Thursday 28th November 2024 (Series 90, Preliminary 102)

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Thursday 28th November 2024 (Series 90, Preliminary 102)

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Hello and welcome to another Thursday Recap

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C1: Champion Chris Kirby (1 win, 121 points.)
C2: Challenger Smriti Jain.
DC: Susie Dent and Sara Davies .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S A W E T I G R E
R02: U E D T O P S N E
R03: 25, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, . Target: 669.
TTT: LESSENED - "She didn't have to work the dough with her hands – there was no point."
R04: A O E T C S T L A
R05: C E V A G E T I R
R06: 100, 2, 1, 6, 2, 10. Target: 889.
R07: P E C A P I T H E
R08: R L A U A G T O L
R09: 75, 10, 8, 2, 4, 6. Target: 757.
TTT: HEDEADLY - "It's not a supermarket near Stockport – it's a chemical."
R10: E O I N S Z N W O
R11: T E R I L E M O N
R12: D B E O A N G T M
R13: S O F A R E P R D
R14: 100, 10, 6, 8, 5, 1. Target: 153.
R15: B L U S A U C E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S A W E T I G R E

Chris: WEARIEST (8)
Smriti: WATERS (6)
DC: SWEATIER (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

A great start from our champion Chris with his Weariest this my was spot too !..............he means business !

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Round 2: U E D T O P S N E

Chris: PENTODES (8)
Smriti: SPOUTED (7)
DC: OUTSPEND (8)
Score: 16–0 (max 16)

Another fantastic round from Mr Kirby with Pentodes which was my spot as well...............Smriti is yet to score

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Round 3: 25, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9. Target: 669.

C1: 669. (25 × 9 − 2) × (4 − 1) (10)
C2: -
Score: 26–0 (max 26)

Nice and Straightforward from our champion Chris...........not too taxing !

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Teatime teaser: LESSENED -> NEEDLESS

Round 4: A O E T C S T L A

Chris: LOCATES (7)
Smriti: COASTAL (7)
DC: LACTATES (8)
OT: SEALCOAT (8)
Score: 33–7 (max 34)

At long last Smriti gets some points on the board with her 7 Coastal..............but over in DC they get to shine with their 8 Lactates..........so let's play nicely


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Round 5: C E V A G E T I R

Chris: CREATIVE (8)
Smriti: CAGIER (6)
DC: REACTIVE (8)
OT: ERGATIVE (8)
Score: 41–7 (max 42)

Next Please

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Round 6: 100, 2, 1, 6, 2, 10. Target: 889.

C1: 888. (100 + 10 + 1) × (6 + 2) (7)
C2: 888. (6 + 2 + 1) × 100 − 10 − 2 (7)
RR: 888/890

Rachel says that one away is the best you can do.........this as good as it gets when it comes the 888 subtitles that services like Ceefax and Oracle always offered for viewers that were hard of hearing..........long before the internet existed

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Score: 48–14 (max 49)

Round 7: P E C A P I T H E

Chris: HEPATIC (7)
Smriti: CHAPPIE (7)
DC: HEPATIC (7)
OT: PETECHIA (8)
Score: 55–21 (max 57)

Sevens all round................nothing to squabble over............there was one eight missed by all with Petechia

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Round 8: R L A U A G T O L

Chris: RAGOUT (6)
Smriti: GLOAT (5)
OT: AROLLA (6) GULAAL (6) RUGOLA (6) TORULA (6) TRULLO (6)
Score: 61–21 (max 63)

Moving on

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Round 9: 75, 10, 8, 2, 4, 6. Target: 757.

C1: 757. 75 × 10 + 4 + 6 ÷ 2 (10)
C2: 757. 75 × 10 + 8 ÷ 4 ÷ 2 + 6 (10)
Score: 71–31 (max 73)

Plane sailing when it comes to this numbers solve this bags our champion and challenger 10 points each

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Teatime teaser: HEDEADLY -> ALDEHYDE

Round 10: E O I N S Z N W O

Chris: noonies
Smriti: snoozes
DC: OZONISE (7)
Score: 71–31 (max 80)

Both Champion and Challenger draw a blank in this round as Susie disallows both of their words..............meanwhile over in DC they get to shine with their 7 Ozonise

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Round 11: T E R I L E M O N

Chris: MOTELIER (8)
Smriti: MELTER (6)
OT: LIMERENT (8)
Score: 79–31 (max 88)

Another good round from Mr Kirby who is building up his points nicely with his 8 Motelier which happens to be my spot too...........no comment !

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Round 12: D B E O A N G T M

Chris: BONDAGE (7)
Smriti: BONDAGE (7)
DC: ABDOMEN (7) MEGATON (7) BOATMEN (7) MONTAGE (7)
OT: DOGBANE (7) MAGNETO (7) TANGOED (7)
Score: 86–38 (max 95)

Sevens all round from our champion and challenger.................the usual brand of rudeness from our recap writer with her 7 Bondage as this was one I spotted..........a few more 7s were lurking in there........so lets move on for now

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Round 13: S O F A R E P R D

Chris: eardrops
Smriti: SPREAD (6)
DC: FEDORAS (7) DROSERA (7)
OT: ADORERS (7) DRAPERS (7) SPARRED (7)
Score: 86–44 (max 102)

Lot's of 7s here again nothing to squabble over.........so play nicely now ! Our champion Chris has his risky 8 disallowed by Susie but Smruti gets to score with her 6.........sadly it is not enough to save her

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Round 14: 100, 10, 6, 8, 5, 1. Target: 153.

C1: 153. 8 × 6 + 5 + 100 (10)
C2: 153. 10 × 5 + 8 − 6 + 1 + 100 (10)
Score: 96–54 (max 112)

Nice and straightforward as champion and challenger have no trouble solving this bad boy and bagging themselves 10 points each..............I am gonna go and count some sheep

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Round 15: B L U S A U C E S

No one buzzes. The answer was SUBCLAUSE.
Final Score: 96–54 (max 122)

Neither contestant solves the conundrum but it is left to Rachel Riley to solve it, not a bad contest by all accounts Smriti gve as good as she got sadly it wasn't enough to match our champion Chris.................join me again for the next recap............it is bye for now !

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Tracey 'Old Enough To Be My Mum' Mills aka Crazy Cat Lady and Cat Lover
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