Episode 4481

Episode 4481 was broadcast on 14 November 2007, as part of Series 57.

Martin Sears played Rick Dady, with Martin Sears winning 61 - 60. The Dictionary Corner guest was Keith Barron, and the lexicographer was Alison Heard.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Martin Sears	Score	Rick Dady	Others	Max.
1	CFIUYIETS	CITIES	6 – 0	YETIS	CUTESY, CUTIES, FEISTY, FISTIC, FUSTIC, ICIEST	6
2	CLDAEUSCI	claused ☓	6 – 0	claused ☓⁶	CAUDICES*	14
3	OBTREALOT	BLOATER	13 – 0	platter ☓	ABETTOR, BATTLER, BLATTER, BLOOTER, BLOTTER, BOTTLER, BRATTLE, RETABLO, ROOTLET, TOOLBAR*	21
4	TMSEOILNW	MOISTEN	20 – 7	WINSOME	SNOWMELT, TOWLINES*	29
5	25 5 8 1 7 4 → 985	988 25 x 8 x 5 - 7 - 4 - 1	27 – 7	—	CV: 985 = (25 x 8 + 1 - 4) x 5	39
TTT	TEENPINT	Remorseful in a cheap wigwam.			PENITENT
6	NPROAITAI	APRON	32 – 12	PINTO	TOPIARIAN*	57
7	EADPTIREP	PIRATED	39 – 19	PARTIED	DIPTERA, PAPERED, PEATIER, PEPTIDE, PERIAPT, PREDATE, PREPAID, TAPERED, TRAPPED, TRIPPED	64
8	RSLIOIESM	SLIMIER	46 – 19	soilers ☓	ISOMERS, LISSOME, LORISES, MEIOSIS, MILREIS, MISSILE, MORSELS, MOSSIER, RIMLESS, RISSOLE, SIMILES, SMILERS, SMILIER, SMILIES*	71
9	XOTELAMIN	TOENAIL	53 – 26	ELATION	AILMENT, ALIMENT, AMNIOTE, OMENTAL, TELAMON	78
10	75 50 8 3 10 7 → 903	—	53 – 36	903 50 x (10 + 8) + 3		88
TTT	NAGSSOWN	Final performance by a musical bird.			SWANSONG
11	GMNEOSIHK	monkies ☓	53 – 43	SMOKING	GNOMISH, HONKIES, MESHING, MONKISH, MOSHING, SHOEING*	95
12	RFTOAEZGN	FRONTAGE	61 – 43	ORANGE		103
13	ORASNEVPU	overspan ☓	61 – 43	unproves ☓	SUPERNOVA*	121
14	100 8 2 25 4 10 → 714	720	61 – 50	712 100 x 8 + 10 + 2 - 25 x 4	CV: 714 = (100 - 10) x 8 - 4 - 2	131
15	RINGOTEXT		61 – 60	EXTORTING (3 seconds)		141