C1: Champion Toby Byfield (6 wins, 639 points.)
C2: Challenger Sonia Dari.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Sinha.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S U G E T A J O N
R02: P T A E H M P A T
R03: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 8. Target: 119.
TTT: OATSYRUP - "Is this what the more successful mantis does?"
R04: D C R O E I C D R
R05: B A N E F A G E R
R06: 25, 3, 2, 1, 9, 9, . Target: 459.
R07: T A M I G O S E D
R08: S D U A C D Y I E
R09: 100, 50, 75, 25, 7, 4. Target: 740.
TTT: DUCKBEER - "You can study literature, and find the animal at the same time."
R10: N S W O U I N T E
R11: G O L I S E X I A
R12: F L N E A O K L R
R13: N U T I S E G O R
R14: 8, 4, 3, 7, 3, 9. Target: 264.
R15: I V Y N U R G E S (conundrum)
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Round 1: S U G E T A J O N
Toby: OUTAGES (7)
Sonia: unstage
DC: TONGUES (7) SOUTANE (7)
OT: NOUGATS (7) ONSTAGE (7) OUTSANG (7) TANGOES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
A great start from our champion Toby with his 7 Outages..............but not for our Challenger Sonia where her 7 is disallowed by Susie
Round 2: P T A E H M P A T
Toby: thame
Sonia: TEMPT (5)
DC: HAMATE (6) EMPATH (6) THAMEA (6)
OT: ATHAME (6) PETTAH (6) TAPPET (6)
Score: 7–5 (max 13)
An unfortunate error from our Champion allows our Challenger to get her first points on the board
Round 3: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 8. Target: 119.
C1: 119. 100 + 25 − (7 × 8 − 50) (10)
C2: 118.
Score: 17–5 (max 23)
Nice and starightforward not too taxing........but there was a less complicated way of solving this bad boy
25-8=17
17*7=119
Teatime teaser: OATSYRUP -> OUTPRAYS
Round 4: D C R O E I C D R
Toby: RECORD (6)
Sonia: RECORD (6)
DC: CORRIE (6)
OT: CODDER (6) CODDIE (6) CORDED (6) RIDDER (6) RODDER (6)
Score: 23–11 (max 29)
6s all round.........now who likes a bit of soap ??? Coronation Street is a British soap opera that has graced our screens since 9th December 1960 and is still going strong to this day
Round 5: B A N E F A G E R
Toby: BANGER (6)
Sonia: BANGER (6)
DC: FREEGAN (7)
OT: ANGAREEB (8)
Score: 29–17 (max 37)
6s all round from our champion and challenger.............DC get to shine with their 7 Freegan..........but there was an rather interesting 8 hidden away with Angareeb
A rather horrid looking car an old banger !
A piece of Culinary delight and one of the best comfort foods Bangers and Mash
Round 6: 25, 3, 2, 1, 9, 9. Target: 459.
C1: 459. 9 × 2 × 25 + 9 (10)
C2: 459. (25 × 2 + 1) × 9 (10)
Score: 39–27 (max 47)
Nice and Straightforward..........need I say more ?????
Round 7: T A M I G O S E D
Toby: ATOMISED (8)
Sonia: GAMIEST (7)
DC: DOGMATISE (18)
Score: 47–27 (max 65)
A good 8 from our Champion Toby..............meanwhile over in DC they spot a 9 with Dogmatise........you guessed it I spotted this one !
Round 8: S D U A C D Y I E
Toby: CADDIES (7)
Sonia: CADDIES (7)
DC: ADDUCES (7) CADDIES (7) CUDDIES (7)
OT: DAYSIDE (7) DECIDUA (7)
Score: 54–34 (max 72)
7s all round can we move on please ?
Round 9: 100, 50, 75, 25, 7, 4. Target: 740.
C1: 740. Mistake in working.
