Episode 6882

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Episode 6882 was broadcast on 6 August 2018, as part of Series 79.

Matthew Bass played Eddie Glass, with Eddie Glass winning 94 – 64. The Dictionary Corner guest was Griff Rhys Jones, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: The conundrum had two valid solutions: LECTURING and RELUCTING.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Matthew Bass	Score	Eddie Glass	Others	Max.
1	RMSOURAOM	ARMOUR	0 – 7	AMOROUS	MORMAORS*	8
2	DURVIETSR	DIVERTS	7 – 14	VIRTUES	STURDIER*	16
3	25 75 50 7 5 4 → 657	654	7 – 21	655 (25 + 75) × 7 − 50 + 5	RR: 657 = (75 − 50 ÷ 25) × (5 + 4)	26
TTT	ALICESANG	Whenever Alice sang, it was so bad I needed pain relief.			ANALGESIC
4	BOTDLEIRD	BOILED	7 – 28	TODDLER	BRIDLED*, BROILED*, DELTOID*, DRIBLET*, ORBITED, TIDDLER*	33
5	ZSRPAEUTW	WASTER	7 – 35	PASTURE	PATZERS*, UPRATES	40
6	50 8 3 4 7 5 → 692	692 (3 × 4 + 7 − 5) × 50 − 8	17 – 45	692 (5 − 3) × 7 × 50 − 8		50
7	SCLAOISAH	CLASH	17 – 51	SOCIAL	ACHOLIAS*	58
8	MEIKRNOIR	MONIKER	24 – 58	MONIKER	MIRKIER*, MOERIKI*	65
9	75 50 5 2 7 10 → 113	113 75 + 50 − 10 − 2	34 – 68	113 75 + 50 − 10 − 2		75
TTT	GETSECOND	It sounds like the prisoner joked about how crowded the place was.			CONGESTED
10	TEAQNVOEL	NOVEL	39 – 73	EVENT	NOVELET	82
11	PSWTUOEGN	TONGUES	46 – 80	TONGUES	GOWPENS*, UNSWEPT, UPTOWNS*	89
12	DIPNSEOGR	SPONGIER	54 – 88	DEPOSING	PERIGONS*, POINDERS*, PRISONED*, REPOSING*	97
13	FDLUAEBGX	flagued ☓	54 – 94	BULGED	ABLUDE*, BAGFUL, BELUGA*, BLAGUE, BLUDGE*, BUGLED*, FABLED*, FEUDAL*, FLUXED*, GABLED*	103
14	25 7 1 6 9 5 → 139	139 6 × 25 − 7 − 5 + 1	64 – 94	—		113
15	CLINGTRUE	reculting ☓ (29.25 seconds)	64 – 94		LECTURING**	123