On this day in 1954 English musician Neil Tennant was born, he was a former journalist that worked for the teen magazine Smash Hits, he co-founded the Pet Shop Boys with his friend Chris Lowe in 1981, they are still going strong to this day writing music and touring with no signs of slowing down or no immediate plans to retire as yet, Happy 69th Birthday to Neil Tennant enjoy your day !
C1: Champion David Edwards (2 wins, 168 points.)
C2: Challenger Jake Wood.
DC: Susie Dent and Rory Bremner.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: D P A O R T A I M
R02: G E D R A E S N I
R03: 75, 25, 2, 6, 9, 5. Target: 847.
TTT: CREEPINTO - "You creep into the wedding very late, but just in time for this"
R04: L T Z A E O T R E
R05: M L B O I R G N A
R06: 75, 3, 5, 8, 5, 9. Target: 885.
R07: R N C O U E S H S
R08: P S I E F R A O V
R09: 75, 100, 10, 8, 1, 5. Target: 829.
TTT: ABITELVIS - "If you're a bit of an Elvis fan, this describes Graceland."
R10: D L I U N C N E A
R11: T P B E O E C N P
R12: R A U T S Y O E G
R13: T L J A I V W E A
R14: 50, 3, 4, 8, 1, 2. Target: 574.
R15: S U S I E Q E N T (conundrum)
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Round 1: D P A O R T A I M
David: IMPORT (6)
Jake: IMPORT (6)
DC: MATADOR (7) DIORAMA (7)
OT: ADAPTOR (7) MATROID (7) MORDITA (7) PAROTID (7) ROADMAP (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)
6s from our champion and challenger........a fair few 7s in this nice selection of letters !
Round 2: G E D R A E S N I
David: READINGS (8)
Jake: READINGS (8)
DC: GESNERIAD (18) GARDENISE (18)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
8s all round from our champion and challenger..............but there were two 9 letter words that Susie spotted........then again so did I
Round 3: 75, 25, 2, 6, 9, 5. Target: 847.
C1: 847. (25 + 75 − 5) × 9 − 6 − 2 (10)
C2: -
Score: 24–14 (max 35)
A good numbers solve from our champion David........knowing your 11 times table.......... is helpful for a solve like this
6+5=11
75+2=77
77*11=847
Teatime teaser: CREEPINTO -> RECEPTION
Round 4: L T Z A E O T R E
David: ZEALOT (6)
Jake: RATTLE (6)
DC: ZEALOT (6)
OT: TETRAZOLE (18)
Score: 30–20 (max 53)
6s all round................can we move on.......but I managed to spot an 8 with Tolerate.........but there was a 9 hidden away with Tetrazole
Round 5: M L B O I R G N A
David: MARBLING (8)
Jake: RAMBLING (8)
Score: 38–28 (max 61)
8s all round............moving on !
Round 6: 75, 3, 5, 8, 5, 9. Target: 885.
C1: 882. (3 + 9) × 75 − 5 − 5 − 8 (7)
C2: 882. (3 + 9) × 75 − 5 − 5 − 8 (7)
RR: 885. (3 + 9) × 75 − (8 − 5) × 5 (10)
A good 7 points in this round...................but Rachel shows how it is done and bags a perfect 10
Score: 45–35 (max 71)
Round 7: R N C O U E S H S
David: COURSES (7)
Jake: CRUSHES (7)
DC: UNHORSES (8)
OT: CHORUSES (8) CORNUSES (8) ONRUSHES (8)
Score: 52–42 (max 79)
7s all round from our champion and challenger.............a few of 8s in this selection..........Susie pulls out a cracker with Unhorses !
Round 8: P S I E F R A O V
David: FRAISE (6)
Jake: VARIES (6)
DC: OVARIES (7) VAPORISE (8)
Score: 58–48 (max 87)
Round 9: 75, 100, 10, 8, 1, 5. Target: 829.
C1: 826.
C2: 829. (75 + 8) × 10 − 1 (10)
Score: 58–58 (max 97)
A good numbers spot from our challenger Jake that evens up this rather tight contest
Teatime teaser: ABITELVIS -> VISITABLE
Round 10: D L I U N C N E A
David: UNCLEAN (7)
Jake: LANCED (6)
DC: UNLANCED (8)
OT: UNNAILED (8)
Score: 65–58 (max 105)
Round 11: T P B E O E C N P
David: BONCE (5)
Jake: PENCE (5)
DC: POTENCE (7) PENCE (5) PECTONE (7)
OT: PEPTONE (7)
Score: 70–63 (max 112)
5s all round from our contestants...........but there was a fair few 7s hidden away !
Round 12: R A U T S Y O E G
David: OUTRAGES (8)
Jake: OUTAGES (7)
DC: OUTRAGES (8)
Score: 78–63 (max 120)
David spots a gem of an 8 that allows him to extend his lead further........ still everything to play for
Round 13: T L J A I V W E A
David: AVAIL (5)
Jake: weavil
DC: VITAL (5) VALET (5) AVIATE (6)
OT: VAATJIE (7)
Score: 83–63 (max 127)
A good 5 from David.......but bad luck for Jake as he has his 6 disallowed by Susie..........a really good 7 hidden away with Vaatjie
Round 14: 50, 3, 4, 8, 1, 2. Target: 574.
C1: 573. (50 + 2) × (8 + 3) + 1 (7)
C2: 573. (50 + 2) × (8 + 3) + 1 (7)
RR: 574. (50 × 4 − 8) × 3 − 2 (10)
Score: 90–70 (max 137)
A good 1 away solve by both contestants........sadly it is not enough to keep Jake in the contest............but Rachel produces the perfect 10 and shows us all how it is done !
Round 15: S U S I E Q E N T
C1 buzzes on 23.25 seconds to say QUIETNESS which is correct.
Final Score: 100–70 (max 147)
A good contest by both champion and challenger, Jake gave David a run for his money with some good spots, join me again for the next recap......bye for now !
