On this day in 1987 British Synth-pop band Pet Shop Boys released their second studio album Actually, it spawned 4 top ten singles two of which got to no 1 ( It's a Sin ) 1987 and Heart that they wrote for Madonna but they released it for themselves in 1988 giving them their 4th no 1.
It went on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide, this happens to be one of my favourite albums.
C1: Challenger Talaha Modak (2 wins, 178 points.)
C2: Challenger James Lee.
DC: Susie Dent and Rick Edwards .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: S G T D A E O L E
R02: S N S I A E D R L
R03: 100, 75, 1, 4, 2, 3. Target: 724.
TTT: SKATESIR - "Like Prince, this star became known as a symbol."
R04: S T R A O I U B V
R05: S B Z T E O A L C
R06: 25, 9, 5, 4, 8, 6. Target: 503.
R07: W P R N I E O E K
R08: N T H I E A N D L
R09: 50, 25, 100, 4, 10, 3. Target: 894.
TTT: GULLHOPE - "You're powerless to act without it."
R10: G M D E O E S P A
R11: N D T E I G Y E R
R12: P R S U I U E T W
R13: T H M S A I E J T
R14: 100, 2, 9, 7, 9, 10. Target: 932.
R15: C L A Y F A U L T (conundrum)
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Round 1: S G T D A E O L E
Talaha: GLOATED (7)
James: STAGED (6)
DC: DESOLATE (8)
OT: DOGEATES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Our champion Talaha has plenty to gloat about as Gloated is his 7...............but DC are feeling desolate as that is their spot for 8
Round 2: S N S I A E D R L
Talaha: SNARLED (7)
James: insider
DC: ISLANDERS (18) SLANDERS (8)
Score: 14–0 (max 26)
Our Champion gets off to a great start with his 7 Snarled................but over in DC they come up trumps with their 9 Islanders.........you guessed it I spotted this !
Round 3: 100, 75, 1, 4, 2, 3. Target: 724.
C1: 725. (3 + 4) × 100 + 75 ÷ (2 + 1) (7)
C2: 728.
RR: 724. (100 + 75 + 3 × 2) × 4 (10) * This was solved by Rick Edwards
Score: 21–0 (max 36)
A good one away from our champion Talaha........but Rick Edwards gets to shine and produces a perfect 10
Teatime teaser: SKATESIR -> ASTERISK
Round 4: S T R A O I U B V
Talaha: TURBOS (6)
James: BRAVOS (6)
DC: VIBRATO (7) VIBRATOS (8)
OT: VIRTUOSA (8)
Score: 27–6 (max 44)
6s all round from our champion and challenger..............................DC get to shine with their 8 as it is music to their ears with Vibratos
Round 5: S B Z T E O A L C
Talaha: TABLES (6)
James: CLOSET (6)
DC: ZEALOTS (7) OBSTACLE (8)
Score: 33–12 (max 52)
6s all round from our Champion and Challenger..............but a good 8 from DC with Obstacle
Round 6: 25, 9, 5, 4, 8, 6. Target: 503.
C1: 503. 5 × 4 × 25 + 9 − 6 (10)
C2: 503. 5 × 4 × 25 + 9 − 6 (10)
Score: 43–22 (max 62)
Piss EZ this solve........lets move on !
Round 7: W P R N I E O E K
Talaha: PINKER (6)
James: WINKER (6)
DC: WONKIER (7) PIONEER (7)
OT: PENWORK (7) PEREION (7) REWOKEN (7)
Score: 49–28 (max 69)
Our contestants are tickled pink when it comes to this lovely selection of letters...........
Round 8: N T H I E A N D L
Talaha: NAILED (6)
James: THINNED (7)
DC: THINNED (7) HANDLINE (8)
OT: DENTINAL (8)
Score: 49–35 (max 77)
A good 7 from our challenger James that reduces the arrears to 14 points...................but DC get to shine with their 8 Handline
Round 9: 50, 25, 100, 4, 10, 3. Target: 894.
C1: 898. (10 + 3 − 4) × 100 − 50 ÷ 25 (7)
C2: 885.
RR: 893/895. (100 − 3) × 10 − 50 − 25 (7) * Rachel says that 1 away is as good as it gets
Score: 56–35 (max 84)
Not the easiest of 3 Larges..............Rachel says that this is impossible and one is as good as it gets for this numbers game
Teatime teaser: GULLHOPE -> PLUGHOLE
Round 10: G M D E O E S P A
Talaha: GASPED (6)
James: geomaps
DC: MEGAPODES (18)
Score: 62–35 (max 102)
A good 6 from our champion Talaha but our challenger has his 7 disallowed by Susie..............Meanwhile over in DC they get to shine with their 9 Megapodes...........you guessed it........I spotted this !
Round 11: N D T E I G Y E R
Talaha: detering
James: teering
DC: INTEGER (7)
OT: REDYEING (8)
Score: 62–35 (max 110)
Both our Champion and Challenger have their words disallowed by Susie..............they draw a blank in this round.....but there was one 8 hidden away with Redyeing
Round 12: P R S U I U E T W
Talaha: WRITES (6)
James: TRUE (4)
DC: USURP (5) PURSUIT (7)
OT: PERITUS (7) PISTEUR (7) PUTURES (7)
Score: 68–35 (max 117)
Not the best letters selection but DC do very well to get a 7 out of it with Pursuit
Round 13: T H M S A I E J T
Talaha: MATHS (5)
James: jamiest
DC: ATHEISM (7)
OT: ATHEIST (7) MATIEST (7) MATTIES (7) MEATISH (7) METHAIS (7) SHMATTE (7) STAITHE (7)
Score: 73–35 (max 124)
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Round 14: 100, 2, 9, 7, 9, 10. Target: 932.
C1: 930. (100 + 2) × 9 + 10 + 9 − 7 (7)
C2: 930. (100 + 2) × 9 + 10 + 9 − 7 (7)
RR: 932. (100 − 7) × 10 + 2 (10)
Score: 80–42 (max 134)
A good 2 away solve from our champion and challenger...................Rachel gets to shine and produces the perfect 10 !
Round 15: C L A Y F A U L T
C1 buzzes on 22 seconds to say FACTUALLY which is correct.
Final Score: 90–42 (max 144)
So our champion Talaha spots the coundrum and is taking steps towards octo-champdom, James had some good spots but they were not enough to match our champion..........join me again for the recap........in the meantime it is bye for now !
