C1: Champion Julie Marshall (1 win, 67 points.) A quality assurance auditor from Glasgow.
C2: Challenger Alex Robertson. A stay-at-home dad originally from London. He's currently on a career break from being a banker.
DC: Susie Dent and Sunetra Sarker.
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: S U B O A R E C F
R02: L U P I S E G N U
R03: 75, 50, 25, 4, 8, 7. Target: 979.
TTT: STUNTLIE - "She likes to play her instruments somewhere in Bedfordshire."
R04: T I R E W A R S C
R05: R E S O F G A T O
R06: 6, 1, 9, 6, 2, 9. Target: 927.
R07: D E U T L Q I E C
R08: N U S I L E H N B
R09: 100, 25, 5, 4, 6, 3. Target: 635.
TTT: DEMOTEST - "For them, it wasn't how, where or when, it was who."
R10: M A R O L E M I N
R11: M U T R A K I E Y
R12: N U S A V I T E D
R13: O T S E O G N S A
R14: 25, 6, 8, 3, 2, 4. Target: 402.
R15: T E A S E R I R K (conundrum)
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Round 1: S U B O A R E C F
Julie: BRACES (6)
Alex: REFOCUS (7)
DC: SCUBA (5) CARBS (5) ROBES (5) SURFACE (7) CAROUSE (7)
OT: ACOURSE (7) ACREOUS (7) AEROBUS (7) FEBROUS (7) FOCUSER (7) OBSCURE (7) SUBFACE (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Round 2: L U P I S E G N U
Julie: PULSING (7)
Alex: PLUNGES (7)
DC: LUPINE (6) LUPINES (7) UNPILES (7)
OT: GULPINS (7) PINGELS (7) PINGLES (7) PUNGIES (7) PUNGLES (7) SPIGNEL (7) UNPLIES (7) UNPLUGS (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)
Round 3: 75, 50, 25, 4, 8, 7. Target: 979.
Julie: 800.
Alex: 982. ((4 + 8) x 75) + 50 + 25 + 7 (7)
RR: 979. ((75 + 50) x 8) - 25 + 4 (10)
Score: 7–21 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: STUNTLIE -> LUTENIST
Round 4: T I R E W A R S C
Julie: WRITER (6)
Alex: CARRIES (7)
DC: SATIRE (6) AIRSCREW (8)
OT: AIRCREWS (8) ERRATICS (8)
Score: 7–28 (max 32)
Round 5: R E S O F G A T O
Julie: FORGETS (7)
Alex: ROOTAGES (8)
DC: FOOTGEAR (8)
OT: ROOFAGES (8)
Score: 7–36 (max 40)
Round 6: 6, 1, 9, 6, 2, 9. Target: 927.
Julie: -
Alex: 918. ((2 x 6 x 9) - 6) x 9 (5)
RR: 927. ((2 x 6 x 9) - 6 + 1) x 9 (10)
Score: 7–41 (max 50)
Sunetra talks about how hard it was for people to say her name growing up in Liverpool, and how she got mixed up with Sue Barker!
Round 7: D E U T L Q I E C
Julie: QUIETED (7)
Alex: QUILTED (7)
DC: DILUTE (6) DUCTILE (7)
OT: DULCITE (7) EDICULE (7) LEUCITE (7) QUIDLET (7)
Score: 14–48 (max 57)
Round 8: N U S I L E H N B
Julie: SUBLINE (7)
Alex: BUNNIES (7)
DC: nubiles NUBILE (6) BLUEISH (7)
OT: BLUNNIES (8) BUSHLINE (8)
Score: 21–55 (max 65)
Round 9: 100, 25, 5, 4, 6, 3. Target: 635.
Julie: 635. (6 x 100) + ((4 + 3) x 5) (10)
Alex: 635. (6 x 100) + ((4 + 3) x 5) (10)
Score: 31–65 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: DEMOTEST -> MODETTES
Round 10: M A R O L E M I N
Julie: MEMORIAL (8)
Alex: MEMORIAL (8)
DC: LIMNER (6)
Score: 39–73 (max 83)
Round 11: M U T R A K I E Y
Julie: MATURE (6)
Alex: MURIATE (7)
DC: TURKEY (6)
Score: 39–80 (max 90)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "turning a blind eye".
Round 12: N U S A V I T E D
Julie: invents
Alex: DEVIANTS (8)
DC: STAINED (7)
OT: ADVENTUS (8) AUDIENTS (8) SUIVANTE (8)
Score: 39–88 (max 98)
Round 13: O T S E O G N S A
Julie: GOOSE (5)
Alex: GENTOOS (7)
DC: TANGOES (7) SOONEST (7)
OT: ONSTAGE (7) OSTEONS (7) SOTONGS (7) STOOGES (7)
Score: 39–95 (max 105)
Round 14: 25, 6, 8, 3, 2, 4. Target: 402.
Julie: 402. (8 x 2 x 25) + (6 / 3) (10)
Alex: 402. ((6 - 4) x 8 x 25) + 2 (10)
Score: 49–105 (max 115)
Round 15: T E A S E R I R K
Alex buzzes on 15.5 seconds to say STREAKIER which is correct.
Final Score: 49–115 (max 125)
Statistics Corner
Julie:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 5
Alex:
Total score - 115
Raw score - 115
Total % of max - 92
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 11
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=89