Difference between revisions of "Episode 958"

Latest revision as of 20:13, 15 July 2021

Episode 958 was broadcast on 29 January 1990, as part of Series 19.

NOTE: The conundrum was illegal as WINDSWEPT is only hyphenated in the COD7.

Rnd	Selection	Peg Smith	Score	Joan Orchard	Others	Max.
1	NRFUEIRAD	REFRAIN	7 – 7	REFRAIN	INFRARED, UNFAIRER	8
2	NGPOEUDNS	SPONGED	14 – 7	GUNNED	DUNGEONS	16
3	JGTOOELWS	LOWEST	20 – 13	JOSTLE	OWLETS, STOOGE, TOWELS	22
4	25 2 2 4 9 5 → 580	—	20 – 13	—	CV: 580 = (25 + 2 + 2) × 4 × 5	32
5	CDQOEILDK	LICKED	26 – 19	LICKED	CODDLE, COILED, COLDIE, DICKED, DOCILE, DOCKED, KELOID, KIDDLE*, LOCKED	38
6	VTFOEARPV	VOTER	31 – 24	PROVE	PROTEA*	44
7	XTROIANHT	THROAT	37 – 24	TAINT	ATTORN, RATION, THORAX, THORIA, TRITON*	50
8	75 4 3 7 7 2 → 912	—	37 – 31	911 (2 + 7 + 3) × 75 + 7 + 4	CV: 912 = (75 + 7 ÷ 7) × 4 × 3	60
9	deinpstww*	WINDSWEPT (10 seconds)	47 – 31			70

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 [[Peg Smith]] played [[Joan Orchard]], with Peg Smith winning {{score|47|31}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Richard Stilgoe]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Simon Mason]].
-NOTE: The [[conundrum]] was illegal as {{word|WINDSWEPT}} is hyphenated in the COD7.
+NOTE: The [[conundrum]] was illegal as {{word|WINDSWEPT}} is only hyphenated in the [[Concise Oxford Dictionary|COD7]].
 ==Rounds==