Episode 3303

Episode 3303 was broadcast on 14 August 2002, as part of Series 48.

Danny Hamilton played Dominic Allen, with Danny Hamilton winning 94 – 79. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jan Harvey, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Danny Hamilton	Score	Dominic Allen	Others	Max.
1	MCRIAISNT	STRAIN	0 – 7	MARTINS	ACTINISM, SCIMITAR	8
2	HEGODURLS	ROUGHED	7 – 14	HURDLES	SHOULDER, SLOUGHED	16
3	AEOPVGDNR	GROANED	14 – 21	PRONGED	APRONED, OPERAND, PADRONE, PRANGED*	23
4	LIXADEMAC	DECIMAL	21 – 28	DECIMAL	CLIMAXED*	31
5	25 75 50 100 7 1 → 661	668 (100 − 1) × 7 − 25	26 – 28	—	Best: 661 = 100 × 7 − 75 × (25 + 1) ÷ 50	41
TTT	PULLTOE	Contaminate.			POLLUTE
6	ROSUFECLG	CLOSURE	33 – 35	GLUCOSE	COLURES, FOCUSER, GOLFERS, OURSELF, REFOCUS, REGULOS, SCOURGE	48
7	INEPDARLT	TRAINED	40 – 35	depliant ☓	DIPTERAL, DIPTERAN, PANTILED, TRAPLINE, TRIPLANE	56
8	NODISIMTA	DOMAINS	47 – 42	DOMAINS	SAINTDOM	64
9	HJSIENDGO	JOSHING	54 – 49	JOSHING	DINGOES, JINGOES, SHOEING*	71
10	50 1 10 2 10 6 → 229	—	54 – 56	230 (6 − 1) × 50 − 10 − 10	CV: 229 = (50 − 6) × 10 ÷ 2 + 10 − 1	81
TTT	CLAPHEY	Inexpensive budgie.			CHEAPLY
11	TPMREIITG	PERMIT	60 – 62	PERMIT	PERITI*	87
12	SOTEKUCMW	COSTUME	67 – 69	COSTUME		94
13	OZRNLYVAE	OVERLAY	74 – 69	NEARLY	LAYOVER, VERONAL*	101
14	25 1 10 3 1 5 → 320	320 (25 + 5 + 1 + 1) × 10	84 – 79	320 (5 + 3 − 1 + 25) × 10		111
15	TICKLERON	INTERLOCK (12.5 seconds)	94 – 79			121