C1: Champion Rob Barkess (6 wins, 645 points.)
C2: Challenger Gavin Hudson.
DC: Susie Dent and Ria Lina .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N T R E A O G E O
R02: S D C U A S I R E
R03: 75, 9, 9, 6, 5, 10. Target: 251.
TTT: COMBSABIT - "He combs his hair a bit – it's overblown and almost shaggy."
R04: T M L I E T O G V
R05: R S C U A O M K U
R06: 25, 9, 10, 8, 4, 9. Target: 306.
R07: D P R E A I G Q N
R08: T W G U O L R E F
R09: 25, 5, 8, 6, 1, 9. Target: 281.
TTT: RISEWANES
R10: H R T A U B M E L
R11: T N R U E U H D O
R12: Y L S E A N O S U
R13: P S D E I A N T D
R14: 50, 1, 5, 6, 7, 8. Target: 783.
R15: S K I N A F R O G (conundrum)
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Round 1: N T R E A O G E O
Rob: GRANTEE (7)
Gavin: GREATEN (7)
DC: ROOTAGE (7) OREGANO (7)
OT: NEGATOR (7) REAGENT (7) NEGATER (7) RENTAGE (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
Sevens all round not a lot to argue over
Round 2: S D C U A S I R E
Rob: SAUCIER (7)
Gavin: CAUSED (6)
DC: SAUCIERS (8)
OT: CRUSADES (8) RADIUSES (8) SIDECARS (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)
Another fine round from Mr Barkess with 7 Saucier..............little did I know that you can put an S on the and make Sauciers which was the spot from DC.............but my spot was Sidecars
Round 3: 75, 9, 9, 6, 5, 10. Target: 251.
C1: 250. Mistake in working.
C2: 249. (9 − 6) × 75 + 9 + 5 + 10 (7)
RR: 251. (9 − 6) × (75 + 10) − (9 − 5) (10)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
Could this miss prove costly for our champion Rob ? Our challenger with 251 picks up 7 valuable points and evens up this tight contest..........MS Riley shows us all how it is by producing the perfect 10
Teatime teaser: COMBSABIT -> BOMBASTIC
Round 4: T M L I E T O G V
Rob: MOTIVE (6)
Gavin: TIME (4)
DC: MOTILE (6) VIOLET (6) GIMLET (6)
OT: MOTTLE (6) TOILET (6) VITTLE (6) MITTLE (6) OLIVET (6)
Score: 20–14 (max 31)
Our champion hits back straight away and takes the lead with his 6............there were a few more 6s to be had............no extra points for spotting most of them
Round 5: R S C U A O M K U
Rob: CROAKS (6)
Gavin: SCRAM (5)
DC: KORMAS (6) MUCOSA (6)
OT: RAUCOUS (7) MUURKAS (7)
Score: 26–14 (max 38)
Another fine round from Mr Barkess that allows him to extend his lead further...........there were a couple of 7s missed by all Raucous was the one that I spotted
Round 6: 25, 9, 10, 8, 4, 9. Target: 306.
C1: 306. (25 + 9) × 9 (10)
C2: 310.
Score: 36–14 (max 48)
Nice and Straightforward from our champion Rob not too taxing
Round 7: D P R E A I G Q N
Rob: PRANGED (7)
Gavin: REAPING (7)
DC: PRANGED (7)
OT: ANGRIED (7) DRAPING (7) GRADINE (7) GRAINED (7) PARDINE (7) READING (7)
Score: 43–21 (max 55)
Sevens all round.........not a lot to argue over..........play nicely children
Round 8: T W G U O L R E F
Rob: flouter
Gavin: FLOWER (6)
DC: FROGLET (7) OUTGREW (7)
OT: OGERTFUL (8)
Score: 43–27 (max 63)
A rather unfortunate risk from our champion Rob..........could tiredness be creeping in ? Gavin gets to score with his 6 therefore reducing the arrears to 16 points with everything to still to play for.............Sevens all round from DC.........but one interesting 8 missed by all with Ogertful
Round 9: 25, 5, 8, 6, 1, 9. Target: 281.
C1: 282. (6 + 5) × 25 + 8 − 1 (7)
C2: -
RR: 281. (8 ÷ (5 − 1) + 9) × 25 + 6 (10)
Score: 50–27 (max 73)
Another good round from our champion with his one away solve................Ms Riley gets to show off and produce a perfect 10
Teatime teaser: RISEWANES -> WEARINESS
Round 10: H R T A U B M E L
Rob: TUMBLER (7)
Gavin: BREATH (6)
DC: HALBERT (7) HUMBLER (7) HUMERAL (7) LAMBERT (7) MARBLUE (7) MUTABLE (7) RAMULET (7) RELATUM (7) THERMAL (7) TUMBREL (7)
OT: HUMBLER (7) BLATHER (7)
Score: 57–27 (max 80)
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Round 11: T N R U E U H D O
Rob: hounder
Gavin: HUNTER (6)
DC: UNROUTED (8)
Score: 57–33 (max 88)
Another unfortunate risk from Rob but the damage is minor at this point...............as our challenger Gavin gets to score with his 6...........over in DC they get to shine with their 8 Unrouted as does our recap writer who spots it
Round 12: Y L S E A N O S U
Rob: UNSEALS (7)
Gavin: SEASON (6)
DC: UNSEALS (7)
OT: AULOSES (7) ENSOULS (7) SENSUAL (7) YOUSENS (7)
Score: 64–33 (max 95)
Plenty of Sevens to be had but not for our challenger Gavin...........so lets move on from this
Round 13: P S D E I A N T D
Rob: DANDIEST (8)
Gavin: STAINED (7)
DC: PADDIES (7) PEDANTS (7) SAINTED (7) STAINED (7)
Score: 72–33 (max 103)
Another good round from champion Rob with his 8 Dandiest............you guessed it I spotted this one
Round 14: 50, 1, 5, 6, 7, 8. Target: 783.
C1: 784. Mistake in working.
C2: 781. (8 + 7) × 50 + 6 × 5 + 1 (7)
RR: 783. (6 × 5 + 7 + 50) × (8 + 1) (10)
Score: 72–40 (max 113)
Not the easiest of 1Ls Rob misses it but Gavin takes advanyage sadly it is not enough to save him.................but Ms Riley gets to shine and produce a perfect 10
Round 15: S K I N A F R O G
C2 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say FORSAKING which is correct.
Final Score: 72–50 (max 123)
Another quality game from our champion Rob, he will need to up his game to claim the No 1 seed position from Fiona, take nothing away from Gavin he had some good spots sadly they weren't enough to match Rob however Gavin had the last laugh by solving a numbers game and a conundrum therefore taking a couple of rounds from our champion............join me again for the next recap........in the meantime it is bye for now
