C1: Champion Fiona Wood (2 wins, 185 points.)
C2: Challenger Janet Turville.
DC: Susie Dent and Chris McCausland,.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R C G I O E N S I
R02: D U R A W E P S A
R03: 50, 8, 3, 5, 2, 7. Target: 282.
TTT: CAKEGREW - "Dave was crawling from this after a bad relationship."
R04: D E B O R A L T U
R05: P S N I U A H A G
R06: 100, 4, 9, 1, 5, 10. Target: 395.
R07: R T I A O N S I F
R08: V O T E R I T W E
R09: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 5. Target: 779.
TTT: ARMTRAIN - "No oars in this vessel, but there's more than two rods"
R10: L O N A D E N M O
R11: H G M F E U E D Y
R12: R A K E S A M T A
R13: C P L E U E X S A
R14: 100, 25, 10, 5, 8, 10. Target: 329.
R15: G I L T I H A N G (conundrum)
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Round 1: R C G I O E N S I
Fiona: IGNORES (7)
Janet: SCORING (7)
DC: REGIONS (7)
OT: ISOGENIC (8) SEIGNIOR (8) RECISION (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Sevens all round from our champion and challenger........quite a few eights hidden away
Round 2: D U R A W E P S A
Fiona: SEAWARD (7)
Janet: UPWARDS (7)
DC: PARADES (7)
OT: RADEAUS (7) SADWARE (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)
Sevens all round..........can we move on please ????
Round 3: 50, 8, 3, 5, 2, 7. Target: 282.
C1: 282. (8 − 2) × (50 − 3) (10)
C2: 282. 5 × 50 + (7 − 3) × 8 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 25)
Nice and straightforward........................not too taxing this
Teatime teaser: CAKEGREW -> WRECKAGE
Round 4: D E B O R A L T U
Fiona: TROUBLED (8)
Janet: LABOURED (8)
DC: TROUBLED (8) LABOURED (8)
OT: OBDURATE (8)
Score: 32–32 (max 33)
Eights all round...............next please !
Round 5: P S N I U A H A G
Fiona: SHAPING (7)
Janet: PUSHING (7)
DC: IGUANAS (7) ANGUISH (7)
OT: PAGANISH (8)
Score: 39–39 (max 41)
This is contest is shaping up nicely.............as there is sevens all round.........one 8 missed by all Paganish
Round 6: 100, 4, 9, 1, 5, 10. Target: 395.
C1: 395. 4 × 100 − 5 (10)
C2: 395. 4 × 100 − 5 (10)
Score: 49–49 (max 51)
Ahem !!!!! this is a piece of piss can we move on please ?
Round 7: R T I A O N S I F
Fiona: RATIONS (7)
Janet: RATIONS (7)
DC: INSOFAR (7)
OT: FORINTS (7) IRONIST (7) IRONIAS (7) AIRFINS (7)
Score: 56–56 (max 58)
Quite a few sevens...........can we move on please ?
Round 8: V O T E R I T W E
Fiona: WITTER (6)
Janet: WETTER (6)
DC: OVERWET (7)
OT: ROWEITE (7)
Score: 62–62 (max 65)
More of same sixes all round from our Champion and Challenger ........... over in DC they get a 7 with Overwet......Roweite was the 7 I spotted.............so let's move along for now ?????
Round 9: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 5. Target: 779.
C1: 780. 7 × 100 + 75 + 5 (7)
C2: 780. 7 × 100 + 75 + 5 (7)
RR: 779. 100 ÷ 25 + 7 × 75 + 5 × 50 (10)
Score: 69–69 (max 75)
Not the easiest of 4Ls our champion and challenger do well get 1 away............Ms Riley solves this comfortably and produces a perfect 10
Teatime teaser: ARMTRAIN -> TRIMARAN
Round 10: L O N A D E N M O
Fiona: MOANED (6)
Janet: daemon*Misdeclared as a 7
DC: MOONLAND (8)
OT: NANOMOLE (8)
Score: 75–69 (max 83)
Deadlock broken..................Janet's word is valid but she has misdeclared as a 7 allowing the champ to take a narrow lead........over in DC they declare an eight Moonland............much to my annoyance............. my hubby beats me in this round......Divorce papers now !
Round 11: H G M F E U E D Y
Fiona: FUDGE (5)
Janet: FUMED (5)
OT: FEUED (5) GUYED (5) HEDGE (5) MUDGE (5)
Score: 80–74 (max 88)
Childhood memories anybody...............Cadburys fudges..........yummy ! but a few more 5s lets not argue about this
Round 12: R A K E S A M T A
Fiona: MARKETS (7)
Janet: MARKETS (7)
DC: SEAMARK (7)
OT: MAKATEAS (8)
Score: 87–81 (max 96)
Sevens all round........but there was a rather interesting 8 hidden away with Makaetas
Round 13: C P L E U E X S A
Fiona: UPSCALE (7)
Janet: PLACES (6)
DC: CAPSULE (7)
OT: EXCUSAL (7) SPECULA (7) PLACEES (7) SEXUALE (7)
Score: 94–81 (max 103)
Another good round from our champion from Fiona............the contest still remains tight........with everything left to play for.........our challenger needs maximun points in the numbers game to force a crucial conundrum
Round 14: 100, 25, 10, 5, 8, 10. Target: 329.
C1: 330. (100 + 10) × (8 − 5) (7)
C2: 326.
RR: 329. ((25 + 8) × 100 − 10) ÷ 10 (10)
Score: 101–81 (max 113)
Sadly not for Janet ...............our champion Fiona seals the victory before the conundrum..............sadly for our challenger Janet it is game over..........meanwhile Ms Riley gets to shine and produce a perfect 10
Round 15: G I L T I H A N G
C1 buzzes on 5.25 seconds to say ALIGHTING which is correct.
Final Score: 111–81 (max 123)
Another good solid game from our Champion Fiona who is getting better by the day, secondly take nothing away from Janet she gave Fiona a run for her money but fizzled out towards the end...........join me again for the next recap.........it is bye for now
