C1: Champion Paul Anderson (3 wins, 330 points.) An Apterite and full-time dad from Dublin, but originally from Limavady, County Londonderry.
C2: Challenger Yvonne Wills. A retired childminder from Faversham, Kent. She went on a cruise to see the Northern Lights, and enjoyed a husky ride.
DC: Susie Dent and Colin Murray.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S R N I O E D I C
R02: N B U A E S T R A
R03: 25, 9, 7, 1, 2, 5. Target: 237.
TTT: ARENAWRIT - "When it's full of this, he finds it hard to move his butt."
R04: I O W D P E T R A
R05: S T I U D A O E M
R06: 75, 25, 2, 5, 9, 7. Target: 439.
R07: G Z T I A L E I H
R08: F T V O A E R N S
R09: 50, 9, 10, 5, 3, 4. Target: 998.
TTT: GIRLHATES - "The girl hates, but she detests country and western even more."
R10: H S Y I O E S G R
R11: K C L A U O M E C
R12: T F N I E M T E O
R13: G M N I A I R L E
R14: 100, 8, 6, 10, 9, 1. Target: 510.
R15: M R B O Y M A L E (conundrum)
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Round 1: S R N I O E D I C
Paul: DECISION (8)
Yvonne: CONSIDER (8)
DC: CINDERS (7) DERISION (8) IRONISED (8)
OT: CRINOIDS (8) ICONISED (8) IRONSIDE (8) RECISION (8) RESINOID (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Round 2: N B U A E S T R A
Paul: BANTERS (7)
Yvonne: SAUNTER (7)
DC: TURBANS (7)
OT: ABATURES (8) ANTBEARS (8) RATSBANE (8) URANATES (8)
Score: 15–15 (max 16)
Round 3: 25, 9, 7, 1, 2, 5. Target: 237.
Paul: 237. (25 x 9) + 7 + 5 (10)
Yvonne: 238.
Score: 25–15 (max 26)
Teatime teaser: ARENAWRIT -> RAINWATER
Round 4: I O W D P E T R A
Paul: PARTIED (7)
Yvonne: POWDER (6)
DC: DOPIER (6) PIRATED (7) PAROTID (7) PERIDOT (7)
OT: ADOPTER (7) DIOPTRE (7) DIPTERA (7) OPIATED (7) PROTEAD (7) PROTEID (7) PROTIDE (7) PTEROID (7) RATIOED (7) READOPT (7) WIRETAP (7)
Score: 32–15 (max 33)
Round 5: S T I U D A O E M
Paul: ATOMISED (8)
Yvonne: STADIUM (7)
DC: AUTOMISED (18)
Score: 40–15 (max 51)
Round 6: 75, 25, 2, 5, 9, 7. Target: 439.
Paul: 436. (75 + 25 + 7 + 2) x (9 - 5) (7)
Yvonne: -
RR: 439. ((75 - 25 - 2) x 9) + 7 (10)
Score: 47–15 (max 61)
Colin talks about amusing messages he receives from Twitter trolls, also featuring Susie spelling "antidisestablishmentarianism".
Round 7: G Z T I A L E I H
Paul: ALIGHT (6)
Yvonne: LIGATE (6)
DC: EIGHT (5) HALITE (6) GELATI (6)
OT: HAGLET (6) LITHIA (6)
Score: 53–21 (max 67)
Round 8: F T V O A E R N S
Paul: TREASON (7)
Yvonne: TAVERNS (7)
DC: OVERFAT (7)
OT: SEAFRONT (8) VENATORS (8)
Score: 60–28 (max 75)
Round 9: 50, 9, 10, 5, 3, 4. Target: 998.
Paul: 996. (5 - 3) x 10 x 50 (7)
Yvonne: 996. 10 x 50 x (5 - 3) (7)
RR: 998. (5 x 4 x 50) - (9 + 3 - 10) (10)
Score: 67–35 (max 85)
Teatime teaser: GIRLHATES -> GHASTLIER
Round 10: H S Y I O E S G R
Paul: HOSIERY (7)
Yvonne: HOSIERY (7)
DC: OGREISH (7) GREYISH (7)
OT: HOSIERS (7)
Score: 74–42 (max 92)
Round 11: K C L A U O M E C
Paul: CACKLE (6)
Yvonne: CLOCK (5)
DC: CLOAK (5) COCKLE (6) MUCKLE (6)
OT: CAMLOCK (7) LEUCOMA (7) LEUKOMA (7)
Score: 80–42 (max 99)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some "mock titles".
Round 12: T F N I E M T E O
Paul: FOMENT (6)
Yvonne: TIME (4)
DC: OFTENTIME (18)
Score: 86–42 (max 117)
Round 13: G M N I A I R L E
Paul: REMAILING (18)
Yvonne: MALINGER (8)
DC: MAILING (7) EMAILING (8)
OT: REGIMINAL (18)
Score: 104–42 (max 135)
Round 14: 100, 8, 6, 10, 9, 1. Target: 510.
Paul: 510. (6 x 100) - (9 x 10) (10)
Yvonne: 510. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 10 (10)
Score: 114–52 (max 145)
Round 15: M R B O Y M A L E
Paul buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say MEMORABLY which is correct.
Final Score: 124–52 (max 155)
Statistics Corner
Paul:
Total score - 124
Raw score - 124
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 8.3
Raw average score per round - 8.3
Number of maxes - 8
Yvonne:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 3.5
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=81