C1: Champion Sam Cappleman-Lynes (6 wins, 709 points.) An Apteforumite and software developer from Rochdale.
C2: Challenger Jay Brown. A primary school teacher from Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, but is originally from Kettering, Northamptonshire. During lockdown, he has started doing his own home brewing with a group of locals.
DC: Susie Dent and Paul Zenon.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T C R D I A I N E
R02: Q T Z O A E G S L
R03: 75, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5. Target: 366.
TTT: LICITBACK - "He went to read the angling website, but it was full of this."
R04: T N R I A O S N U
R05: V L D H E O E F Y
R06: 100, 25, 3, 5, 10, 10. Target: 208.
R07: N R D W A E I G A
R08: P S T O U E X F O
R09: 50, 5, 6, 9, 1, 5. Target: 493.
TTT: SEALEVELS - "It sounds like all the trees in autumn had no annual holidays left."
R10: R C L A I E M C P
R11: T C T D A O I R N
R12: C H R O E U P J I
R13: T M S D A E O I L
R14: 50, 25, 5, 10, 4, 7. Target: 606.
R15: R U U L A G A I N (conundrum)
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Round 1: T C R D I A I N E
Sam: INDICATE (8)
Jay: CREDIT (6)
DC: INDIRECT (8) ACTINIDE (8)
OT: ACRIDINE (8) CRINATED (8) CTENIDIA (8) DAINTIER (8) DICENTRA (8) INDICTER (8) RATICIDE (8) REINDICT (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)
Round 2: Q T Z O A E G S L
Sam: ZEALOTS (7)
Jay: GLOATS (6)
DC: LEGATOS (7)
OT: GELATOS (7)
Score: 15–0 (max 15)
Round 3: 75, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5. Target: 366.
Sam: 365. (5 x 75) - 10 (7)
Jay: -
RR: 366. (75 x 5) - ((50 / 10) + (100 / 25)) (10)
Score: 22–0 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: LICITBACK -> CLICKBAIT
Round 4: T N R I A O S N U
Sam: ANOINTS (7)
Jay: RATIONS (7)
DC: RAINOUTS (8)
Score: 29–7 (max 33)
Round 5: V L D H E O E F Y
Sam: LOVED (5)
Jay: fleed
DC: HOVEL (5) hoveled
OT: DELVE (5) DHOLE (5) DOLEE (5) DOLEY (5) FEELY (5) FOLEY (5) HELVE (5) HEVEL (5) HOLED (5) HOLEY (5) HOYED (5) HYDEL (5) LOVEE (5) LOVEY (5) ODYLE (5) YODEL (5)
Score: 34–7 (max 38)
Round 6: 100, 25, 3, 5, 10, 10. Target: 208.
Sam: 208. (10 x 10) + 100 + 5 + 3 (10)
Jay: 210.
Score: 44–7 (max 48)
Paul performs a trick involving some toilet paper origami.
Round 7: N R D W A E I G A
Sam: AWARDING (8)
Jay: AWARDING (8)
DC: DRAINAGE (8) GARDENIA (8)
Score: 52–15 (max 56)
Round 8: P S T O U E X F O
Sam: OUTFOXES (8)
Jay: POUTS (5)
DC: SEXPOT (6)
Score: 60–15 (max 64)
Round 9: 50, 5, 6, 9, 1, 5. Target: 493.
Sam: 493. ((5 + 5) x 50) - 6 - 1 (10)
Jay: 493. ((5 + 5) x 50) - 6 - 1 (10)
Score: 70–25 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: SEALEVELS -> LEAVELESS
Round 10: R C L A I E M C P
Sam: MIRACLE (7)
Jay: RECLAIM (7)
DC: CLAIMER (7)
OT: CALIPER (7) CAMPIER (7) CAPRICE (7) CERAMIC (7) CLAMPER (7) CRIMPLE (7) EARCLIP (7) IMPALER (7) LEMPIRA (7) PALMIER (7) PICAREL (7) PREMIAL (7) PRIAMEL (7) RACEMIC (7) REPLICA (7)
Score: 77–32 (max 81)
Round 11: T C T D A O I R N
Sam: TORNADIC (8)
Jay: DICTATOR (8)
DC: TRACTION (8)
OT: ORTICANT (8)
Score: 85–40 (max 89)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of some clothing named after places.
Round 12: C H R O E U P J I
Sam: EUPHORIC (8)
Jay: CHIRP (5)
Score: 93–40 (max 97)
Round 13: T M S D A E O I L
Sam: MELODIAS (8)
Jay: DETAILS (7)
DC: ATOMISED (8) MODALISE (8)
OT: DIASTOLE (8) ISOLATED (8) LOAMIEST (8) MELODIST (8) MISDEALT (8) MODALIST (8) MODELIST (8) MODISTAE (8) SODALITE (8)
Score: 101–40 (max 105)
Round 14: 50, 25, 5, 10, 4, 7. Target: 606.
Sam: 606. ((5 + 7) x 50) + 10 - 4 (10)
Jay: 605.
Score: 111–40 (max 115)
Round 15: R U U L A G A I N
No one buzzes. The answer (solved by Rachel) was INAUGURAL.
Final Score: 111–40 (max 125)
Statistics Corner
Sam:
Total score - 111
Raw score - 111
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.4
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 12
Jay:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
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