C1: Champion Ronan Mackrory (2 wins, 210 points.) A primary school teacher from Slough, Berkshire.
C2: Challenger Rick Warburton. A retired lecturer and teacher from Cornwall. He previously appeared on the show 10 years ago.
DC: Susie Dent and Justin Webb.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T D G E O E N R A
R02: I M B V D O U E G
R03: 1, 5, 8, 10, 3, 4. Target: 157.
TTT: LETSBAKE - "The outlook isn't great for Charles' house."
R04: L W R S U A A N O
R05: C P T A I A H O R
R06: 75, 3, 1, 3, 7, 9. Target: 345.
R07: N S T M E E A X E
R08: C D L N A U E P I
R09: 2, 1, 7, 4, 6, 7. Target: 188.
TTT: USUALNIP - "This might give you a nip when its grown to its usual size."
R10: K R D T Y O A I A
R11: S D L P E U I R E
R12: F W N S T E U I V
R13: N C S P E O O L B
R14: 100, 9, 2, 1, 5, 7. Target: 569.
R15: F I D L I C E N T (conundrum)
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Round 1: T D G E O E N R A
Ronan: genorated
Rick: genorated (declared as 8 too
)DC: DEROGATE (8) TANGOED (7)
OT: DRAGONET (8) RENEGADO (8)
Score: 0–0 (max 8)
Round 2: I M B V D O U E G
Ronan: bogied
Rick: BUDGIE (6)
DC: BOGIE (5) boogie BOUGIE (6) IMBUED (6)
OT: BODGIE (6) MOGUED (6) VOGUED (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 14)
Round 3: 1, 5, 8, 10, 3, 4. Target: 157.
Ronan: 157. (10 x 5 x 3) + 8 - 1 (10)
Rick: 160.
Score: 10–6 (max 24)
Teatime teaser: LETSBAKE -> BLEAKEST
Round 4: L W R S U A A N O
Ronan: LOANS (5)
Rick: ONUS (4)
DC: SOLUNAR (7) WALRUS (6)
OT: AROUSAL (7) RANULAS (7)
Score: 15–6 (max 31)
Round 5: C P T A I A H O R
Ronan: APRICOT (7)
Rick: CHARIOT (7)
DC: CATAPHOR (8)
OT: ATROPHIC (8)
Score: 22–13 (max 39)
Round 6: 75, 3, 1, 3, 7, 9. Target: 345.
Ronan: -
Rick: -
RR: 345. (((9 + 1) x (7 - 3)) + 75) x 3 (10)
Score: 22–13 (max 49)
Justin talks about how he became the Washington Correspondent for the BBC.
Round 7: N S T M E E A X E
Ronan: MEANEST (7)
Rick: MEANEST (7)
DC: ESTEEM (6)
OT: EASEMENT (8)
Score: 29–20 (max 57)
Round 8: C D L N A U E P I
Ronan: CANDLE (6)
Rick: unplaced (declared as 7
)DC: UNPLACED (8) PELICAN (7)
OT: PALUDINE (8) PANICLED (8) UNPLACID (8)
Score: 35–20 (max 65)
Round 9: 2, 1, 7, 4, 6, 7. Target: 188.
Ronan: 188. (7 x 7 x 4) - 6 - 2 (10)
Rick: -
Score: 45–20 (max 75)
Teatime teaser: USUALNIP -> NAUPLIUS
Round 10: K R D T Y O A I A
Ronan: DIARY (5)
Rick: dakoit
DC: TROIKA (6) ADROIT (6)
OT: ADIKAR (6) ARTIAD (6) DATARY (6) OTRIAD (6) OTRYAD (6) RAIYAT (6) RAKIYA (6) RAKYAT (6)
Score: 50–20 (max 81)
Round 11: S D L P E U I R E
Ronan: REPULSED (8)
Rick: REPULSED (8)
DC: PRELUDES (8) LEISURED (8)
OT: PRELUDISE (18)
Score: 58–28 (max 99)
Susie's Origins Of Words talks about the origins of "gambit".
Round 12: F W N S T E U I V
Ronan: unviews
Rick: FINEST (6)
DC: UNWISE (6) UNTIES (6) INVEST (6)
OT: FEINTS (6) FUNEST (6) FUNSIE (6) INFEST (6) INFUSE (6) SWIVET (6) TWINES (6) UNFITS (6) UNITES (6) VENTIS (6) WISENT (6)
Score: 58–34 (max 105)
Round 13: N C S P E O O L B
Ronan: LOOSEN (6)
Rick: CLONES (6)
DC: CONSOLE (7)
OT: COLONES (7) NOCEBOS (7)
Score: 64–40 (max 112)
Round 14: 100, 9, 2, 1, 5, 7. Target: 569.
Ronan: 566. (5 x 100) + (7 x 9) + 2 + 1 (7)
Rick: 568. Mistake in working.
RR: 569. (((2 x 7) + 100) x 5) - 1 (10)
Score: 71–40 (max 122)
Round 15: F I D L I C E N T
Ronan buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say INFLICTED which is correct.
Final Score: 81–40 (max 132)
Statistics Corner
Ronan:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 81
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3
Rick:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 30
Raw % of max - 39
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 3.4
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://cdb.apterous.org/series.php?series=85