C1: Champion Viraj Seelam (6 wins, 636 points.)
C2: Challenger Annemaire Gayle.
DC: Susie Dent and Claire Richards .
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: F O S I E C M N A
R02: E O S T L U X P E
R03: 2, 1, 6, 2, 3, 5, . Target: 250.
TTT: ROSYDIRE - "The offer they made Rosie was dire."
R04: R D T M A E O R I
R05: O A U C S I T P N
R06: 100, 8, 2, 9, 4, 4. Target: 836.
R07: R E G A U E L S N
R08: R W D G O I E H A
R09: 1, 10, 6, 2, 7, 9. Target: 842.
TTT: SAILDOCK - "All will be revealed if you do this."
R10: R U T S I B L O E
R11: N A I O T G E D B
R12: H V N A E U R K O
R13: N I A G W D U E F
R14: 100, 4, 2, 9, 5, 2. Target: 878.
R15: D O H H I C O L D (conundrum)
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Round 1: F O S I E C M N A
Viraj: FANCIES (7)
Annemaire: FAMINES (7)
DC: INCOMES (7)
OT: ACINOSE (7) AMNESIC (7) ANOSMIC (7) CAFONES (7) CINEMAS (7) ENCOMIA (7) FASCINE (7) FEMINAS (7) FIANCES (7) INFOSEC (7) MEACONS (7) MESONIC (7) MONESIA (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)
7s all round from everybody.........Cinemas was my spot on that theme.......my recap would not be complete without a tribute to one of my favourite actors Harrison Ford
Star Wars :A New Hope the highest grossing film of 1977 that launched the careers of several of it's young actors including Harrison Ford who went on to have a successful movie career that has spanned 5 decades he has no plans to retire as of yet
A poster from his 1985 matserpiece and neo-noir thriller Witness this was the 8th highest grossing in the same year of it's release
A poster from his 1993 thriller based on 1960s TV series of the same name The Fugitive that was the 4th highest grossing film of in the same year of it's release
Round 2: E O S T L U X P E
Viraj: SEXTUPLE (8)
Annemaire: EXULTS (6)
DC: OUTSLEEP (8)
OT: SEXTUPOLE (18)
Score: 15–7 (max 25)
A cracking 8 from our Champion Viraj.........a very interesting 9 hidden away with Sextupole that nobody spotted
Round 3: 2, 1, 6, 2, 3, 5. Target: 250.
C1: 250. ((1 + 3) × 2 × 6 + 2) × 5 (10)
C2: -
Score: 25–7 (max 35)
Teatime teaser: ROSYDIRE -> DERISORY
Round 4: R D T M A E O R I
Viraj: MEDIATOR (8)
Annemaire: MARRIED (7)
DC: MEDIATOR (8)
OT: AIRDROME (8) MORTARED (8)
Score: 33–7 (max 43)
Round 5: O A U C S I T P N
Viraj: CAPTIONS (8)
Annemaire: POINTS (6)
DC: OUTSPAN (7) AUCTIONS (8) CAUTIONS (8)
OT: ACUPOINTS (18)
Score: 41–7 (max 61)
8s all round from Viraj and DC but not for our challenger Annemaire..........there was a 9 hidden away.........you guessed it I spotted this one !
Round 6: 100, 8, 2, 9, 4, 4. Target: 836.
C1: 836. 100 × 8 + 9 × 4 (10)
C2: 836. 100 × 8 + 9 × 4 (10)
Score: 51–17 (max 71)
Top Marks for our champion and challenger.........not too taxing !
Round 7: R E G A U E L S N
Viraj: GENERALS (8)
Annemaire: GRANULES (8)
DC: LEAGUERS (8)
OT: ENLARGES (8) EUGLENAS (8) GLEANERS (8)
Score: 59–25 (max 79)
8s all round.............MOVING ON
Round 8: R W D G O I E H A
Viraj: RAWHIDE (7)
Annemaire: HEAD (4)
DC: WORDAGE (7)
OT: ADREIGH (7) DOWAGER (7) HEADRIG (7)
Score: 66–25 (max 86)
Rawhide is an American TV Western series that ran from 1959-1965 for 8 seasons, it was the career breakthrough that Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood was looking for, he then went on to have a successful film career spanning six decades retiring as an actor in 2008, he made his directorial debut with the 1971 psychological thriller Play Misty for Me, then had a successful career behind the camera winning an oscar in 1992 for Unforgiven as it's best director and the Best Picture for( Clint Eastwood ) The Best supporting actor for Gene Hackman who won an Oscar previously for the 1971 thriller The French Connection. Twelve years after his first Oscar win, he won another academy award for Million Dollar Baby in 2004 as the best pciture and best director for ( Clint Eastwood ) Hilary Swank ( best Actress) and Morgan Freeman best supporting actor.
1971 Psychological thriller Play Misty for Me where Clint Eastwood made his directorial debut
Multiple Academy Award winner Unforgiven that was released in 1992 and grossed over $159M at the box office
Multiple Academy Award winner Million Dollar Baby that was released in 2004 and grossed over $200M at the box office
Round 9: 1, 10, 6, 2, 7, 9. Target: 842.
C1: 842. 1 10 6 2 7 9 (10)
C2: -
Score: 76–25 (max 96)
Nice and Straightforward not too taxing for Viraj
Teatime teaser: SAILDOCK -> DISCLOAK
Round 10: R U T S I B L O E
Viraj: OUTLIERS (8)
Annemaire: boulters
DC: BURLIEST (8) TROUBLES (8)
OT: RIBULOSE (8)
Score: 84–25 (max 104)
8s all round but not for Annemaire as she has disallowed by Susie
Round 11: N A I O T G E D B
Viraj: DEBATING (8)
Annemaire: BEADING (7)
DC: OBTAINED (8) BIOAGENT (8)
OT: BADIGEON (8) GABIONED (8)
Score: 92–25 (max 112)
Round 12: H V N A E U R K O
Viraj: HUNKER (6)
Annemaire: HANKER (6)
OT: HAVENOR (7)
Score: 98–31 (max 119)
6s all round for our Champion and Challenger........a rather interesting 7 hidden away with Havenor
Round 13: N I A G W D U E F
Viraj: FEUDING (7)
Annemaire: FEUDING (7)
DC: UNWAGED (7) FEUDING (7)
OT: WINDAGE (7)
Score: 105–38 (max 126)
7s all round.......lets argue about it shall we ?
Round 14: 100, 4, 2, 9, 5, 2. Target: 878.
C1: 878. (100 − 2) × 9 − 4 (10)
C2: 878. 9 × 100 − (5 × 4 + 2) (10)
Score: 115–48 (max 136)
Not too taxing this numbers solve......as our Champion and Challenger pick up 10 points each
Round 15: D O H H I C O L D
C1 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say CHILDHOOD which is correct.
Final Score: 125–48 (max 146)
Another good conundrum from our Champion Viraj giving him his 7th win and a shot at Octo-Champdom, take nothing away from Annemaire she enjoyed the experience but will be happy with her goody bag...........join me again to see how Viraj gets on........in the meantime it is bye for now !
