C1: Champion Ben Bazzard (4 wins, 486 points.)
C2: Challenger Pat Arnold.
DC: Susie Dent and Greace Dent.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: T N M E I O G S R
R02: L G T I E O P H F
R03: 25, 50, 75, 4, 6, 3, . Target: 554.
TTT: LOSESOTR - "The England cricket team were unsettled without their star man."
R04: D M R E O I V E N
R05: S B L A U E G N S
R06: 100, 50, 8, 10, 3, 7. Target: 389.
R07: R C T A I E Q S N
R08: P G N O I E C T O
R09: 100, 7, 8, 1, 4, 10. Target: 352.
TTT: ACESTEAK
R10: R D S A U O T A S
R11: R K D U A I H T R
R12: W X E D O T A R M
R13: T L N E A E L P R
R14: 75, 50, 6, 5, 1, 4, . Target: 346.
R15: E V E R S P R E E (conundrum)
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Round 1: T N M E I O G S R
Ben: STORMING (8)
Pat: STORMING (8)
DC: MITOGENS (8)
OT: MONERGIST (18)
Score: 8–8 (max 18)
A great start from our champion and challenger...........there was a 9 hidden away with Monergist........you guessed it I spotted this one !
Round 2: L G T I E O P H F
Ben: PIGLET (6)
Pat: FLIGHT (6)
DC: HOPLITE (7)
OT: PIGHTLE (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 25)
6s all round from our champion and challenger........DC get to shine with their 7 Hoplite
Round 3: 25, 50, 75, 4, 6, 3. Target: 554.
C1: 554. (75 + 25) × 6 − 50 + 4 (10)
C2: 554. (75 + 25) × 6 − 50 + 4 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 35)
Nice and Straightforward not too taxing this solve !
Teatime teaser: LOSESOTR -> ROOTLESS
Round 4: D M R E O I V E N
Ben: REMOVED (7)
Pat: overmined
OT: DOMINEER (8) VERMINED (8)
Score: 31–24 (max 43)
A good round by our champion Ben with his 7 removed...........our challenger Pat has her risky 9 overmined disallowed by Susie........but there were a couple of 8s hidden away that nobody spotted
Round 5: S B L A U E G N S
Ben: BANGLES (7)
Pat: unables
DC: BUNGLES (7) BLAGUES (7)
OT: BAGLESS (7) BELUGAS (7) BLUNGES (7) BUGLESS (7) GUNLESS (7) GUNSELS (7) LANGUES (7) LEGUANS (7) NEBULAS (7) SENSUAL (7) UNSEALS (7)
Score: 38–24 (max 50)
Lots of 7s here........but not for our challenger Pat as she has hers disallowed by Susie
Round 6: 100, 50, 8, 10, 3, 7. Target: 389.
C1: 389. 8 × 50 − (3 × 7 − 10) (10)
C2: 388.
Score: 48–24 (max 60)
Round 7: R C T A I E Q S N
Ben: CERTAIN (7)
Pat: SCANTIER (8)
DC: CANISTER (8)
Score: 48–32 (max 68)
A lovely round from our challenger Pat beating our champion Ben on a letters round
Round 8: P G N O I E C T O
Ben: COOPING (7)
Pat: PIGEON (6)
DC: POOTING (7) OCTOPINE (8)
OT: GEOPONIC (8)
Score: 55–32 (max 76)
The old Octopine makes an appearance yet again.........originally in the Series 85 Grand final and in a heat game in this series.......yes this was one I spotted and learnt from Matt O'Connor !
I am pretty sure that I have seen him on Crimewatch quite recently !
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Round 9: 100, 7, 8, 1, 4, 10. Target: 352.
C1: 351.
C2: 352. 4 × 100 − (7 − 1) × 8 (10)
Score: 55–42 (max 86)
Another good round for Pat...........that reduces the arrears to 13 points in this rather tight contest
Teatime teaser: ACESTEAK -> TEACAKES
Round 10: R D S A U O T A S
Ben: ASSORT (6)
Pat: DARTS (5)
DC: AUTORADS (8)
Score: 61–42 (max 94)
A good 6 from Ben with Assort...............one rather interesting 8 hidden away with Autorads........yes I spotted this one !
Round 11: R K D U A I H T R
Ben: THIRD (5)
Pat: THIRD (5)
DC: AUDIT (5)
OT: KURTHA (6) RITARD (6) THAKUR (6) TRIDUA (6)
Score: 66–47 (max 100)
A truly nasty set of letter come out...........5s seem to be the order of the day.........followed by a few 6s that were missed by everybody
Round 12: W X E D O T A R M
Ben: WARMED (6)
Pat: WARMED (6)
DC: MOATED (6)
OT: MADWORT (7)
Score: 72–53 (max 107)
6 all round from everybody.............there was one rather interesting 7 hidden away with Madwort
Round 13: T L N E A E L P R
Ben: ETERNAL (7)
Pat: PLANTER (7)
DC: REPLANT (7) PRELATE (7) PLANTER (7)
OT: REPELLANT (18)
Score: 79–60 (max 125)
7s all round.................but there was an interesting 9 hidden away with Repellant
Round 14: 75, 50, 6, 5, 1, 4. Target: 346.
C1: 346. (6 + 1) × 50 − 4 (10)
C2: 346. (75 − 1) × 4 + 50 (10)
Score: 89–70 (max 135)
Top marks all round from Ben and Pat sadly this is not enough to save her............but for her it is game over !
Round 15: E V E R S P R E E
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say PERSEVERE which is correct.
Final Score: 99–70 (max 145)
Another good solve from Ben he is one step closer to Octo-champdom, Pat had some good spots but they were not enough to match Ben join me again for the next recap...........in the meantime it is bye for now !