C2: 738. 100 × 7 + 50 − 75 ÷ 25 × 4 (7)
RR: 739/741 (100 + (75 + 50) ÷ 25) × 7 + 4 (7)
Score: 54–41 (max 79)
Rachel has said that this impossible to solve 1 away is as good as it gets.......our Challenger Sonia picks up 7 points which could be useful
Teatime teaser: DUCKBEER -> REBUCKED
Round 10: N S W O U I N T E
Toby: TOWNIES (7)
Sonia: outwins
DC: TENSION (7) NEWTONS (7)
OT: UNTWINES (8)
Score: 61–41 (max 87)
Another good 7 for Toby sadly Sonia has her disallowed by Susie........but there was an interesting 8 ignored by all with Untwines
Round 11: G O L I S E X I A
Toby: GOALIES (7)
Sonia: GOALIES (7)
Score: 68–48 (max 94)
A good 7 from our Champion Toby and our Challenger Sonia with Goalies..........here are some of my personal favourite shot stoppers !
Former Dutch international Goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar who started his career at Ajax from 1990-1999 and winning 3 Eredivisie titles and making 266 appearances for the club before moving to Juventus for 2 seasons finishing as runner up before losing his place to Gianluigi Buffon he made 66 appearnces for the club, he then moved to Fulham and made 125 appearances for the London club. He then moved to Manchester United for a fee of £2M making 186 appearances for the club he helped Manchester United win 4 Premier League Titles and a Champions League title in 2008, he was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world he went 1,311 without conceeding a goal in the Premier League and kept a total of 21 clean sheets, he won an amazing 130 caps for his country The Netherlands hanging up his gloves in 2008 for his country, and finally retiring from active football in 2011.
Ben Hinchliffe who started his career at Preston before moving onto Tranmere Rovers and Derby County. He played for various non-league teams before signing for Stockport County he helped his club gain promotion into league two after a 11 year absence from the league, more recently Stockport County were promoted as champions of league two gaining promotion into league one. He became the first player to win three separate league titles with his club Stockport County, he has surpassed the 100 clean sheets barrier, he has made 314 appearances for the club and is a favourite among the Stockport County fans.
Last but not least is the great Dane Peter Schmeichel who was one of the best goalkeepers in the world, he was signed from Brondby where he made 119 for his club before moving to Manchester United in 1991 for a fee of £500,000 a price that was described by Alex Ferguson as bargain of the century, he spent eight years with the club making 292 appearances for Manchester United, he helped them win 5 Premier League titles 3 FA Cups and a Champions League title in 1999 where was part of the treble winning side in the same year, after leaving Manchester United in 1999 he went on to play for Sporting Lisbon, Aston Villa and Manchester City before retiring in 2003, he now works as a soccer pundit for the BBC. He has won an amazing 129 caps for his country Demark.
Round 12: F L N E A O K L R
Toby: FLANKER (7)
Sonia: FALLER (6)
DC: FLANKER (7)
OT: LLANERO (7)
Score: 75–48 (max 101)
A good 7 for Toby with Flanker............I managed to spot the other 7 with Llanero a word that was in my heat game way back in 2015.
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Round 13: N U T I S E G O R
Toby: tonguers
Sonia: OUTINGS (7)
DC: ROUTINES (8) ROUSTING (8)
OT: GENITORS (8) NITREOUS (8) OUTRINGS (8) ROSETING (8) ROUGINES (8) ROUTEING (8) SOIGNEUR (8) STURGEON (8) TRIGONES (8)
Score: 75–55 (max 109)
Another risk for Toby that isn't paying off..................Sonia gets to score with her 7............there were a few 8s hidden away.........two of those were spotted by DC.........no extra points if you can spot them all !
Round 14: 8, 4, 3, 7, 3, 9. Target: 264.
C1: 264. 8 × 3 × (7 + 4) (10)
C2: 264. (9 × 7 + 3) × 4 (10)
Score: 85–65 (max 119)
Nice and straightforward..........not too taxing this numbers game
Round 15: I V Y N U R G E S
C1 buzzes on 5.75 seconds to say SURVEYING which is correct.
Final Score: 95–65 (max 129)
Another good solve from Mr Byfield who is taking steps towards Octo-Champdom, but take nothing from Sonia who gave as good as she got sadly it wasn't enough to match the brilliance of Toby..........join me again to see if Toby can get win number 8..........it is bye for now
