C1: Champion Dan Hall (5 wins, 437 points.) A teacher from Coventry, but is originally from Crawley, West Sussex.
C2: Challenger Zeeshan Kisat. A medical student at Imperial College, London.
DC: Susie Dent and Beth Rigby.
AMI: Anne-Marie Imafidon.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N G M U A D I R U
R02: N E V E G F D H U
R03: 25, 7, 9, 9, 5, 1. Target: 379.
TTT: MEGAFLOW - "These birds aren't fighting, they're playing."
R04: R C K O L N E A R
R05: Z T S U E G P A R
R06: 1, 6, 8, 4, 9, 2. Target: 260.
R07: L C W E E O T D I
R08: N O R F C I A S I
R09: 50, 5, 9, 10, 8, 4. Target: 562.
TTT: NORAGREY - "It's very hot in here, you might start peeling."
R10: H O L P T E E N O
R11: R S P E O T N A I
R12: M S P O G E Y U L
R13: D M T E E O B S E
R14: 8, 10, 1, 6, 9, 9. Target: 595.
R15: D U N G V I G I L (conundrum)
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Round 1: N G M U A D I R U
Dan: DARING (6)
Zeeshan: MARGIN (6)
DC: UNGUARD (7) URANIUM (7)
OT: MUDARIN (7) MURUNGA (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
Round 2: N E V E G F D H U
Dan: venged
Zeeshan: FUDGE (5)
DC: DENGUE (6)
OT: FUNGEE (6) VENDUE (6)
Score: 6–11 (max 13)
Round 3: 25, 7, 9, 9, 5, 1. Target: 379.
Dan: -
Zeeshan: -
AMI: 379. ((9 + 7 - 1) x 25) + 9 - 5 (10)
Score: 6–11 (max 23)
Teatime teaser: MEGAFLOW -> GAMEFOWL
Round 4: R C K O L N E A R
Dan: LOCKER (6)
Zeeshan: LOCKER (6)
DC: EARLOCK (7) CORNEAL (7)
OT: CROAKER (7) NOCKERL (7)
Score: 12–17 (max 30)
Round 5: Z T S U E G P A R
Dan: UPRATES (7)
Zeeshan: PAGERS (6)
DC: UPSTAGE (7) PASTURE (7)
OT: GUTZERS (7) PARGETS (7) PATZERS (7)
Score: 19–17 (max 37)
Round 6: 1, 6, 8, 4, 9, 2. Target: 260.
Dan: 260. ((8 x 4) - 6) x (9 + 1) (10)
Zeeshan: 260. ((9 x 8) - 6 - 1) x 4 (10)
Score: 29–27 (max 47)
Beth talks about her hardest person to interview, who happens to be Boris Johnson.
Round 7: L C W E E O T D I
Dan: toweled
Zeeshan: COWLED (6)
DC: TOILED (6) WILTED (6) COILED (6)
OT: LOWEITE (7)
Score: 29–33 (max 54)
Round 8: N O R F C I A S I
Dan: RAISIN (6)
Zeeshan: SCARF (5)
DC: INSOFAR (7) INCISOR (7)
OT: OFICINAS (8)
Score: 35–33 (max 62)
Round 9: 50, 5, 9, 10, 8, 4. Target: 562.
Dan: 562. ((50 + 5) x 10) + 8 + 4 (10)
Zeeshan: -
Score: 45–33 (max 72)
Teatime teaser: NORAGREY -> ORANGERY
Round 10: H O L P T E E N O
Dan: PELOTON (7)
Zeeshan: POTHOLE (7)
DC: PHENETOL (8)
Score: 52–40 (max 80)
Round 11: R S P E O T N A I
Dan: PAINTERS (8)
Zeeshan: RETAINS (7)
DC: POINTERS (8) PATRONISE (18)
OT: ISOPTERAN (18)
Score: 60–40 (max 98)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "bug" and "sincere".
Round 12: M S P O G E Y U L
Dan: MOUSE (5)
Zeeshan: EMPLOYS (7)
DC: PLUMOSE (7)
OT: GLUMOSE (7) PLOGUES (7)
Score: 60–47 (max 105)
Round 13: D M T E E O B S E
Dan: DEMOTES (7)
Zeeshan: DEMOTES (7)
DC: ESTEEM (6)
OT: BESMOTE (7)
Score: 67–54 (max 112)
Round 14: 8, 10, 1, 6, 9, 9. Target: 595.
Dan: 592. (6 x 10 x (9 + 1)) - 8 (7)
Zeeshan: 592. (6 x 10 x (9 + 1)) - 8 (7)
AMI: 595. (((9 x 8) - 6) x 9) + 1 (10)
Score: 74–61 (max 122)
Round 15: D U N G V I G I L
Zeeshan buzzes on 8.5 seconds to say DIVULGING which is correct.
Final Score: 74–71 (max 132)
Statistics Corner
Dan:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 79
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4
Zeeshan:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 89
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85