C1: Champion Tony Moore (2 wins, 178 points.)
C2: Challenger Dan Spinks.
DC: Susie Dent and Jamelia .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: Y R E O C D A L R
R02: V E S I M E T O N
R03: 25, 50, 3, 9, 7, 8, . Target: 949.
TTT: NUTSHANG - "You'd be nuts not to hang up a dress made of this."
R04: G U N A L I W A R
R05: H N E A T O S N H
R06: 75, 25, 50, 100, 3, 6, . Target: 412.
R07: G T R A E O Z N B
R08: M U L A R I L A I
R09: 4, 7, 4, 7, 1, 3. Target: 722.
TTT: MYWORDIS - "My word, is there any need for all this noise?"
R10: S E M A N O A G J
R11: P T N E I A U R G
R12: S I M O L U W E I
R13: F T O U E S P R T
R14: 50, 100, 75, 25, 2, 5, . Target: 160.
R15: P A D D Y I S L E (conundrum)
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Round 1: Y R E O C D A L R
Tony: corraled
Dan: CARED (5)
DC: RECORDAL (8)
Score: 0–5 (max 8)
A five from Dan to kick the days proceedings off........but there is one 8 with Recordal......this was one I spotted
Round 2: V E S I M E T O N
Tony: MOTIVES (7)
Dan: MONETISE (8)
DC: SEMITONE (8)
Score: 0–13 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 50, 3, 9, 7, 8. Target: 949.
C1: 950. (7 + 9 + 3) × 50 (7)
C2: 950. (7 + 9 + 3) × 50 (7)
RR: 949. (25 − (9 − 3)) × 50 − (8 − 7) (10)
Score: 7–20 (max 26)
A good 1 away solve.........Ms Riley shows us how it is done by producing the perfect 10
Teatime teaser: NUTSHANG -> SHANTUNG
Round 4: G U N A L I W A R
Tony: walnut
Dan: ANGULAR (7)
DC: ANGULAR (7)
OT: GUARANI (7) WAULING (7) WAURING (7)
Score: 7–27 (max 33)
Round 5: H N E A T O S N H
Tony: ATONES (6)
Dan: HONEST (6)
DC: HONEST (6)
OT: ANNETS (6) ETHNOS (6) HASTEN (6) HEATHS (6) HENNAS (6) NANTES (6) NANTOS (6) NEANTS (6) NENTAS (6) NONETS (6) NOSEAN (6) SANTON (6) SHEATH (6) SHONEN (6) SONANT (6) SONNET (6) TENONS (6) TENSON (6) THANES (6) TONNES (6)
Score: 13–33 (max 39)
MOVING ON.........................!!!!!!!!!!!
Round 6: 75, 25, 50, 100, 3, 6. Target: 412.
C1: 407.
C2: 412. 6 × 75 − 50 + 100 ÷ 25 × 3 (10)
Score: 13–43 (max 49)
Round 7: G T R A E O Z N B
Tony: BRONZE (6)
Dan: BANGER (6)
DC: BARONET (7)
OT: BORGATE (7) NEGATOR (7) REBOANT (7) ZEBRANO (7)
Score: 19–49 (max 56)
Round 8: M U L A R I L A I
Tony: lumira
Dan: MURAL (5)
DC: AIRMAIL (7) ALLIUM (6)
OT: ARMILLA (7)
Score: 19–54 (max 63)
Round 9: 4, 7, 4, 7, 1, 3. Target: 722.
C1: -
C2: -
RR: 723. (7 × 7 × (4 + 1) − 4) × 3 (7)
Score: 19–54 (max 70)
Both our Champion and Challenger draw a blank in this round........but Rachel says 1 away is the best solution
Teatime teaser: MYWORDIS -> ROWDYISM
Round 10: S E M A N O A G J
Tony: GAMES (5)
Dan: MANAGES (7)
DC: MANGEAOS (8)
Score: 19–61 (max 78)
A good 7 from Dan with Manages.........a cracking 8 from Susie with Mangeaos
Round 11: P T N E I A U R G
Tony: ERUPTING (8)
Dan: REPUTING (8)
DC: UPRATING (8) PRUINATE (8)
OT: TAPERING (8)
Score: 27–69 (max 86)
Plenty of 8s..........not a lot to argue over !!!
Round 12: S I M O L U W E I
Tony: MUESLI (6)
Dan: moules**
OT: MILIEUS (7) MOILIES (7) MOULIES (7)
Score: 33–69 (max 93)
Round 13: F T O U E S P R T
Tony: SPOTTER (7)
Dan: STOUTER (7)
OT: OUTSERT (7) OUTSTEP (7) PETROUS (7) POSTURE (7) POTTERS (7) POUTERS (7) PROFUSE (7) PROTEST (7) PROTEUS (7) PUTTERS (7) SEPTUOR (7) SPOUTER (7) SPUTTER (7) TOUTERS (7) TROUPES (7)
Score: 40–76 (max 100)
Quite a few 7s in the lovely selection of letters
Round 14: 50, 100, 75, 25, 2, 5. Target: 160.
C1: 160. 100 + 50 + 2 × 5 (10)
C2: 160. 100 + 50 + 2 × 5 (10)
Score: 50–86 (max 110)
Piss Ez this.......Innit.......as our contestants breeze their way to another 10 points.......but for Tony it is Game Over...........and congratulations to Dan for securing the teapot !!
Round 15: P A D D Y I S L E
No one buzzes. The answer was DISPLAYED.
Final Score: 50–86 (max 120)
**NOTE: Spinks' offering of MOULES in Round 12 was incorrectly disallowed, as MOULE on its own can be found by searching 'moule' instead of 'moules' in Oxford Dictionaries Premium; therefore the final score should have been 92 – 50.
So the conundrum goes unsolved, firstly congratulations to Dan for becoming newest member of the teapot club, secondly take nothing away from Tony who will be perfectly satisfied with his two wins his goody bag and the teapot.......Join me again to see if Dan can get his second win.....in the meantime is it is bye for now
