Wednesday 2nd October 2024 (Series 90, Preliminary 61)
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 1:21 pm
Hello and welcome to another fun and action packed midweek recap
Both Teatime Teasers, persister ☓ and rebaiting ☓, were invalid as they had been removed in the 2024 OED word cull.
C1: Champion Terence Newnham (2 wins, 179 points.)
C2: Challenger Elizabeth O'Neil.
DC: Susie Dent and Debbie McGee.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R T M O E A P C S
R02: N E G R A N E B N
R03: 100, 75, 6, 5, 6, 8, . Target: 420.
TTT: RESTRIPES - "He'll keep at it for each of his female siblings."
R04: S A W L U I S M E
R05: L D S A O I Z M E
R06: 100, 5, 4, 8, 10, 7, . Target: 491.
R07: R T W T A I A G E
R08: D A S T I H E S Y
R09: 75, 6, 10, 2, 7, 9, . Target: 856.
TTT: GIANTBRIE - "It sounds like he's paying money back, for adding more worms"
R10: G I S N L U D A C
R11: N T N I U I A P R
R12: L U R O G P E D S
R13: T G V A I A T L I
R14: 25, 75, 10, 8, 9, 6. Target: 388.
R15: B O D F I N D E R (conundrum)
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Round 1: R T M O E A P C S
Terence: TAMPERS (7)
Elizabeth: SCAMPER (7)
DC: COMPARES (8) CAPTORS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Sevens all round from our champion and challenger..............Ms Riley and our recap writer get to shine with their eight Compares
Surely not ! not the annoying dude Gio Compario from the silly Go Compare adverts !
Round 2: N E G R A N E B N
Terence: BANNER (6)
Elizabeth: BANGER (6)
DC: ENRAGE (6)
OT: BAREGE (6) BARGEE (6) BEANER (6) BERGEN (6) GENERA (6) GRABEN (6) NANGER (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)
Sixes all round..........nothing worth arguing over.........so let's move on !
Round 3: 100, 75, 6, 5, 6, 8. Target: 420.
C1: 420. 75 × 6 − 5 × 6 (10)
C2: -
Score: 23–13 (max 24)
A piece of piss this numbers solve but not for Elizabeth who misses it completely...............it's that easy..........counting sheep is more fun !
Teatime teaser: RESTRIPES -> PERSISTER
Round 4: S A W L U I S M E
Terence: MUESLIS (7)
Elizabeth: WASSEL (6)
DC: AIMLESS (7)
OT: SEISMAL (7)
Score: 30–13 (max 31)
More of the same.............lets move and let it goooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Round 5: L D S A O I Z M E
Terence: modalizes
Elizabeth: solid*misdeclared as a 6
DC: SLEAZOID (8)
Score: 30–13 (max 39)
Oh dear oh dear.............our champion falling foul of the recent dictionary cull with Susie disallowing Modalizes which would of been valid in the past.................our challenger having her word disallowed by Susie it is valid as a five but not as a six................over in DC they get to shine with their Sleazoid
Round 6: 100, 5, 4, 8, 10, 7. Target: 491.
C1: 491. 100 × 5 − 10 + 8 − 7 (10)
C2: 491. 100 × 5 − 10 + 8 − 7 (10)
Score: 40–23 (max 49)
Piss easy this solve............this bags our champion and challenger 10 points each
Round 7: R T W T A I A G E
Terence: WAITER (6)
Elizabeth: WATTAGE (7)
DC: WATTAGE (7) REGATTA (7) AGITATE (7)
Score: 40–30 (max 56)
I did not see this coming at all our champion being beat on a letters round................the question is does Elizabeth have enough in the tank to mount a comeback...........let's see how these few rounds play out
Round 8: D A S T I H E S Y
Terence: HISSED (6)
Elizabeth: SHADIEST (8)
DC: SHADIEST (8)
Score: 40–38 (max 64)
This just gets better and better the comeback is almost certainly on..................with the eight Shadiest which was the spot from DC and our recap writer !
Round 9: 75, 6, 10, 2, 7, 9. Target: 856.
C1: -
C2: 858. (10 + 2) × 75 − 6 × 7 (7)
RR: 856. (75 + 7) × 10 + (6 − 2) × 9 (10)
Score: 40–45 (max 74)
Another fine solve from our challenger that gives her lead in this rather scrappy contest............Ms Riley gets to shine and produce a perfect 10............if you pay attention to your 11 times table you can bag yourself 10 points or maybe use the omelette method to complete this numbers game.
