C1: Champion Mark Brooks (4 wins, 329 points.)
C2: Challenger Hywel Jones.
DC: Susie Dent and Neil Delamere .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: G D R U A E G F S
R02: L T D A E I S W R
R03: 25, 4, 2, 3, 1, 10, . Target: 102.
TTT: TALEPRIVY - "He didn't want anyone else becoming privy to his tale, so he shared it discreetly. "
R04: J N B O I K L E T
R05: S P D A E A C D E
R06: 7, 4, 9, 2, 1, 6, . Target: 346.
R07: H T N I U O X S N
R08: P S T U E C R O I
R09: 100, 1, 10, 10, 4, 3, . Target: 660.
TTT: GIVENPEAR - "He was given a pear, but it wasn't plucked from this"
R10: V R D A I M L A F
R11: Y D S N I U E I L
R12: R M S O A T V E I
R13: L B T E O E R S N
R14: 75, 50, 100, 7, 4, 6, . Target: 852.
R15: E M M A S C H I N (conundrum)
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Round 1: G D R U A E G F S
Mark: GRUDGES (7)
Hywel: GUARDS (6)
DC: SUGARED (7) DEFRAGS (7)
OT: DAGGERS (7) FAGGERS (7) FRAGGED (7) FRUGGED (7) GAUGERS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
A good start from our champion Mark.......our challenger Hywel can only manage a 6.............in other news there were a fair few 7s hidden away !
Round 2: L T D A E I S W R
Mark: DETAILS (7)
Hywel: SALTIER (7)
DC: WASTREL (7)
OT: LARDIEST (8) REDTAILS (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)
7s all round...................a couple of 8s missed by all.......even me !
Round 3: 25, 4, 2, 3, 1, 10. Target: 102.
C1: 102. 25 × 4 + 2 (10)
C2: 102. 25 × 4 + 2 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 25)
PISS EZ.........NEED I SAY MORE !!!!!!!
Teatime teaser: TALEPRIVY -> PRIVATELY
Round 4: J N B O I K L E T
Mark: TINKLE (6)
Hywel: TINKLE (6)
DC: NIBLET (6)
OT: INKBLOT (7)
Score: 30–23 (max 32)
6s all round from everybody........a rather interesting 7 hidden away with Inkblot
Round 5: S P D A E A C D E
Mark: ESCAPADE (8)
Hywel: ESCAPED (7)
DC: ESCAPADE (8)
Score: 38–23 (max 40)
NO COMMENT
Round 6: 7, 4, 9, 2, 1, 6. Target: 346.
C1: 351. (9 × 7 − 4) × 6 − 2 − 1 (7)
C2: 340.
RR: 346. (9 × 7 − 4 − 1) × 6 − 2 (10)
Score: 45–23 (max 50)
Round 7: H T N I U O X S N
Mark: TOXINS (6)
Hywel: TOXINS (6)
DC: UNIONS (6)
OT: NONSUIT (7)
Score: 51–29 (max 57)
6s all round.........one 7 hidden away with Nonsuit
Round 8: P S T U E C R O I
Mark: PRECIOUS (8)
Hywel: outprices
DC: PICTURES (8)
OT: CITREOUS (8) CREPITUS (8) OUTCRIES (8) PERSICOT (8) PORTICUS (8) POSTCURE (8)
Score: 59–29 (max 65)
A good 8 from our champion Mark with Precious.........but Hywel has his 9 disallowed by Susie with Outprices........meanwhile over in DC they are going to the Pictures with their 8 ..........what recap would not be complete without a tribute to my favourite actor.......you guessed it Harrison Ford !
One of my all time favourite films a masterpiece from 1985 Witness
Round 9: 100, 1, 10, 10, 4, 3. Target: 660.
C1: 660. (10 − 4) × (100 + 10) (10)
C2: 660. (10 − 4) × (100 + 10) (10)
Score: 69–39 (max 75)
Another easy one.......shall we move on !!!!!
Teatime teaser: GIVENPEAR -> GRAPEVINE
I Heard it through the Grapevine by the late Marvin Gaye who was a American Soul and R&B singer........it was used in an 1985 ad campaign for Levis 501 jeans featuring the late US Model Nick Kamen in a laundrette stripping off !
Round 10: V R D A I M L A F
Mark: varial
Hywel: DRAMA (5)
DC: RADIAL (6) ADMIRAL (7)
OT: AMILDAR (7) MALADIF (7)
Score: 69–44 (max 82)
Plenty of drama in this round..........as our champion Mark has his 6 disallowed by Susie...........could this be the moment that Hywel makes a comeback as he scores with his 5 !
A beautiful Red Admiral butterfly
One of highest Navy Ranks............ Admiral
On theme of Navy..........Admiral Bates who helps Casey Ryback take down the bad guys in the 1992 action flick Under Siege
A popular sportswear brand from the 1970s......The England national team promoting their kit in 1981 using Admiral sportswear as their brand
Round 11: Y D S N I U E I L
Mark: LINED (5)
Hywel: UNDIES (6)
DC: SNIDELY (7)
OT: SIDELIN (7)
Score: 69–50 (max 89)
This just gets better and better..................is this enough to make a comeback ?????? let's find out how the next few rounds play out !
Round 12: R M S O A T V E I
Mark: MOTIVES (7)
Hywel: ATOMISER (8)
DC: OVERMAST (8)
OT: AMORTISE (8) REVOMITS (8) VOMITERS (8) VOTARIES (8)
Score: 69–58 (max 97)
What a cracking spot from Hywel reducing the arrears to 11 points with his 8 Atomiser..........there were a few of those hidden away in this lovely selection of letters !
Round 13: L B T E O E R S N
Mark: BELTERS (7)
Hywel: BELTERS (7)
DC: LOBSTER (7) BELTERS (7)
OT: BONELETS (8) ENTRESOL (8)
Score: 76–65 (max 105)
7s all round..............A few 8s hidden away......Entresol was my spot !
Round 14: 75, 50, 100, 7, 4, 6. Target: 852.
C1: 849.
C2: 851. (100 + 75 − 50) × 7 − 4 × 6 (7)
RR: 852. (75 × 4 ÷ 50 × 7 + 100) × 6 (10)
Score: 76–72 (max 115)
Yes the comeback is almost complete.........Hywel bags himself 7 points from this numbers game .....Rachel shows us how it is done by producing the perfect 10 all he needs is the conundrum to secure the teapot and his first win !
Stand by for the conundrum and best of luck !!!!
Round 15: E M M A S C H I N
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C2 buzzes on 22.25 seconds to say MECHANISM which is correct.
Final Score: 76–82 (max 125)
What an amazing comeback from Hywel this has been, from round 8 onwards and 30 points behind he looked like he was down and out ! Mark looked like a dead cert for his 5th win until Hywel pulled off a Lazarus style comeback just like I did against Neil Stephenson in 2015........join me again for the next recap in the meantime it is bye for now !
