C1: Champion Matt Rosenfeld (2 wins, 175 points.) A chemistry student at Oxford University, but is originally from Radlett, Hertfordshire.
C2: Challenger Pierse Walsh. An account manager from Ranelagh, County Dublin. He likes travelling and recently went to Vietnam, including going up the Hải Vân Pass on a moped during a monsoon!!
DC: Susie Dent and Jeremy Thompson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D C S N U E A O L
R02: T S E I Y P A N R
R03: 50, 75, 7, 8, 1, 6. Target: 545.
TTT: CLEANHOME - "One lived in a clean home, but could never settle on a specific colour."
R04: G E U V R I N C O
R05: R W R L A E O C I
R06: 100, 25, 5, 8, 10, 6. Target: 122.
R07: S D S W N A E U I
R08: T O R K M E A B I
R09: 50, 8, 5, 3, 10, 9. Target: 776.
TTT: FORDMINCE - "He stated it was true that he'd taken part in a religious ceremony."
R10: R A D P O E S A N
R11: T Q D U A I E L P
R12: T O M G U O M G I
R13: A I T L H N O E J
R14: 25, 75, 10, 10, 3, 7. Target: 602.
R15: P L O T C U R R Y (conundrum)
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Round 1: D C S N U E A O L
Matt: DEACONS (7)
Pierse: CANDLES (7)
DC: CLAUSE (6) UNCLOSED (8) UNSCALED (8)
OT: CELADONS (8) LACUNOSE (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)
Round 2: T S E I Y P A N R
Matt: PANTIES (7)
Pierse: PANTRIES (8)
DC: PAINTERS (8) ASPERITY (8)
OT: PRYTANIES (18)
Score: 7–15 (max 26)
Round 3: 50, 75, 7, 8, 1, 6. Target: 545.
Matt: 545. (75 x 8) - 50 - 6 + 1 (10)
Pierse: 540.
Score: 17–15 (max 36)
Teatime teaser: CLEANHOME -> CHAMELEON
Round 4: G E U V R I N C O
Matt: COVERING (8)
Pierse: COVERING (8)
DC: CURVING (7)
Score: 25–23 (max 44)
Round 5: R W R L A E O C I
Matt: crawlier
Pierse: CALORIE (7)
DC: CRAWLER (7) CARRIOLE (8)
Score: 25–30 (max 52)
Round 6: 100, 25, 5, 8, 10, 6. Target: 122.
Matt: 122. 100 + 25 - (8 - 5) (10)
Pierse: 122. 100 + 25 - (8 - 5) (10)
Score: 35–40 (max 62)
Jeremy talks about covering the England cricket team in India whilst Indira Gandhi was assassinated, and the Bhopal disaster took place.
Round 7: S D S W N A E U I
Matt: swained
Pierse: unwades
DC: SUNDEWS (7) SUNDAES (7)
OT: NIDUSES (7) SANDIES (7) SUNWISE (7)
Score: 35–40 (max 69)
Round 8: T O R K M E A B I
Matt: BROMATE (7)
Pierse: MARKET (6)
OT: RIETBOK (7)
Score: 42–40 (max 76)
Round 9: 50, 8, 5, 3, 10, 9. Target: 776.
Matt: 781.
Pierse: 777. ((10 + 5) x 50) + (9 x 3) (7)
RR: 776. (((10 / 5) x 50) - 3) x 8 (10)
Score: 42–47 (max 86)
Teatime teaser: FORDMINCE -> CONFIRMED
Round 10: R A D P O E S A N
Matt: PARADES (7)
Pierse: RESPOND (7)
DC: SPARED (6) PONDERS (7) PANDERS (7) ADPERSON (8)
OT: OPERANDS (8) PADRONAS (8) PADRONES (8) PANDEROS (8) PANDOERS (8) PANDORAS (8) PANDORES (8) PARSONED (8)
Score: 49–54 (max 94)
Round 11: T Q D U A I E L P
Matt: QUILTED (7)
Pierse: QUILTED (7)
DC: TEQUILA (7) LIQUATED (8)
OT: PLAUDITE (8)
Score: 56–61 (max 102)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of words attributed to Admiral Vernon.
Round 12: T O M G U O M G I
Matt: GOUT (4)
Pierse: GOUT (4)
DC: MUGGOT (6)
OT: MUGGIT (6) TOMIUM (6)
Score: 60–65 (max 108)
Round 13: A I T L H N O E J
Matt: HALITE (6)
Pierse: ELATION (7)
DC: HOTLINE (7) TOENAIL (7)
OT: ALNOITE (7) ETHANOL (7) NEOLITH (7)
Score: 60–72 (max 115)
Round 14: 25, 75, 10, 10, 3, 7. Target: 602.
Matt: 600. (10 - (7 - 3)) x (25 + 75) (7)
Pierse: -
RR: 602. ((75 + 10) x 7) + 10 - 3 (10)
Score: 67–72 (max 125)
Round 15: P L O T C U R R Y
Pierse buzzes on 6.75 seconds to say CORRUPTLY which is correct.
Final Score: 67–82 (max 135)
Statistics Corner
Matt:
Total score - 67
Raw score - 87
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.5
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4
Pierse:
Total score - 82
Raw score - 95
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.5
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
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