On this day in 1986 Former Argentina Captain and the late great Diego Maradona broke English hearts by putting them out of the world cup Quarter Finals, he scored two goals for his country Argentina was one the infamous hand of god and the other was goal of the century. Argentina went on and won the tournament in 1986 for the 2nd time beating West Germany in the final , having won it previously 8 years ago in Argentina their own country which they were hosts.
C1: Champion Cillian "The Tyrone Terror " McMulkin (8 wins, 944 points.)
C2: Champion Dave " The Bracknell Badass " Cappleman (6 wins, 621 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Marcus Brigstocke.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N R N O E O T S A
R02: F D I E P C S A M
R03: 25, 7, 3, 6, 9, 6, . Target: 262.
TTT: DUMPYNOSE - ""Dumpy Nose" wasn't his real name; it was this."
R04: B T E A G E N S R
R05: L T R I O E G D O
R06: 75, 100, 50, 25, 2, 7. Target: 289.
R07: J S L A I E K R N
R08: H R I A W I S N O
R09: 50, 7, 5, 8, 4, 8, . Target: 338.
TTT: NUTFORTEA - "The squirrel had a nut for tea; how very lucky."
R10: S Q U O G I T D E
R11: N V T O E A S M O
R12: T R A E P U S V M
R13: R H T E U E C S I
R14: 75, 100, 2, 1, 6, 2, . Target: 473.
R15: C O N T I N U A L (conundrum)
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Round 1: N R N O E O T S A
Cillian: RANTOONES (18)
Dave: TREASON (7)
Score: 18–0 (max 18)
What a cracking start from our No2 seed Cillian with his 9 Rantoones....I can only manage 8
Round 2: F D I E P C S A M
Cillian: scampie
Dave: DECAMPS (7)
DC: MIDFACES (8)
Score: 18–7 (max 26)
A very unfortunate from risk Cillian as his word is disallowed by Susie........Dave rakes advantage of the situation with his 7 and reduces the arrears to 11 points.......but DC get to shine with their 8 Midfaces
Round 3: 25, 7, 3, 6, 9, 6. Target: 262.
C1: 262. (3 + 7) × 25 + 6 + 6 (10)
C2: 262. (3 + 7) × 25 + 6 + 6 (10)
Score: 28–17 (max 36)
Nice and straightforward........need I say more !
Teatime teaser: DUMPYNOSE -> PSEUDONYM
Round 4: B T E A G E N S R
Cillian: REAGENTS (8)
Dave: GRANTEES (8)
DC: SERGEANT (8)
OT: ABSENTER (8) ABSTERGE (8) ESTRANGE (8) GREATENS (8) NEGATERS (8) RENTAGES (8)
Score: 36–25 (max 44)
8s all round.................MOVING ON !
Round 5: L T R I O E G D O
Cillian: RIGOLET (7)
Dave: GOODLIER (8)
DC: GOODLIER (8)
Score: 36–33 (max 52)
Could this be the turning point for Dave as he comes up with this cracking 8 Goodlier that puts him back in the contest...........you guessed it......I spotted this !
Round 6: 75, 100, 50, 25, 2, 7. Target: 289.
C1: 289. (50 + 2) × 7 − 75 (10)
C2: 291.
Score: 46–33 (max 62)
Nice and straightforward not too shabby from Cillan
Round 7: J S L A I E K R N
Cillian: LANKIER (7)
Dave: LANKIER (7)
DC: SNAKIER (7)
OT: ALKINES (7) JAILERS (7) JANKERS (7) JANKIER (7) JERKINS (7) JINKERS (7) LARNIES (7) LINKERS (7) NAILERS (7) RANKLES (7) RELINKS (7) RESLAIN (7)
Score: 53–40 (max 69)
Lots's of 7s.......again not a lot to squabble over !
Round 8: H R I A W I S N O
Cillian: IRONIAS (7)
Dave: WARNS (5)
OT: IRONISH (7) NOIRISH (7) RAINISH (7)
Score: 60–40 (max 76)
A good 7 sees Cillian extend his lead further !
Round 9: 50, 7, 5, 8, 4, 8. Target: 338.
C1: 338. 50 × 7 − 8 − 4 (10)
C2: 338. 50 × 7 − 8 − 4 (10)
Score: 70–50 (max 86)
Top marks from our Quarter finalists........clearly they have trouble in spotting this bad boy !!!
Teatime teaser: NUTFORTEA -> FORTUNATE
Round 10: S Q U O G I T D E
Cillian: OUTSIDE (7)
Dave: OUTSIDE (7)
DC: TEDIOUS (7) OUTSIDE (7) SQUIDGE (7)
OT: DUGITES (7) QUOITED (7)
Score: 77–57 (max 93)
7s all round......shall we move on !
Round 11: N V T O E A S M O
Cillian: MOONSET (7)
Dave: NOVATES (7)
DC: VAMOOSE (7)
OT: MESONOTA (8)
Score: 84–64 (max 101)
7s all round.........but there was an interesting 8 missed by everybody Mesonota
Round 12: T R A E P U S V M
Cillian: PASTURE (7)
Dave: MATURES (7)
DC: TEMPURAS (8)
OT: UPSTREAM (8)
Score: 91–71 (max 109)
7s all round.........one good 8 spotted by Susie and me !
Round 13: R H T E U E C S I
Cillian: EUCRITES (8)
Dave: charts
DC: HERETICS (8)
OT: CHESTIER (8) CUTESIER (8) HEURETIC (8)
Score: 99–71 (max 117)
A fabulous 8 from Cillian but Dave isn't having much luck as his word is disallowed by Susie........in this rather tight match
Round 14: 75, 100, 2, 1, 6, 2. Target: 473.
C1: 473. (75 + 2 + 2) × 6 − 1 (10)
C2: 473. (6 − 2) × 100 + 75 − 2 (10)
Score: 109–81 (max 127)
Nice and straightforward not too taxing !
Round 15: C O N T I N U A L
No one buzzes. The answer was INOCULANT.
Final Score: 109–81 (max 137)
So the conundrum goes unsolved for our quarter finalists......A great game all round from Cillian and Dave................firstly congratulations to Cillian for making into Semi-finals which will take place on the 28th June and where he will face the winner of Peter Burke/Greg Pearce ........the burning question is who will he play ! ............. secondly take nothing away from Dave who gave Cillian a real run for his money and can be proud of what he has achieved, he had some really good word spots sadly they weren't enough to match the prowess of Cillian , join me again for the next recap.........in the meantime it is bye for now !