75+2=77
7-6=1
10+1=11
77*11=847
847+9=856
Teatime teaser: GIANTBRIE -> REBAITING
Round 10: G I S N L U D A C
Terence: clausing
Elizabeth: SCALDING (8)
DC: SCALDING (8)
OT: DULCIANS (8)
Score: 40–53 (max 82)
Another good round from our challenger Elizabeth as she takes advantage of Terence's disallowed word........... this puts her 13 points ahead but there is still everything left to play for.
Round 11: N T N I U I A P R
Terence: PURITAN (7)
Elizabeth: PAINT (5)
DC: PURITAN (7)
Score: 47–53 (max 89)
Our champion hits back straight away with his 7 Puritan..........it is definitely game on now !
Round 12: L U R O G P E D S
Terence: SPLURGED (8)
Elizabeth: SPLURGED (8)
DC: SPLURGED (8)
OT: PLEDGORS (8)
Score: 55–61 (max 97)
Eights all round nothing to see here and not worth arguing over...........so play nicely now !
Round 13: T G V A I A T L I
Terence: AVAIL (5)
Elizabeth: VITAL (5)
DC: VITTAL (6)
OT: GAVIAL (6) TAGATI (6)
Score: 60–66 (max 103)
Fives all round from our champion and challenger nothing worth arguing over.................but there was one six spotted by DC with Vittal
Round 14: 25, 75, 10, 8, 9, 6. Target: 388.
C1: 391. 75 × 6 − (10 − 8) × 25 − 9 (7)
C2: -
RR: 388. 75 × 6 − 8 × 9 + 10 (10)
Score: 67–66 (max 113)
Is there another twist to this contest........... a good 1 away solve from our champion that bags him a very useful 7 points................Ms Riley gets to shine and produces a perfect 10............our recap writer has a different way of getting there..........we have a crucial coundrum to deal with............now the question is who will buzz first ?
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Round 15: B O D F I N D E R
C1 buzzes on 17 seconds to say FORBIDDEN which is correct.
Final Score: 77–66 (max 123)
What a fantastic contest this has been..............but very scrappy at times..............firstly congratulations to Terence for bagging his third win.....secondly take nothing away from Elizabeth she gave as good as she got sadly it wasn't to be...............you can join me again for the next recap................it is bye for now !
Both Teatime Teasers, persister ☓ and rebaiting ☓, were invalid as they had been removed in the 2024 OED word cull.
C1: Champion Terence Newnham (2 wins, 179 points.)
C2: Challenger Elizabeth O'Neil.
DC: Susie Dent and Debbie McGee.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R T M O E A P C S
R02: N E G R A N E B N
R03: 100, 75, 6, 5, 6, 8, . Target: 420.
TTT: RESTRIPES - "He'll keep at it for each of his female siblings."
R04: S A W L U I S M E
R05: L D S A O I Z M E
R06: 100, 5, 4, 8, 10, 7, . Target: 491.
R07: R T W T A I A G E
R08: D A S T I H E S Y
R09: 75, 6, 10, 2, 7, 9, . Target: 856.
TTT: GIANTBRIE - "It sounds like he's paying money back, for adding more worms"
R10: G I S N L U D A C
R11: N T N I U I A P R
R12: L U R O G P E D S
R13: T G V A I A T L I
R14: 25, 75, 10, 8, 9, 6. Target: 388.
R15: B O D F I N D E R (conundrum)
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Round 1: R T M O E A P C S
Terence: TAMPERS (7)
Elizabeth: SCAMPER (7)
DC: COMPARES (8) CAPTORS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Sevens all round from our champion and challenger..............Ms Riley and our recap writer get to shine with their eight Compares
Surely not ! not the annoying dude Gio Compario from the silly Go Compare adverts !
Round 2: N E G R A N E B N
Terence: BANNER (6)
Elizabeth: BANGER (6)
DC: ENRAGE (6)
OT: BAREGE (6) BARGEE (6) BEANER (6) BERGEN (6) GENERA (6) GRABEN (6) NANGER (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)
Sixes all round..........nothing worth arguing over.........so let's move on !
Round 3: 100, 75, 6, 5, 6, 8. Target: 420.
C1: 420. 75 × 6 − 5 × 6 (10)
C2: -
Score: 23–13 (max 24)
A piece of piss this numbers solve but not for Elizabeth who misses it completely...............it's that easy..........counting sheep is more fun !
