C1: Champion Clive Surplice (2 wins, 158 points.)
C2: Challenger Ted Carter.
DC: Susie Dent and Shirley Ballas .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: Y S P A E O N T M
R02: D C I E N R I O M
R03: 25, 3, 10, 9, 6, 3, . Target: 426.
TTT: TILECAST - "Were these created by someone who ran out of pastry?"
R04: D J R E U E T R L
R05: F L M A I O S E T
R06: 25, 2, 7, 10, 10, 8, . Target: 507.
R07: P D T I U I F C U
R08: Q T S I A I N P B
R09: 100, 10, 9, 8, 6, 2. Target: 179.
TTT: COMRADES - " It sounds like the Japanese emperors were shopping in Spain."
R10: H L G E U E A R W
R11: S T P I U A S G B
R12: T D T O A O K R E
R13: G N R I E A S R D
R14: 25, 50, 100, 10, 9, 5. Target: 693.
R15: L O G F R I E N D (conundrum)
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Round 1: Y S P A E O N T M
Clive: MOPANES (7)
Ted: ATONES (6)
DC: POSTMAN (7)
OT: APTONYMS (8) PAYMENTS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Round 2: D C I E N R I O M
Clive: MINDER (6)
Ted: DICIER (6)
DC: DEMONIC (7)
OT: CREMINI (7) CRINOID (7) DIMERIC (7) DOMINIE (7) DORMICE (7) INCOMER (7) MIDIRON (7) MINORED (7) ONEIRIC (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)
Round 3: 25, 3, 10, 9, 6, 3. Target: 426.
C1: 415.
C2: 427. (10 + 6) × 25 + 9 × 3 (7)
RR: 426. (10)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: TILECAST -> LATTICES
Round 4: D J R E U E T R L
Clive: RELET (5)
Ted: RULER (5)
DC: RULER (5)
OT: ELUTED (6) TELEDU (6) URETER (6)
Score: 18–18 (max 31)
Round 5: F L M A I O S E T
Clive: ISOLATE (7)
Ted: FILMSET (7)
DC: FOAMIEST (8) FLAMIEST (8)
OT: FLOATIES (8) FOLIATES (8) LOAMIEST (8)
Score: 25–25 (max 39)
Round 6: 25, 2, 7, 10, 10, 8. Target: 507.
C1: 508.
C2: 507. 25 × 2 × 10 + 7 (10)
Score: 25–35 (max 49)
Round 7: P D T I U I F C U
Clive: pict
Ted: puft
DC: CUPID (5)
OT: DUCTI (5) PUDIC (5)
Score: 25–35 (max 54)
Round 8: Q T S I A I N P B
Clive: PAINTS (6)
Ted: PAINTS (6)
DC: PIANIST (7)
Score: 31–41 (max 61)
Round 9: 100, 10, 9, 8, 6, 2. Target: 179.
C1: 179. 100 + 8 × 10 − (9 − 6 − 2) (10)
C2: 179. 100 + 8 × 10 − (9 − 6 − 2) (10)
Score: 41–51 (max 71)
Teatime teaser: COMRADES -> MERCADOS
Round 10: H L G E U E A R W
Clive: LAUGHER (7)
Ted: HEALER (6)
DC: LAUGHER (7) LEAGUER (7)
Score: 48–51 (max 78)
Round 11: S T P I U A S G B
Clive: STAGS (5)
Ted: STUBS (5)
OT: AGISTS (6) PASTIS (6) STUPAS (6) TSUBAS (6)
Score: 53–56 (max 84)
Round 12: T D T O A O K R E
Clive: RATTED (6)
Ted: ROTATED (7)
DC: ROTATED (7)
Score: 53–63 (max 91)
Round 13: G N R I E A S R D
Clive: READINGS (8)
Ted: READINGS (8)
DC: GRAINERS (8) DRAINERS (8)
OT: GRANDSIRE (18)
Score: 61–71 (max 109)
Round 14: 25, 50, 100, 10, 9, 5. Target: 693.
C1: 690.
C2: 691. (50 + 25 − 5) × 10 − 9 (7)
RR: 693. (100 − (10 − 9)) × (50 ÷ 25 + 5) (10)
Score: 61–78 (max 119)
Round 15: L O G F R I E N D
C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say FOLDERING which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was REFOLDING.
Final Score: 61–78 (max 129)