Episode 4396

Episode 4396 was broadcast on 12 July 2007, as part of Series 57.

Mike Priestley played John Berkley, with Mike Priestley winning 80 – 75. The Dictionary Corner guest was Keith Barron, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Mike Priestley	Score	John Berkley	Others	Max.
1	FSVUINEAD	INVADES	7 – 7	UNSAVED	FUNDIES, INFUSED, SNAFUED*	7
2	HICELUDEB	BELCHED	14 – 14	BELCHED	DECIBEL	14
3	HNTAOQINU	QUAINT	20 – 20	QUAINT	ANOINT, NATION, NUTHIN, QUINOA, QUINTA*	20
4	RETADORUT	outrated ☓	20 – 20	readout ☓	TORTURED	28
5	4 9 3 50 100 25 → 563	562 9 × 50 + 100 + 4 × 3	27 – 20	563 ☓	CV: 563 = 9 × 50 + 100 + 25 − 4 × 3	38
TTT	CUREBABE	A line of hairdressers eating outside.			BARBECUE
6	PEJATEMAN	teaman ☓	27 – 27	EMANATE	ENEMATA*, MANATEE	45
7	CLREUIBYR	blurier ☓	27 – 33	BLURRY	BURLIER, CURLIER	52
8	CESOPIRAS	COPIERS	34 – 40	COPIERS	ASPIRES, CORPSES, PARESIS, PARSECS, PICAROS, PRAISES, PROCESS, PROSAIC, ROSACES, SCORIAE, SCRAPES, SCRAPIE, SOAPIER, SPACERS, SPACIER, SPIREAS*	59
9	TDSOENTAW	ATTENDS	41 – 40	WASTED	DOWNSTATE*	77
10	8 7 7 6 9 100 → 662	662 6 × 100 + 9 × 7 − (8 − 7)	51 – 50	662 6 × 100 + 9 × 7 − (8 − 7)		87
TTT	LEFTSOCK	No socks, but good legs all the same.			FETLOCKS
11	GTRIELTOS	GLITTERS	59 – 58	GLITTERS	TRIOLETS	95
12	TALEFODAN	TALONED	66 – 65	FLOATED	TENFOLD	102
13	ZRPIEGMAL	GLAZIER	73 – 65	IMAGER	EPIGRAM, IMPALER, LEMPIRA, PALMIER*	109
14	8 4 7 2 9 75 → 465	466 (8 − 2) × 75 + 9 + 7	80 – 65	—	CV: 465 = (75 − 8) × 7 − 4	119
15	LINENMASS		80 – 75	MANLINESS (15.5 seconds)		129