Friday 22nd October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 84)

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Friday 22nd October 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 84)

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Annedown LXXXIII and I'm watching the end first and the start later thanks to an exciting cricket match.

Countdown recap for Friday 22 October 2021.

Anne tells us about horse redundancies after the advent of cars.

C1: Champion Jasamrit Rahala (4 wins, 378 points.)
C2: Challenger Kitty Wood. Lives in Edinburgh, not actually from Edinburgh, but is still Scottish-sounding despite hailing from Berwick.
DC: Susie Dent and Lesley Joseph.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R I P E D M E T L
R02: T F I N U O B T O
R03: 50, 5, 8, 10, 1, 5. Target: 640.
TTT: LOSEWIRE - "They're the favourite haunts of certain nightbirds."
R04: C M E A S P I T L
R05: N O A S G A O R T
R06: 50, 6, 8, 7, 2, 10. Target: 219.
R07: L O H R D E A E G
R08: O O F D R U A N P
R09: 100, 10, 5, 3, 4, 7. Target: 127.
TTT: ROCKPACT - "Break the bars, you silly fool."
R10: T B N I A K I R A
R11: M O E G S O N W S
R12: I U E L R H D E S
R13: N I L T W A S E D
R14: 75, 25, 4, 1, 7, 4. Target: 152.
R15: P U N K Y M E L T (conundrum)


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Round 1: R I P E D M E T L

Jasamrit: EMPIRE (6)
Kitty: EMPIRE (6)
DC: REPLIED (7) REPTILE (7)
OT: DEMERIT (7) DEMIREP (7) DIMETER (7) EMPTIED (7) EMPTIER (7) MELTIER (7) MERITED (7) PERLITE (7) REIMPEL (7) REMIPED (7) RETILED (7) RETIMED (7) RIMPLED (7) TRIPLED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7, jos 7)
Darren-o-meter: 0/1 (0%)

A very flat round to get us started, but eluding both contestants.

Round 2: T F I N U O B T O

Jasamrit: BUTTON (6)
Kitty: BUTTON (6)
DC: UNFIT (5) OUTFIT (6) BONITO (6)
OT: INFOBOT (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14, jos 13)
Darren-o-meter: 1/2 (50%)

Jasamrit and Kitty are both on the BUTTON, but miss the darren.

Round 3: 50, 5, 8, 10, 1, 5. Target: 640.

Jasamrit: 640. (8 + 5) × 50 − 10​ (10)
Kitty: 640. (8 + 5) × 50 − 10​ (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 24, jos 23)

thank u, next

Teatime teaser: LOSEWIRE -> OWLERIES

Round 4: C M E A S P I T L

Jasamrit: PLEATS (6)
Kitty: PLEAS (5)
DC: MISPLACE (8) CAMPIEST (8)
OT: EMPLASTIC (18)
Score: 28–22 (max 42, jos 31)
Darren-o-meter: 2/3 (67%)

Jasamrit takes a six where Kitty may be kicking herself, but if you got that nine then very well done...

Jasamrit likes to teach online. This guy is very perfect, it would seem.

Round 5: N O A S G A O R T

Jasamrit: STRONG (6)
Kitty: GROANS (6)
DC: RATOONS (7)
OT: ANGORAS (7) ROTANGS (7) SANTOOR (7) TROGONS (7)
Score: 34–28 (max 49, jos 38)
Darren-o-meter: 2/4 (50%)

Sixes once more, with seven once again defeating both contestants.

Round 6: 50, 6, 8, 7, 2, 10. Target: 219.

Jasamrit: 221.
Kitty: 218. (6 − 2) × 50 + 10 + 8 (7)
RR: 219. 10 ÷ 2 × (50 − 6) − (8​ − 7) (10)
Score: 34–35 (max 59, jos 48)

Kitty takes the lead by seeing a 1-away solution, whilst Rachel shows us how it's done.

Lesley talks about doing pantomime with Robert Rinder.

Round 7: L O H R D E A E G

Jasamrit: GALORE (6)
Kitty: RELOAD (6)
DC: LARGE (5) EARHOLE (7) GHERAOED (8)
Score: 40–41 (max 67, jos 56)
Darren-o-meter: 3/5 (60%)

Quite how Susie saw that is a bit beyond me.

Round 8: O O F D R U A N P

Jasamrit: PARDON (6)
Kitty: unpour (risky)
DC: PROFOUND (8)
OT: PROFUNDA (8)
Score: 46–41 (max 75, jos 64)
Darren-o-meter: 3/6 (50%)

Jasamrit regains the lead with UNPOUR^ invalid, whilst Susie sees an eight.

Round 9: 100, 10, 5, 3, 4, 7. Target: 127.

Jasamrit: 127. 100 + 5 × 4 + 7 (10)
Kitty: 127. 100 + 5 × 4 + 7 (10)
Score: 56–51 (max 85, jos 74)

thank u, next

Teatime teaser: ROCKPACT -> CRACKPOT

Round 10: T B N I A K I R A

Jasamrit: BRAIN (5)
Kitty: BRINK (5)
DC: TIBIA (5) brainiac
OT: TANBARK (7)
Score: 61–56 (max 92, jos 79)
Darren-o-meter: 4/7 (57%)

Just fives all round here, missing the darrenic seven.

Round 11: M O E G S O N W S

Jasamrit: MESONS (6)
Kitty: GOOSE (5)
DC: SWOONS (6) MONGOS (6)
OT: MONOSES (7) NOMOSES (7) OWNSOME (7) SMOOGES (7)
Score: 67–56 (max 99, jos 85)
Darren-o-meter: 4/8 (50%)

Jasamrit extends his lead as Kitty doesn't realise that GOOSE can be a verb.

OOW Susie talks about the strange links between appendix (of a book), appendix (of the body), and penthouse.

Round 12: I U E L R H D E S

Is it just me or has the frame rate gone tits up?

Jasamrit: shielder
Kitty: DESIRE (6)
DC: SHIED (5) RELISHED (8) LEISURED (8)
Score: 67–62 (max 107, jos 93)
Darren-o-meter: 4/9 (44%)

And Kitty gets herself back in it, with Jasamrit's eight not valid.

Round 13: N I L T W A S E D

Jasamrit: LASTED (6)
Kitty: STAINED (7)
DC: ENTAILS (7) WETLANDS (8)
OT: DEINSTAL (8) LANDTIES (8) SIDELANT (8)
Score: 67–69 (max 115, jos 101)
Darren-o-meter: 4/10 (40%)

And Kitty regains the lead at a crucial time with just two rounds to go.

Round 14: 75, 25, 4, 1, 7, 4. Target: 152.

Jasamrit: 153. (not written down) (7 − 4) × (25 + 1) + 75​ (7)
Kitty: 154.
RR: 152. (75 − 25 − (7 + 1 + 4)) × 4 (10)
Score: 74–69 (max 125, jos 111)

It was probably the wrong thing to do to go for a "boring" selection, but nevertheless it's a fairly inconsequential numbers game as a was-crucial situation becomes an is-crucial situation.

Round 15: P U N K Y M E L T

Jasamrit buzzes on 10 seconds to say UNKEMPTLY which is correct.
Final Score: 84–69 (max 135, jos 121)

And Jasamrit takes it! Wow. What a major upset that could have been, especially given how poor his conundrums have been up until now (MOUSE, ECLOSING) but he gets one when he needs it most and now has 5 wins to his name.

Will be make it six on Monday? Join us then. Goodbye. ;)


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