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'''Episode 3579''' was broadcast on 31 October 2003, as part of [[Series 50]].
 
'''Episode 3579''' was broadcast on 31 October 2003, as part of [[Series 50]].
  
[[Stuart Solomons]] played [[Sue Hearn]], with Stuart Solomons winning 117 – 25. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Lesley Garrett]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. Unusually, the conundrum {{word|TREECABLE}} was defective, having the i
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[[Stuart Solomons]] played [[Sue Hearn]], with Stuart Solomons winning 117 – 25. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Lesley Garrett]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
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Unusually, the conundrum {{word|TREECABLE}} had two valid answers: {{word|CELEBRATE}} and {{word|ERECTABLE}}.
  
 
==Rounds==
 
==Rounds==

Revision as of 15:44, 8 October 2009

Episode 3579 was broadcast on 31 October 2003, as part of Series 50.

Stuart Solomons played Sue Hearn, with Stuart Solomons winning 117 – 25. The Dictionary Corner guest was Lesley Garrett, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Unusually, the conundrum TREECABLE had two valid answers: CELEBRATE and ERECTABLE.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Stuart Solomons Score Sue Heard Others Max.
1 DBFSEOILA DISABLE 7 – 0 BLADES BALDIES, FOIBLES, ALBEDOS*, BOLIDES*, OBELIAS* 7
2 WMIECTUOS CUTIES 13 – 6 CUTIES COSTUME, TIMEOUS* 14
3 RNTADIEGC REDACTING 31 – 6 CREATING 32
4 SPHAEODRE REPOSED 38 – 6 SHAPED RESHAPED, EPHEDRAS*, RHAPSODE*, SOREHEAD* 40
5 100 7 4 5 6 8 → 285 285
(100 − 5) × (7 − 4)
48 – 6 283


50
6 MZAOUNLER NUMERAL 55 – 6 ZONULE ALMONER, ENAMOUR*, NEUROMA*, MORULAE*, UNMORAL* 57
7 QAISREPCO COPIERS 62 – 13 COPIERS PROSAIC, SOAPIER, PICAROS*, SCORIAE*, SCRAPIE*, SPACIER* 64
8 EAEDVTGAM DAMAGE 68 – 19 TEAMED GAMETE, METAGE* 70
9 DLSEAINTR ISLANDER 76 – 19 DETAINS DETRAINS, ENTRAILS, LANDTIES*, RANDIEST*, STRAINED*, LATRINES*, RATLINES*, TRENAILS*, TENDRILS* 78
10 50 6 3 7 7 2 → 423 423
(50 − 3) × (7 + 2)
86 – 19


88
11 SLHEUOXIJ JOULES 92 – 25 JOULES ISOHEL* 94
12 PABETMORI PRIMATE 99 – 25 IMPORT PROBATE, EMPORIA, BROMATE* 101
13 NEADEFRCT DECANTER 107 – 25 CREATED CANTERED*, CRENATED*, RECANTED* 109
14 50 2 4 4 1 3 → 776 776
(4 + 1) × (50 + 2) − 4
117 – 25


119
15 TREECABLE 117 – 25 CELEBRATE 129