On this day in 1986 English synth-pop band Pet Shop Boys released their debut album Please, According to the duo they chose the title so that people would go in to into a record shop and ask " Can I have the Pet Shop Boys album Please ? " The album spawned 4 singles the highly successful West End Girls that reached no1 in the UK and US. Their second single Love Comes Quickly that was a top 20 hit reaching No 19 in the charts and a favourite amongst their fans, their third single Opportunities ( Let's Make Lots of Money ) which was aimed at greed within the music business , this scraped the top 10 Charting at 11 in the UK charts, Suburbia their 4th release from Please was more successful reaching No 8 giving the Pet Shop Boys their 2nd top 10 hit, it is a great album and one that is worth listening to. The album reached No 3 in the album charts selling over 3 Million copies worldwide.
C1: Champion Dave Cappleman (2 wins, 162 points.)
C2: Challenger Andrew Thomas.
DC: Susie Dent and John Cooper Clarke .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: N T E O F A R N I
R02: D G E O A S T B E
R03: 100, 50, 6, 8, 5, 9, . Target: 445.
TTT: NERDLIKE - " He was hoping to revive an old romance."
R04: A E L S K T A E P
R05: H T I A M O S R A
R06: 75, 6, 7, 6, 8, 10, . Target: 287.
R07: S N O E R U H M O
R08: A L Y L B I U E D
R09: 50, 100, 75, 7, 7, 10. Target: 950.
TTT: HOWTOAST - "The carpenter can get this seen to, but not by a dentist. "
R10: T N S A W E I F T
R11: N L E U Z T I A C
R12: I O R G P D P E T
R13: M G A E M O R E S
R14: 50, 5, 3, 1, 10, 8. Target: 733.
R15: E Q U A L A N A P (conundrum)
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Round 1: N T E O F A R N I
Dave: FAINTER (7)
Andrew: RATION (6)
DC: ANOINTER (8)
OT: REANOINT (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)
Round 2: D G E O A S T B E
Dave: BOASTED (7)
Andrew: BOASTED (7)
DC: BODEGAS (7) BOASTED (7)
OT: DOGEATES (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)
Not a lot to boast about in this round as our Champion and Challenger find a 7 with Boasted................. a rather interesting 8 hidden away with Dogeates
Round 3: 100, 50, 6, 8, 5, 9. Target: 445.
C1: 445. 9 × 50 − 5 (10)
C2: 445. 9 × 50 − 5 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 26)
Piss Ez lets move on shall we ??????
Teatime teaser: NERDLIKE -> REKINDLE
Round 4: A E L S K T A E P
Dave: PLATES (6)
Andrew: PLATES (6)
DC: PALATES (7)
OT: AKELATS (7) PALEATE (7) PALETAS (7) PALKEES (7) PLATEAS (7) SEAKALE (7)
Score: 30–23 (max 33)
Round 5: H T I A M O S R A
Dave: AMORIST (7)
Andrew: AMORIST (7)
OT: MORITAS (7) RIMSHOT (7) ROAMISH (7) SHARIAT (7) TAIHOAS (7)
Score: 37–30 (max 40)
Round 6: 75, 6, 7, 6, 8, 10. Target: 287.
C1: 287. (10 − 6) × 75 − 7 − 6 (10)
C2: 287. (6 × 6 − 8) × 10 + 7 (10)
Score: 47–40 (max 50)
Nice and Straightforward.........no comment !
Round 7: S N O E R U H M O
Dave: HOUSER (6)
Andrew: MOURNS (6)
DC: HORMONES (8) MOORHENS (8)
OT: ENORMOUS (8) NEMOROUS (8)
Score: 53–46 (max 58)
Round 8: A L Y L B I U E D
Dave: BULLIED (7)
Andrew: BUILD (5)
OT: AUDIBLE (7) AUDIBLY (7) BEADILY (7) DAYBELL (7) DAYBILL (7) IDEALLY (7)
Score: 60–46 (max 65)
Round 9: 50, 100, 75, 7, 7, 10. Target: 950.
C1: 950. 10 × 100 − 50 (10)
C2: 950. 10 × 100 − 50 (10)
Score: 70–56 (max 75)
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Teatime teaser: HOWTOAST -> SAWTOOTH
Round 10: T N S A W E I F T
Dave: FATTIES (7)
Andrew: FAINTS (6)
DC: FAINTEST (8)
OT: TAWNIEST (8)
Score: 77–56 (max 83)
Round 11: N L E U Z T I A C
Dave: CLEAN (5)
Andrew: UNTIL (5)
DC: ENTAIL (6) LUNATIC (7)
OT: ALUNITE (7) AULETIC (7) CUTLINE (7) TUNICAE (7) TUNICLE (7)
Score: 82–61 (max 90)
Round 12: I O R G P D P E T
Dave: GRIPPED (7)
Andrew: GOITRE (6)
DC: TRIPPED (7) PODGIER (7)
OT: PTEROPID (8) RIDGETOP (8)
Score: 89–61 (max 98)
Round 13: M G A E M O R E S
Dave: GAMERS (6)
Andrew: MERGES (6)
DC: GAMMERS (7) GRAMMES (7)
OT: GAMESOME (8)
Score: 95–67 (max 106)
Round 14: 50, 5, 3, 1, 10, 8. Target: 733.
C1: 733. 3 × 5 × 50 − (10 + 8 − 1) (10)
C2: 738.
Score: 105–67 (max 116)
Round 15: E Q U A L A N A P
C1 buzzes on 14.25 seconds to say AQUAPLANE which is correct.
Final Score: 115–67 (max 126)
