Monday 7 April 2008 (Series 58, Game 65)

[JimBentley]

Monday 7 April 2008 (Series 58, Game 65)

C1: MATTHEW COATES (1 win, 91 points)
C2: SUSAN WILSON, a retired nurse from Sheffield
DC: Susie Dent and Dr. Phil Hammond

Summary of game:

ROUND 1 R E F L A E T J O
ROUND 2 U A E S K T D P O
ROUND 3 R N A I B S E L V
ROUND 4 A O I T R N C A L
ROUND 5 75 2 2 9 10 6 Target 522

TTT 1 FREDMORE The cheap meat changed its ways

ROUND 6 A E A N D T S Z M
ROUND 7 H I R P A E S N T
ROUND 8 D A O T G S N E M
ROUND 9 Y T I G O I L P O
ROUND 10 100 10 1 6 8 3 Target 834

TTT 2 MOONSIDE At sixes and sevens, or perhaps fives and sixes

ROUND 11 R R I E C N U R A
ROUND 12 E A E D S F S Q D
ROUND 13 T W O E R X U H S
ROUND 14 75 7 9 8 6 9 Target 376

ROUND 15 TOTALIBAN


Matt Coates made an impressive debut last Friday, as we all knew he would - he is a member of this illustrious forum, after all - defeating three-time champ Nigel Davies 91-73. In his second game, he faces Susan Wilson, a retired nurse and ex-magistrate from Sheffield:


ROUND 1 R E F L A E T J O

C1: FLOATER (7)
C2: REFLATE (7)
DC: REFLOAT (7)
OT: FLOREAT (7)
>>> FLOREAT (exclamation) used before a name to express one's desire that the specified institution or person will flourish (originally used in "floreat Etona", the motto of Eton College)
Max: 7 (7)
Score: 7 - 7

ROUND 2 U A E S K T D P O

C1: SPOUTED (7)
C2: SPOUTED (7)
DC: PADOUKS (7)
OT: DESKTOP, UPDATES (7)
Max: 7 (14)
Score: 14 - 14

ROUND 3 R N A I B S E L V

C1: VERBALS (7)
C2: barnies (x)
DC: LESBIAN, RAVINES (7), RAVELINS (8)
OT: DC have the only eight here
Max: 8 (22)
Score: 21 - 14

ROUND 4 A O I T R N C A L

C1: ACTION (6)
C2: RATION (6)
DC: RATIONAL, CONTRAIL (8)
OT: CANTORIAL (9)
>>> CANTORIAL (adjective) relating to a cantor
Max: 18 (40)
Score: 27 - 20

ROUND 5 75 2 2 9 10 6 Target 522

C1: 522 = ((9 - 2) x 75) - (6 / 2)
C2: 522 = ((9 - 2) x 75) - (6 / 2)
CV:
Max: 10 (50)
Score: 37 - 30

Tea Time Teaser 1 FREDMORE = REFORMED

The intriguing new section featuring the woman and the bloodstained man in a cave - as premiered last Thursday - would appear to have been dropped from this part of the show, as it didn't figure on Friday and was again absent today. A shame, as it added a whole new excitingly cryptic dimension to the programme which I think viewers would have warmed to in time.

ROUND 6 A E A N D T S Z M

C1: MANDATES (8)
C2: MASTED (6)
DC: STANZAED (8)
OT: There's no more eights available
Max: 8 (58)
Score: 45 - 30

ROUND 7 H I R P A E S N T

C1: PAINTERS (8)
C2: TRAINS (6)
DC: PERIANTHS (9)
OT: DC on form with the only nine this time
Max: 18 (76)
Score: 53 - 30

ROUND 8 D A O T G S N E M

C1: MONTAGES (8)
C2: DONATES (7)
DC: MONTAGES (8)
OT: MAGNETOS, MEGATONS (8)
>>> MAGNETO (noun) a small electrical generator
Max: 8 (84)
Score: 61 - 30

ROUND 9 Y T I G O I L P O

C1: PILOT (5)
C2: OILY (4)
DC: GLOOPY, POLITY (6)
OT: Now DC have the only two sixes, the clever bastards
Max: 6 (90)
Score: 66 - 30

ROUND 10 100 10 1 6 8 3 Target 834

C1: 834 = ((100 + 3) x 8) + 10
C2: 835
CV:
Max: 10 (100)
Score: 76 - 30

Tea Time Teaser 2 MOONSIDE = DOMINOES

ROUND 11 R R I E C N U R A

C1: CARRIER (7)
C2: CARRIER (7)
DC: CURRIER (7)
OT: No more sevens; DC's rather odd-looking CURRIER is a person who curries leather (currying is a method of treating tanned leather to improve its properties)
Max: 7 (107)
Score: 83 - 37

ROUND 12 E A E D S F S Q D

C1: FEEDS (5)
C2: SAFES (5)
DC: FADES, FADED, SEEDS (5)
OT: FESSED (6)
>>> FESS (verb) informal way of saying CONFESS
Max: 6 (113)
Score: 88 - 42

ROUND 13 T W O E R X U H S

C1: SHOUTER (7)
C2: OXTERS (6)
DC:
OT: EXHORTS (7)
Max: 7 (120)
Score: 95 - 42

ROUND 14 75 7 9 8 6 9 Target 376

C1: 376 = ((6 - (8 - 7)) x 75) + (9 / 9)
C2: 0
CV:
Max: 10 (130)
Score: 105 - 42

ROUND 15 - Conundrum

T O T A L I B A N



Neither player gets ... BATTALION
Max: 10 (140)
Score: 105 - 42


Going into the first break, Susan looked as though she was going to put up a decent fight, but the second section of the show proved to be a one-way street, as Matt piled on another 39 points without reply. With a lead of 46 points going into part three, it would have taken an amazing turnaround for Susan even to force a crucial conundrum and...umm, it didn't happen.

Early days yet, but Matt's looking very capable of putting together eight wins - best of luck with that, Matt!


Further summaries are at:
http://www.sooreams.com/cd/series.asp?series=58


Written by Veronica Purdey & Jim Bentley