C1: Champion Clea Knight (1 win, 76 points.) A music therapist from Bristol.
C2: Challenger Wajid Hussain. A solicitor from Keighley, West Yorkshire. He played both cricket and football, but had to give up due to a persistent knee injury.
DC: Susie Dent and Janet Street-Porter.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: E D R O A D T S E
R02: M A I O B L T E B
R03: 75, 3, 10, 2, 8, 9. Target: 800.
TTT: BOPHABITS - "It sounds like Diane sailed to be in charge of the monks."
R04: P A E O S K G E E
R05: V U E G R N A I R
R06: 100, 10, 10, 5, 2, 3. Target: 221.
R07: E X O M R E M S A
R08: T U E A D C R I N
R09: 50, 4, 7, 9, 6, 3. Target: 952.
TTT: DEEPCLOUD - "The two train carriages decided they could no longer stay together any more."
R10: T E A E N P L U P
R11: I C Q E O N H S A
R12: Z N I O I L M O J
R13: A C F I E S D Y I
R14: 2, 3, 8, 4, 9, 7. Target: 715.
R15: R E E L D E A T H (conundrum)
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Round 1: E D R O A D T S E
Clea: STORED (6)
Wajid: ROASTED (7)
DC: ERODES (6)
OT: DREADEST (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)
Round 2: M A I O B L T E B
Clea: BLEAT (5)
Wajid: MOBILE (6)
DC: BOMBLET (7) batmobile
OT: BOMBILATE (18)
Score: 0–13 (max 26)
Round 3: 75, 3, 10, 2, 8, 9. Target: 800.
Clea: 800. (3 - 2 + 9) x 10 x 8 (10)
Wajid: 800. (75 + 3 + 2) x 10 (10)
Score: 10–23 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: BOPHABITS -> ABBOTSHIP
Round 4: P A E O S K G E E
Clea: SEEPAGE (7)
Wajid: SEEPAGE (7)
DC: APOGEES (7)
Score: 17–30 (max 43)
Round 5: V U E G R N A I R
Clea: VINEGAR (7)
Wajid: GRAINER (7)
DC: GRAVURE (7)
OT: AVERRING (8)
Score: 24–37 (max 51)
Round 6: 100, 10, 10, 5, 2, 3. Target: 221.
Clea: 221. ((100 + 10) x 2) + 3 - (10 / 5) (10)
Wajid: 222.
Score: 34–37 (max 61)
Janet talks about a recent trip to Australia to bring back memories of where she used to work in the 1980's.
Round 7: E X O M R E M S A
Clea: EXAMS (5)
Wajid: REAMS (5)
DC: SEAMER (6)
OT: MARMOSE (7)
Score: 39–42 (max 68)
Round 8: T U E A D C R I N
Clea: CURATED (7)
Wajid: REDACT (6)
DC: CURTAINED (18)
Score: 46–42 (max 86)
Round 9: 50, 4, 7, 9, 6, 3. Target: 952.
Clea: 952. ((7 + 3 + 9) x 50) + 6 - 4 (10)
Wajid: -
Score: 56–42 (max 96)
Teatime teaser: DEEPCLOUD -> DECOUPLED
Round 10: T E A E N P L U P
Clea: pulpate
Wajid: PLANET (6)
DC: appeal
OT: UNPLEAT (7)
Score: 56–48 (max 103)
Round 11: I C Q E O N H S A
Clea: CHOSEN (6)
Wajid: honies
DC: OCEANS (6) NACHOS (6) ASHINE (6)
OT: ACINOSE (7) CHAINES (7)
Score: 62–48 (max 110)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "mesmerised".
Round 12: Z N I O I L M O J
Clea: LION (4)
Wajid: JOIN (4)
DC: MOOLI (5)
OT: MOLINO (6) NOMOLI (6)
Score: 66–52 (max 116)
Round 13: A C F I E S D Y I
Clea: FACED (5)
Wajid: FACED (5)
DC: DEIFY (5) ACIDIFY (7)
OT: ACIDISE (7)
Score: 71–57 (max 123)
Round 14: 2, 3, 8, 4, 9, 7. Target: 715.
Clea: 716. ((7 + 3) x 9 x 8) - 4 (7)
Wajid: 716. ((7 + 3) x 9 x 8) - 4 (7)
RR: 715. ((8 x 7) - (3 - 2)) x (4 + 9) (10)
Score: 78–64 (max 133)
Round 15: R E E L D E A T H
No one buzzes. The answer was LEATHERED.
Final Score: 78–64 (max 143)
Statistics Corner
Clea:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4
Wajid:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 77
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80