Welcome to another midweek recap our current champion Tom is going rather well at the moment...........stop the press..........but look who is back it is the return of Patrick Thompson.............some of you may recognise our challenger from a previous appearance in series 72 where he lost his one and only game. After considerable practice on apterous can Patrick go one better and bag himself the long overdue countdown teapot ?
C1: Champion Tom Bashford (4 wins, 383 points.)
C2: Challenger Patrick Thompson.
DC: Susie Dent and Kate Bottley.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: U E A R S C O I N
R02: T S R D O E I G L
R03: 50, 25, 100, 75, 3, 8. Target: 378.
TTT: INCARAIN - "Tim and Zoe head to Italy for some food"
R04: M K L N A O E F L
R05: R O E A D E T G N
R06: 50, 100, 75, 25, 9, 8. Target: 564.
R07: P Z T G R I E I M
R08: N P R B U A E T S
R09: 3, 9, 6, 2, 10, 4, . Target: 910.
TTT: HORSECON - "Raise a glass to the four seasons"
R10: D F L T I A I O R
R11: E O S G W I T M T
R12: S N P H E A U O W
R13: E A E A D R C V L
R14: 25, 100, 50, 75, 10, 9. Target: 696.
R15: R E D U N G E O N (conundrum)
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Round 1: U E A R S C O I N
Tom: INSOURCE (8)
Patrick: SCENARIO (8)
DC: COINERS (7)
OT: NACREOUS (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)
Round 2: T S R D O E I G L
Tom: STODGIER (8)
Patrick: STODGIER (8)
DC: GODLIEST (8)
Score: 16–16 (max 16)
Round 3: 50, 25, 100, 75, 3, 8. Target: 378.
C1: 378. 50 × 8 − 25 + 3 (10)
C2: 378. 50 × 8 − 25 + 3 (10)
Score: 26–26 (max 26)
Nice and straightforward from Tom and Patrick.........this bags them both 10 points each
Teatime teaser: INCARAIN -> ARANCINI
Round 4: M K L N A O E F L
Tom: FALLEN (6)
Patrick: FLANK (5)
DC: FALLEN (6)
OT: MENFOLK (7)
Score: 32–26 (max 33)
Round 5: R O E A D E T G N
Tom: GARDEN (6)
Patrick: DEROGATE (8)
DC: DRAGONET (8)
OT: RENEGADO (8)
Score: 32–34 (max 41)
Round 6: 50, 100, 75, 25, 9, 8. Target: 564.
C1: -
C2: 564. 8 × 75 − 100 ÷ 25 × 9 (10)
Score: 32–44 (max 51)
Our challenger Patrick means business with with this excellent 4L solve.......this puts him 12 points ahead with everything still left to play for
Round 7: P Z T G R I E I M
Tom: TRIPE (5)
Patrick: PERMIT (6)
DC: GRIPE (5) TRIPE (5) PRIME (5)
OT: PERITI (6)
Score: 32–50 (max 57)
Round 8: N P R B U A E T S
Tom: UPRATES (7)
Patrick: PARENTS (7)
DC: PEANUTS (7) BANTERS (7) SAUNTER (7)
OT: ARPENTS (7) BARNETS (7) BURNETS (7) ENTRAPS (7) NATURES (7) NUTBARS (7) PASTERN (7) PASTURE (7) PUNSTER (7) PUNTERS (7) SUNTRAP (7) TREPANS (7) TURBANS (7) UNSTRAP (7) UPBEATS (7)
Score: 39–57 (max 64)
Sevens all round.........nothing worth arguing over..........let's play nicely children
Round 9: 3, 9, 6, 2, 10, 4. Target: 910.
C1: 910. (4 + 3) × (9 + 6 − 2) × 10 (10)
C2: 910. (9 + 4) × (3 − 2 + 6) × 10 (10)
Score: 49–67 (max 74)
Teatime teaser: HORSECON -> SCHOONER
Round 10: D F L T I A I O R
Tom: ADROIT (6)
Patrick: DILATOR (7)
DC: AIRLIFT (7)
OT: AIRFOIL (7) TRIFOLD (7)
Score: 49–74 (max 81)
Round 11: E O S G W I T M T
Tom: EGOTIST (7)
Patrick: EGOTIST (7)
DC: EGOTISM (7)
Score: 56–81 (max 88)
Round 12: S N P H E A U O W
Tom: WEAPONS (7)
Patrick: WEAPONS (7)
DC: WEAPONS (7) PAEONS (6)
Score: 63–88 (max 95)
Round 13: E A E A D R C V L
Tom: CADAVER (7)
Patrick: CADAVER (7)
DC: CARAVEL (7)
OT: CALDERA (7) CLEARED (7) CLEAVED (7) CLEAVER (7) CREEDAL (7) DECLARE (7)
Score: 70–95 (max 102)
Round 14: 25, 100, 50, 75, 10, 9. Target: 696.
C1: 696. 75 × 10 − 50 − 100 ÷ 25 (10)
C2: 696. 75 × 10 − 50 − 100 ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 80–105 (max 112)
Another fantastic solve from our champion and challenger, sadly for our outgoing champion Tom it is game over
Round 15: R E D U N G E O N
C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say UNDERGONE which is correct.
Final Score: 80–115 (max 122)
A super speedy conundrum solve from our newest champion Patrick, I have a feeling that we could be seeing him over the coming days. But take nothing away from Tom he gave as good as he got.........now the question is will 4 wins be enough for Series 93 finals week...............It is a wrap folks !
