C1: Champion Paul Casimir (1 win, 71 points.)
Paul is a charity worker who supports Crystal Palace. His ambition is to visit every pub in Britain - and supporting Crystal Palace he needs to find some way to drown his sorrows
C2: Challenger Leslie Smith.
Les is a labourer from Hull . He is a supporter of rugby and football. His charity is the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffalos (RAOB) or Buffs as they like to be called. It is an organisation similar to the Masons I believe.
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Lewis.
Martin is the personable TV Finance expert who appears on GMTV and the Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: W S N K A O A R O
R02: R L P Z A E A I F
R03: J N R U U I X E I
R04: E E P T P O N A B
R05: 8, 3, 4, 1, 2, 25. Target: 481.
TTT: DENIMSET - "Never relegated but always at the bottom"
R06: G T S M E I E D F
R07: S S L M I E U S D
R08: T B N D E O A N D
R09: R T Q L I O I R E
R10: 2, 7, 7, 3, 10, 50. Target: 334.
TTT: SUPSOURS - "It's not sweet it's an unhappy cat "
R11: S S C R O E A N O
R12: V L H E I I C R E
R13: P S T S A O I R O
R14: 10, 3, 50, 75, 100, 25. Target: 542.
R15: T E D D Y R O S E (conundrum)
And now a brief interlude before our main feature:
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
Enjoy the show.
Round 1: W S N K A O A R O
C1: SWOON (5)
C2: SWOON (5)
DC: ROWANS (6)
OT: ANORAKS (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)
Everyone is eagerly hoping for an E on the last letter to give the infamous 'WANKERS' but unfortunately it doesn't come and we wait with baited breath for the fives only to find they both have the vanilla SWOON - Never mind, it was a good start to the game
Round 2: R L P Z A E A I F
C1: FERAL (5)
C2: FRAIL (5)
DC: LAZIER (6)
OT: AERIAL (6) REALIA (6) FERIAL (6) FRAZIL (6) PILFER (6)
REALIA are teaching aids
FERIAL is a non Christian feast day
FRAZIL is soft or amorphous ice crystals formed in water that is too cold to freeze
Score: 10–10 (max 13)
Round 3: J N R U U I X E I
C1: RUIN (4)
C2: RUIN (4)
DC: INJURE (6)
Score: 14–14 (max 19)
Round 4: E E P T P O N A B
C1: BEATEN (6)
C2: boater
DC: PEPTONE (7)
PEPTONE is a soluble protein formed during digestion
Score: 20–14 (max 26)
Round 5: 8, 3, 4, 1, 2, 25. Target: 481.
C1: 480. 8x2+3=19x25=475+4+1 (7)
C2: 480. 8x2+3=19x25=475+4+1 (7)
RR: 481. 25+3=28x2=56+4=60x8=480+1 (10)
An excellent solution by Rachel in the time allowed - Well done!
Score: 27–21 (max 36)
Martin advises of our consumer rights in returning faulty goods. It's always handy to know this stuff.
Teatime teaser: DENIMSET -> SEDIMENT
Round 6: G T S M E I E D F
C1: MISTED (6)
C2: FIDGETS (7)
DC: MIDGETS (7) EDGIEST (7)
OT: MISFEED (7) TIMESED (7)
Score: 27–28 (max 43)
These two will never set the world on fire but they are producing a good tight game
Round 7: S S L M I E U S D
C1: MUSSELS (7)
C2: MISUSED (7)
DC: MUESLIS (7)
OT: MISUSES (7)
Score: 34–35 (max 50)
Round 8: T B N D E O A N D
C1: BONNET (6)
C2: BANNED (6)
DC: BONDED (6)
OT: DONATED (7)
Score: 40–41 (max 57)
Round 9: R T Q L I O I R E
C1: LOITER (6)
C2: TOILER (6)
OT: OILIER (6) RIOTER (6)
Score: 46–47 (max 63)
Susie tells us or the origins of the financial terms Pound, as in a pound of silver and Pound Sterling which had a little star on it originally.
Round 10: 2, 7, 7, 3, 10, 50. Target: 334.
C1: 334. 7x50=350-((3x2)+10) (10)
C2: 334. 7x50=350-((3x2)+10) (10)
Score: 56–57 (max 73)
Teatime teaser: SUPSOURS -> SOURPUSS
This game looks like going to the wire as the two protagonists struggle to find anything better than a 6 but the letters are crap to be fair.
Round 11: S S C R O E A N O
C1: REASONS (7)
C2: SEASON (6)
DC: CORONAS (7) CORNEAS (7)
OT: COARSENS (8)
Score: 63–57 (max 81)
Round 12: V L H E I I C R E
C1: REVILE (6)
C2: CLEVER (6)
DC: VEHICLE (7) CHERVIL (7)
CHERVIL is a plant of the parsley family
Score: 69–63 (max 88)
Round 13: P S T S A O I R O
C1: RAPISTS (7)
C2: SPORTS (6)
DC: AORISTS (7)
OT: PROSAIST (8) PROTASIS (8)
AORIST is the past tense of a verb (esp. Greek) which does not contain any reference to the duration or completion of the action. I'm still none the wiser
PROSAIST is someone who writes in prose
PROTASIS is a grammatical term which I will not try to explain.
Score: 76–63 (max 96)
Round 14: 10, 3, 50, 75, 100, 25. Target: 542.
C1: 544. Mistake in working.
C2: 547. 50x10=500+(75-25)-3 (7)
OT: 543. 50+(100/25)=54x10=540+3
Score: 76–70 (max 103)
Paul makes an error in this tricky numbers round, which allows Les back in with a chance on the Conundrum.
Round 15: T E D D Y R O S E
C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say DESTROYED which is correct.
Score: 86–70 (max 113)
Paul is very quick on the buzzer and comes up with the correct solution to grab the spoils and win his second game. I fear this will be the end of the line with Jimmy Gough to come on Monday but he was a pleasant guy and I am sure he will treasure his hard earned teapot.
Martin Lewis gives some sage financial advice on how to make a small fortune....start with a big one!!
Martin was a very pleasant DC guest and I for one look forward to seeing more of him.Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=60
