C1: Champion Denis Kaye (3 wins, 271 points.)
C2: Challenger Lynne Cavanagh (from Blurton, Staffs.)
DC: Susie Dent and Phil Hammond. (hurrah! Dr Phil is back!)
CV: Carol Vorderman. (only nine more shows to go...)
OT: Other words or solutions (no DC-beaters today, Susie and Phil were on form).
R01: R C L E I O M P S
R02: T W H E C I E U S
R03: G N A I O D T F O
R04: G R L A I T X R O
R05: 100, 9, 4, 4, 9, 6. Target: 849.
TTT: COILSPIT - "No crosses for Sukey's pal, but lots of parties."
R06: B S J E T S A P E
R07: D N R H O E A K N
R08: P S M E L I A T R
R09: N R V C I E I U D
R10: 100, 10, 7, 8, 2, 4. Target: 267.
TTT: SODACOUP - "A fly on the wall should watch this."
R11: S T T P E O A Z D
R12: B F R U Y O I D U
R13: L N E A S N U I M
R14: 100, 1, 7, 6, 7, 6. Target: 814.
R15: U S E D O C T O R (conundrum)
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Round 1: R C L E I O M P S
C1: CRIMES (6)
C2: POLICES (7)
DC: COMPILERS (18)
Score: 0–7 (max 18)
Round 2: T W H E C I E U S
C1: WITCHES (7)
C2: CHEWIEST (8)
Score: 0–15 (max 26)
Round 3: G N A I O D T F O
C1: FOOTING (7)
C2: FOOTING (7)
DC: FOOTING (7)
Score: 7–22 (max 33)
Round 4: G R L A I T X R O
C1: gorrila
C2: OXTAIL (6)
DC: TAILOR (6)
OT: GALIOT (6)
Score: 7–28 (max 39)
Round 5: 100, 9, 4, 4, 9, 6. Target: 849.
C1: 849. Mistake in working.
C2: 845. ((4+4)x100)+(6x9)-9 (7)
CV: 849. ((4+4)x(100+6))+(9/9) (10)
Score: 7–35 (max 49)
Dr Phil tells the story of his trip to Leeds and how he managed to only get two hours’ sleep and was confused with Richard Hammond by avid autograph-hunters at 3.30 in the morning. He then proceeds to eat his hotel-supplied Crunchy Nut Cornflakes with Viagra-assisted plastic spoon and says they’re “ludicrously tasty, apparently”. I was in the audience for this tale and thought some of it might get edited out, but not a bit of it – good stuff!
Teatime teaser: COILSPIT -> POLITICS
Round 6: B S J E T S A P E
C1: PASTES (6)
C2: BEASTS (6)
DC: PESETAS (7)
Score: 13–41 (max 56)
Round 7: D N R H O E A K N
C1: RANKED (6)
C2: HONKED (6)
DC: HARDEN (6)
OT: DANKER (6) DARKEN (6) NARKED (6) DEHORN (6) HORNED (6) HADRON (6) HANKER (6) HARKEN (6) HARKED (6) HONKER (6) ORENDA (6)
Score: 19–47 (max 62)
Round 8: P S M E L I A T R
C1: SAMPLER (7)
C2: TRAMPLES (8)
DC: PRIMATES (8) PALMIERS (8)
OT: IMPALERS (8) LEMPIRAS (8) PALMIEST (8) SEPTIMAL (8) PILASTER (8)
Score: 19–55 (max 70)
Round 9: N R V C I E I U D
C1: DIVINER (7)
C2: CURVED (6)
DC: INCURVED (8)
Score: 26–55 (max 78)
OoW: Susie discusses various Australianisms and gets Phil to read some examples.
Round 10: 100, 10, 7, 8, 2, 4. Target: 267.
C1: 265. (((4x10)+100)x2)-7-8 (7)
C2: -
OT: 267. (100-7-4)x(8-(10/2)) (10)
Score: 33–55 (max 88)
At least two people in the audience got this during the break, but I don’t think anyone was interested! (Carol did, however, mention it was possible, during Round 14).
Teatime teaser: SODACOUP -> DOCUSOAP
Round 11: S T T P E O A Z D
C1: SPOTTED (7)
C2: SPOTTED (7)
DC: TOASTED (7)
OT: SPATTED (7) TEAPOTS (7) TOPAZES (7)
Score: 40–62 (max 95)
Round 12: B F R U Y O I D U
C1: FORBID (6)
C2: BURY (4)
DC: BODY
Score: 46–62 (max 101)
Round 13: L N E A S N U I M
C1: MENIALS (7)
C2: MENIALS (7)
DC: LINESMAN (8) SEMINAL (7)
Score: 53–69 (max 109)
Dr Phil mentions seminal vesicles, but no one seems to notice, laugh, or anything, really. I chuckled anyway, as, I suspect, did Jono.
Round 14: 100, 1, 7, 6, 7, 6. Target: 814.
C1: 813. ((1+7)x100)+7+6 (7)
C2: 813. ((1+7)x100)+7+6 (7)
CV: 814. ((1+7)x(100+7-6))+6 (10)
Score: 60–76 (max 119)
Round 15: U S E D O C T O R
No one buzzes. The audience are asleep. The answer was OUTSCORED.
Score: 60–76 (max 129)
My last recap of the year. Sob
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Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59