C1: Champion Paul James (2 wins, 211 points) - an Apterite from Cumbria. He's looked very impressive on his two shows so far, topping 100 each time.
C2: Challenger Dick King - a delivery driver from Aberdeen. He was once in the RAF and has worked on an offshore oil rig.
DC: Susie Dent and Jo Brand.
RR: Rachel Riley.
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R01: R K T L O I U O E
R02: W T I S D A O P I
R03: R D S P E A E O F
R04: C D G A E N H U Q
R05: 50, 1, 10, 8, 9, 3. Target: 460.
TTT: MADCRASH - "A mad economic crash may mean the return of these"
R06: R A U S M I R N O
R07: T R M R E I O E V
R08: D F T O E A Z T O
R09: S B M L E A I E D
R10: 75, 4, 1, 3, 2, 10. Target: 429.
TTT: LIFEBALL - "Life's not always a ball - we all make mistakes"
R11: G S N M A E I O N
R12: W T S E O P S N E
R13: T R C N U I E A T
R14: 50, 100, 6, 3, 8, 10. Target: 563.
R15: F U J I E D I T S (conundrum)
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Nick tells us that 90% of the world's languages will disappear by the end of the century.
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Round 1: R K T L O I U O E
C1: OUTLIER (7)
C2: TOILER (6)
Jo's Made-Up Word: OILRUK - what Jo gets up to on the aforementioned oil rig
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Paul makes a nice start, finding the darrenic 7.
Round 2: W T I S D A O P I
C1: ADOPTS (6)
C2: PATIOS (6)
DC: WAPITIS (7)
JMUW: WADIPOTS - recepticles found dug into the sand in the middle of the desert
Score: 13–6 (max 14)
Time for Susie to go darrenic as Dick gets on the scoreboard.
Round 3: R D S P E A E O F
C1: REPOSED (7)
C2: SPREAD (6)
OT: FEDORAS (7) SPEARED (7)
Score: 20–6 (max 21)
Paul can extend his advantage with one of the 7's.
Round 4: C D G A E N H U Q
C1: CHANGED (7)
C2: CHANGED (7)
DC: UNCAGED (7)
JMUW: CD
Score: 27–13 (max 28)
Round 5: 50, 1, 10, 8, 9, 3. Target: 460.
C1: 460. (50-(3+1))*10 (10)
C2: 460. (8+1)*50+10 (10)
Score: 37–23 (max 38)
Jo talks about her hatred for the word 'feminism'.
Teatime teaser: MADCRASH -> DRACHMAS
Round 6: R A U S M I R N O
C1: MANORS (6)
C2: MINORS (6)
DC: MARRONS (7)
OT: MURRAINS (8) ROSARIUM (8)
JMUW: MANSORRI - "Why did you leave that cat on the floor where I can trip over it?" "Oh, shut up!"
Score: 43–29 (max 46)
MURRAINS are plagues, epidemics or crop blights (archaic).
Round 7: T R M R E I O E V
C1: OVERTIME (8)
C2: REMOVER (7)
OT: OVERTIRE (8)
Score: 51–29 (max 54)
Paul continues to impress and stretches his lead with an 8.
Round 8: D F T O E A Z T O
C1: FOOTED (6)
C2: defeat
DC: FOOTED (6) FATTED (6)
OT: TOOTED (6)
JMUW: DAFTO - I missed the definition.
Score: 57–29 (max 60)
Dick's seeing double, so Paul can go further clear...
Round 9: S B M L E A I E D
C1: bedside
C2: BLAMED (6)
DC: BALDIES (7)
OT: ABSEILED (8) BELDAMES (8) LIMEADES (8)
JMUW: BEALEISM - something that a certain Ian living in Walford may say.
Score: 57–35 (max 68)
... oh dear, he's done exactly the same thing!
BELDAMES is an archaic term for old women.
OoW: Susie talks about the expressions "See you later, alligator" and "Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite".
Round 10: 75, 4, 1, 3, 2, 10. Target: 429.
C1: -
C2: 429. Mistake in working.
RR: 429. (75+10)*(3+2)+4 (10)
Score: 57–35 (max 78)
Both contestants blob and it's left to Rachel to sort em out!
Teatime teaser: LIFEBALL -> FALLIBLE
Round 11: G S N M A E I O N
C1: MEANINGS (8)
C2: namings
OT: MASONING (8)
JMUW: MINISAGS - God knows how she spelt it!!
Score: 65–35 (max 86)
NAMING is sadly only in the dictionary as a verb.
Round 12: W T S E O P S N E
C1: TOWNEES (7)
C2: WETNESS (7)
OT: PENTOSES (8) SWEETSOP (8)
JMUW: WEESTOP - what Jo needs when she's on the motorway after "a few beers"... and she could have pluralised it!
Score: 72–42 (max 94)
Dick now needs a nine to stand any hope in the last letters round.
A SWEETSOP can be either a round or heart-shaped custard apple which has green scaly rind and a sugar pulp (also called a sugar apple), or a tropical evergreen shrub which yields the fruit.
Round 13: T R C N U I E A T
C1: TRUNCATE (8)
C2: NUTTIER (7)
OT: INTERACT (8) INTERCUT (8) TACITURN (8) TINCTURE (8) TUNICATE (8) URTICATE (8)
JMUW: CATURINE - Jo thinks she has a new business venture selling it as a beauty product!!
Score: 80–42 (max 102)
He can't find one, and Paul impresses with another 8, so he gets a third victory.
TACITURN is an adjective meaning reserved in speech/saying little.
Round 14: 50, 100, 6, 3, 8, 10. Target: 563.
C1: 563. (50+6)*10+3 (10)
C2: 566.
Score: 90–42 (max 112)
Can Paul get another 100?
Round 15: F U J I E D I T S
C1 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say JUSTIFIED which is correct.
Final Score: 100–42 (max 122)
Another lightning conundrum spot from our Apterite and a third century too! I know it's very early to say, but I'd say Paul is already a fair bet to reach the quarter-finals.
Raw score: 100-75
Maxes: 10-2
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=67
