C1: Champion Clea Knight (3 wins, 244 points.) A music therapist from Bristol.
C2: Challenger Harry Clark. A sports journalism student at SGS College from Oldland Common, Gloucestershire. His father, Martin McConachie, appeared on the show in Series 72, but he ran into Tracey Mills, and a chap in the audience getting TROUSERED at the conundrum...
DC: Susie Dent and Janet Street-Porter.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: I T B O N M H E S
R02: O I N V E O C T I
R03: 75, 5, 6, 3, 7, 4. Target: 194.
TTT: BIBRANGER - "He made a living in Seville cutting people's hair."
R04: E U A D T O R N G
R05: U R X O I S Y S E
R06: 100, 3, 7, 8, 10, 1. Target: 474.
R07: T A N Q E I R A C
R08: D M M B I A R T E
R09: 25, 8, 9, 8, 7, 3. Target: 314.
TTT: INFIRMAGE - "He became infirm through age, so used this to help him read."
R10: S D U N J S E U N
R11: E R T A E D H R O
R12: S R T E A R O V A
R13: E S L A W P S E T
R14: 75, 6, 9, 8, 7, 9. Target: 374.
R15: F U N G I T I N T (conundrum)
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Round 1: I T B O N M H E S
Clea: HONEST (6)
Harry: BONIEST (7)
DC: BOTHIES (7)
OT: BENTHOS (7) ENTOMBS (7) HENBITS (7) HISTONE (7) HOMIEST (7) MISNOTE (7) MOHSINE (7) MOHSITE (7) MOISTEN (7) NIMBOSE (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)
Round 2: O I N V E O C T I
Clea: COVET (5)
Harry: EVICTION (8)
Score: 0–15 (max 15)
Round 3: 75, 5, 6, 3, 7, 4. Target: 194.
Clea: 194. Mistake in working.
Harry: 196. (3 x 75) - ((6 x 4) + 5) (7)
RR: 194. (5 x 4 x (3 + 7)) - 6 (10)
Score: 0–22 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: BIBRANGER -> BARBERING
Round 4: E U A D T O R N G
Clea: GRANTED (7)
Harry: GROUTED (7)
DC: OUTRANGED (18)
Score: 7–29 (max 43)
Round 5: U R X O I S Y S E
Clea: SIXES (5)
Harry: ROUSES (6)
DC: SERIOUS (7)
OT: OXYURISES (18)
Score: 7–35 (max 61)
Round 6: 100, 3, 7, 8, 10, 1. Target: 474.
Clea: 470.
Harry: 472. (3 + 1) x (100 + 10 + 8) (7)
RR: 474. ((100 - 7) x (8 - 3)) + 10 - 1 (10)
Score: 7–42 (max 71)
Janet talks about sharing food whilst eating out.
Round 7: T A N Q E I R A C
Clea: TRANCE (6)
Harry: RETAIN (6)
DC: CARINATE (8)
OT: CRANIATE (8)
Score: 13–48 (max 79)
Round 8: D M M B I A R T E
Clea: TIMBER (6)
Harry: TRIMMED (7)
DC: BRIMMED (7) MARMITE (7)
OT: MERMAID (7) MIDTERM (7) MIRATED (7) READMIT (7) TRAMMIE (7) TRIBADE (7)
Score: 13–55 (max 86)
Round 9: 25, 8, 9, 8, 7, 3. Target: 314.
Clea: 315. ((9 + 3) x 25) + 7 + 8 (7)
Harry: 315. ((9 + 3) x 25) + 7 + 8 (7)
RR: 314. ((25 + 8 + 7) x 8) - (9 - 3) (10)
Score: 20–62 (max 96)
Teatime teaser: INFIRMAGE -> MAGNIFIER
Round 10: S D U N J S E U N
Clea: SUNNED (6)
Harry: UNUSED (6)
OT: UNSENDS (7)
Score: 26–68 (max 103)
Round 11: E R T A E D H R O
Clea: RETHREAD (8)
Harry: HOARDER (7)
OT: THREADER (8)
Score: 34–68 (max 111)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some art movements.
Round 12: S R T E A R O V A
Clea: VOTERS (6)
Harry: ROASTER (7)
DC: AERATORS (8)
OT: STAROVER (8)
Score: 34–75 (max 119)
Round 13: E S L A W P S E T
Clea: STAPLES (7)
Harry: STAPLES (7)
DC: WEASELS (7) PESTLES (7) ELAPSES (7)
OT: ALTESSE (7) PASTELS (7) PESETAS (7) PESEWAS (7) PEWLESS (7) PLEASES (7) SAPELES (7) TAPLESS (7) TEASELS (7)
Score: 41–82 (max 126)
Round 14: 75, 6, 9, 8, 7, 9. Target: 374.
Clea: 374. ((6 - (8 - 7)) x 75) - (9 / 9) (10)
Harry: 378.
Score: 51–82 (max 136)
Round 15: F U N G I T I N T
Harry buzzes on 7.75 seconds to say UNFITTING which is correct.
Final Score: 51–92 (max 146)
Statistics Corner
Clea:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 85
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3
Harry:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 106
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=80