C1: Champion David Law (3 wins, 269 points.) A retired bank official from Moreton, Merseyside.
C2: Challenger Martin Garrett. A retired man from Wembley, Greater London. He likes running and is a member of 3 different running clubs.
DC: Susie Dent and Raj Bisram.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S W E I R N A L G
R02: R H T U E G I O B
R03: 25, 7, 10, 1, 3, 1. Target: 496.
TTT: NOTLIABLE - "She's not liable to eat this any time soon, she's a vegetarian."
R04: N F N U A I P S L
R05: D N E A I M R T E
R06: 25, 7, 8, 6, 1, 8. Target: 832.
R07: D T O E I M N S O
R08: R T Z U I E P T O
R09: 75, 4, 6, 8, 4, 9. Target: 842.
TTT: KENTODOUR - "He committed himself to passing the car on the inside."
R10: S G Y A E H S O M
R11: D S L U I A R T E
R12: M N R I O A L S E
R13: X P K A I O U R D
R14: 25, 4, 6, 10, 5, 1. Target: 357.
R15: T O O N A L I B I (conundrum)
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Round 1: S W E I R N A L G
David: SWEARING (8)
Martin: WRANGLES (8)
DC: REALIGNS (8)
OT: ALIGNERS (8) LASERING (8) NEWSGIRL (8) RESAWING (8) RESIGNAL (8) SLANGIER (8) WANGLERS (8) WARSLING (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Round 2: R H T U E G I O B
David: BROUGHT (7)
Martin: BROUGHT (7)
DC: REBOUGHT (8) ROUGHIE (7)
Score: 15–15 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 7, 10, 1, 3, 1. Target: 496.
David: 498. Mistake in working.
Martin: 499. ((3 - 1) x 10 x 25) - 1 (7)
RR: 496. ((1 + 1) x 10 x 25) - (7 - 3) (10)
Score: 15–22 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: NOTLIABLE -> BALLOTINE
Round 4: N F N U A I P S L
David: PLAINS (6)
Martin: unslain
DC: UNPLAIN (7) UNNAILS (7)
OT: PINNULAS (8)
Score: 21–22 (max 34)
Round 5: D N E A I M R T E
David: REMAINED (8)
Martin: TRAINED (7)
DC: DIAMETER (8) MINARETED (18)
Score: 29–22 (max 52)
Round 6: 25, 7, 8, 6, 1, 8. Target: 832.
David: -
Martin: -
RR: 832. (7 + 6) x 8 x 8 (10)
Score: 29–22 (max 62)
Raj talks about a New York auctioneer selling a bottle of 200 year old red wine in 1989, and accidentally broke it...
Round 7: D T O E I M N S O
David: DOMINOES (8)
Martin: MOTIONS (7)
DC: EMOTIONS (8) DEMOTIONS (18)
Score: 37–22 (max 80)
Round 8: R T Z U I E P T O
David: POTTIER (7)
Martin: TROUPE (6)
DC: POUTIER (7)
Score: 44–22 (max 87)
Round 9: 75, 4, 6, 8, 4, 9. Target: 842.
David: 840.
Martin: 842. ((75 + 9) x (6 + 4)) + (8 / 4) (10)
Score: 44–32 (max 97)
Teatime teaser: KENTODOUR -> UNDERTOOK
Round 10: S G Y A E H S O M
David: MASHES (6)
Martin: HOMAGES (7)
DC: HOMEYS (6) MOSHES (6)
OT: GAYSOME (7) MOGASES (7) OHMAGES (7)
Score: 44–39 (max 104)
Round 11: D S L U I A R T E
David: TRAILED (7)
Martin: RETAILS (7)
DC: RESIDUAL (8) ASTRIDE (7)
OT: ADULTERS (8) DILUTERS (8) LARDIEST (8) REDTAILS (8) STUDLIER (8)
Score: 51–46 (max 112)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "skulduggery".
Round 12: M N R I O A L S E
David: NORMALISE (18)
Martin: NORMALISE (18)
DC: ALMONERS (8) ALMONRIES (18)
Score: 69–64 (max 130)
Round 13: X P K A I O U R D
David: PROUD (5)
Martin: PROUD (5)
DC: OKAPI (5)
OT: PADOUK (6) PODURA (6) RAPIDO (6)
Score: 74–69 (max 136)
Round 14: 25, 4, 6, 10, 5, 1. Target: 357.
David: 357. ((10 + 4) x 25) + 6 + 1 (10)
Martin: 360.
Score: 84–69 (max 146)
Round 15: T O O N A L I B I
Martin buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say ABOLITION which is correct.
Final Score: 84–79 (max 156)
Statistics Corner
David:
Total score - 84
Raw score - 97
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 4
Martin:
Total score - 79
Raw score - 106
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81