Teatime teaser: RESTRIPES -> PERSISTER
Round 4: S A W L U I S M E
Terence: MUESLIS (7)
Elizabeth: WASSEL (6)
DC: AIMLESS (7)
OT: SEISMAL (7)
Score: 30–13 (max 31)
More of the same.............lets move and let it goooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Round 5: L D S A O I Z M E
Terence: modalizes
Elizabeth: solid*misdeclared as a 6
DC: SLEAZOID (8)
Score: 30–13 (max 39)
Oh dear oh dear.............our champion falling foul of the recent dictionary cull with Susie disallowing Modalizes which would of been valid in the past.................our challenger having her word disallowed by Susie it is valid as a five but not as a six................over in DC they get to shine with their Sleazoid
Round 6: 100, 5, 4, 8, 10, 7. Target: 491.
C1: 491. 100 × 5 − 10 + 8 − 7 (10)
C2: 491. 100 × 5 − 10 + 8 − 7 (10)
Score: 40–23 (max 49)
Piss easy this solve............this bags our champion and challenger 10 points each
Round 7: R T W T A I A G E
Terence: WAITER (6)
Elizabeth: WATTAGE (7)
DC: WATTAGE (7) REGATTA (7) AGITATE (7)
Score: 40–30 (max 56)
I did not see this coming at all our champion being beat on a letters round................the question is does Elizabeth have enough in the tank to mount a comeback...........let's see how these few rounds play out
Round 8: D A S T I H E S Y
Terence: HISSED (6)
Elizabeth: SHADIEST (8)
DC: SHADIEST (8)
Score: 40–38 (max 64)
This just gets better and better the comeback is almost certainly on..................with the eight Shadiest which was the spot from DC and our recap writer !
Round 9: 75, 6, 10, 2, 7, 9. Target: 856.
C1: -
C2: 858. (10 + 2) × 75 − 6 × 7 (7)
RR: 856. (75 + 7) × 10 + (6 − 2) × 9 (10)
Score: 40–45 (max 74)
Another fine solve from our challenger that gives her lead in this rather scrappy contest............Ms Riley gets to shine and produce a perfect 10............if you pay attention to your 11 times table you can bag yourself 10 points or maybe use the omelette method to complete this numbers game.
75+2=77
7-6=1
10+1=11
77*11=847
847+9=856
Teatime teaser: GIANTBRIE -> REBAITING
Round 10: G I S N L U D A C
Terence: clausing
Elizabeth: SCALDING (8)
DC: SCALDING (8)
OT: DULCIANS (8)
Score: 40–53 (max 82)
Another good round from our challenger Elizabeth as she takes advantage of Terence's disallowed word........... this puts her 13 points ahead but there is still everything left to play for.
Round 11: N T N I U I A P R
Terence: PURITAN (7)
Elizabeth: PAINT (5)
DC: PURITAN (7)
Score: 47–53 (max 89)
Our champion hits back straight away with his 7 Puritan..........it is definitely game on now !
Round 12: L U R O G P E D S
Terence: SPLURGED (8)
Elizabeth: SPLURGED (8)
DC: SPLURGED (8)
OT: PLEDGORS (8)
Score: 55–61 (max 97)
Eights all round nothing to see here and not worth arguing over...........so play nicely now !
Round 13: T G V A I A T L I
Terence: AVAIL (5)
Elizabeth: VITAL (5)
DC: VITTAL (6)
OT: GAVIAL (6) TAGATI (6)
Score: 60–66 (max 103)
Fives all round from our champion and challenger nothing worth arguing over.................but there was one six spotted by DC with Vittal
Round 14: 25, 75, 10, 8, 9, 6. Target: 388.
C1: 391. 75 × 6 − (10 − 8) × 25 − 9 (7)
C2: -
RR: 388. 75 × 6 − 8 × 9 + 10 (10)
Score: 67–66 (max 113)
Is there another twist to this contest........... a good 1 away solve from our champion that bags him a very useful 7 points................Ms Riley gets to shine and produces a perfect 10............our recap writer has a different way of getting there..........we have a crucial coundrum to deal with............now the question is who will buzz first ?
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17. Terence buzzes !
Round 15: B O D F I N D E R
C1 buzzes on 17 seconds to say FORBIDDEN which is correct.
Final Score: 77–66 (max 123)
What a fantastic contest this has been..............but very scrappy at times..............firstly congratulations to Terence for bagging his third win.....secondly take nothing away from Elizabeth she gave as good as she got sadly it wasn't to be...............you can join me again for the next recap................it is bye for now !