C1: Champion Duncan Simpson (2 wins, 176 points.) A warehouse operative from Wolverhampton.
C2: Challenger Jane Peet. A retired prison officer from near Salford, Greater Manchester. She used to run pubs before becoming a prison officer, where she once met Princess Anne.
DC: Susie Dent and John Thomson.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N S C U A L G I T
R02: H R E W A B O E D
R03: 100, 50, 7, 6, 8, 3. Target: 142.
TTT: BENDLINE - "You'll definitely bend the washing line hanging this lot out."
R04: M G S I O A L E T
R05: N F R D U I E N S
R06: 50, 100, 2, 10, 6, 5. Target: 921.
R07: G C Y R I E S L A
R08: T N F U O E A P G
R09: 75, 50, 8, 3, 5, 6. Target: 583.
TTT: SALIVATE - "Drooling at the prospect of all things summery."
R10: D T N I E O V M U
R11: B T R N I E C D A
R12: P T M R I E O K S
R13: M T D U I H E O R
R14: 50, 25, 10, 3, 7, 5. Target: 421.
R15: O N E C R E C H E (conundrum)
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Round 1: N S C U A L G I T
Duncan: CASTING (7)
Jane: SALUTING (8)
DC: CASTLING (8)
OT: LUNATICS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)
Round 2: H R E W A B O E D
Duncan: BREWED (6)
Jane: -
DC: BOWERED (7) BOWHEAD (7)
OT: OARWEED (7) WEBHEAD (7)
Score: 6–8 (max 15)
Round 3: 100, 50, 7, 6, 8, 3. Target: 142.
Duncan: 142. (50 x 3) - 8 (10)
Jane: 142. (50 x 3) - 8 (10)
Score: 16–18 (max 25)
Teatime teaser: BENDLINE -> BEDLINEN
Round 4: M G S I O A L E T
Duncan: GLOATS (6)
Jane: LOAMIEST (8)
OT: ALIGOTES (8)
Score: 16–26 (max 33)
Round 5: N F R D U I E N S
Duncan: UNFRIENDS (18)
Jane: UNFRIENDS (18)
Score: 34–44 (max 51)
Round 6: 50, 100, 2, 10, 6, 5. Target: 921.
Duncan: 920. ((100 + 50) x 6) + (2 x 5) + 10 (7)
Jane: -
Score: 41–44 (max 58)
John does an Easter anecdote involving Cliff Richard's Disco Bunny...
Round 7: G C Y R I E S L A
Duncan: CLEARS (6)
Jane: GLACIERS (8)
DC: GREASILY (8)
Score: 41–52 (max 66)
Round 8: T N F U O E A P G
Duncan: PEANUT (6)
Jane: outpage
DC: AUTOPEN (7)
OT: FUNGATE (7) PONTAGE (7)
Score: 47–52 (max 73)
Round 9: 75, 50, 8, 3, 5, 6. Target: 583.
Duncan: 585.
Jane: 583. ((6 / 3) x 5 x 50) + 75 + 8 (10)
Score: 47–62 (max 83)
Teatime teaser: SALIVATE -> AESTIVAL
Round 10: D T N I E O V M U
Duncan: mountie
Jane: outmined
DC: mountied MOUNTED (7) UNMOTIVED (18)
Score: 47–62 (max 101)
Round 11: B T R N I E C D A
Duncan: carbined
Jane: CERTAIN (7)
DC: CARBINE (7) BRAINED (7) TRAINED (7) CABINET (7)
OT: CENTIBAR (8) CRINATED (8) DICENTRA (8)
Score: 47–69 (max 109)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "toerag".
Round 12: P T M R I E O K S
Duncan: IMPORTS (7)
Jane: IMPOSTER (8)
DC: PORKIEST (8)
OT: STOMPIER (8)
Score: 47–77 (max 117)
Round 13: M T D U I H E O R
Duncan: OUTRIDE (7)
Jane: MOUTHIER (8)
DC: HIDEOUT (7)
Score: 47–85 (max 125)
Round 14: 50, 25, 10, 3, 7, 5. Target: 421.
Duncan: 420. ((10 + 7) x 25) - 5 (7)
Jane: 422. ((5 + 3) x 50) + 25 - (10 - 7) (7)
RR: 421. (25 x 10) + ((50 + 7) x 3) (10)
Score: 54–92 (max 135)
Round 15: O N E C R E C H E
No one buzzes. The answer was COHERENCE.
Final Score: 54–92 (max 145)
Statistics Corner
Duncan:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3
Jane:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 8
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=83