that Alison is not as innocent as she looks! Apparently she was once arrested for protesting against the Isle of Skye bridge!
Providing she's not been causing more disturbances in the interim and been carted off in the back of a police van, she'll be back tomorrow and James will be giving you your first Robinson Recap of the week
Join me next Tuesday, same time, same place - you be sure of it!
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=66
