TLW66 - Nomads Results

AP 5: IR? BESTBaRITES162-44b8d 76As well as BaTTERS and BaRITES(B8d/76) there is DRIBIETS (M6d/78),DEBITORS (M6d/74) and SoRBITE(I8d/70). I would go for DEBITORS asit perhaps gives least away.Not as easy to fit a bonus down hereas it might at first look. There areonly six available: SETUNE, SLENTErand STELENe hooking MOWRA-S andSELENaTE, SELENITE and ELEmENTSthrough the E of SPAED.AP8:BDrTEFlRID234-16blOaISGP 6: FIU EOQT -32QUOIF alld 72202QUOIF Is a great play, scoring almostas much as Andrew's bonus.BEDIDE is still by far the highestscore. My next choice would be FIB(M2a/21): not really worried about thenine-timer risk even given theopponent's last play.GP9: ELST7CL + 1AP6:EIPRRTXREX196-40b2d 34Andrew sets up a P-REX hook for nexttime, although personally I might betempted to take the six extra pointsfor PREX now, as It could be trickygetting a suitable word with P insecond position.GP7: ETELLNO +6LENO a5d 24226ELL249dlla 14No bonuses will fit on the board thistime and there doesn't seem to be anyrespectable scores available. I wouldgo along with ELL but prefer ELT(Dlla/14) as there are four Ts andonly one L unseen. LAC (M2d/5) is apossibility leaving ELST? But there isno guarantee that a bonus will fit nextturn even if there is one. Or howabout CAT (M2d/5) to set up SCAT -risky as there's still one S unseen.AP 9: BEFIT LT-15The main alternative to LENO is EXULT(A4a/26) leaving ELNO.FLIT249flOd 15AP 7:IPRT BDEPER219-30aid 23No easy way to make use of PREX.The highest score is BEDIDE (Lld/37)which also retains the P for PREX.I didn't know FLJTT (F10d/18) but thismakes a good trap as It doesn't takeany extensions.GP10:CST?EGW +0Change CGW 0249GP8:ELTENS?YEN235+7g9aGary's nightmare continues with thenasty CGW combination and he'sforced to change. WEST (Nld/30) is afairly bold scoring move that openstwo triple word squares although It