Episode 5383

Episode 5383 was broadcast on 25 November 2011, as part of Series 65.

Dudley Lidiard played Kirsten Thompson, with Kirsten Thompson winning 93 – 75. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tim Vine, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Dudley Lidiard	Score	Kirsten Thompson	Others	Max.
1	CTFPUEIAN	PAINT	5 – 5	PANIC	PETUNIA, PICANTE, PUNCTAE, TUNICAE, UNIFACE	7
2	GRLAIETNA	INTEGRAL	13 – 13	ALTERING	AERATING, ALERTING, ALGINATE, GERANIAL, REGALIAN, RELATING, TANGLIER, TRIANGLE	15
3	PSSMOIOED	episodes ☓	13 – 20	IMPOSES	SODOMISE*	23
4	RTWAIHXTE	WRAITH	19 – 26	WAITER	THWAITE	30
5	75 4 8 4 6 1 → 371	371 (4 + 1) × 75 − 4	29 – 36	371 (4 + 1) × 75 − 4		40
TTT	RICKPETE	Rick and Pete felt sorry for the man on strike.			PICKETER
6	LYSAEMCIR	MEASLY	29 – 44	RECLAIMS	CLAIMERS*, CREAMILY, MIRACLES	48
7	NTTJEAEVS	EVENTS	35 – 50	EVENTS	NEATEST	55
8	DTQAIETDI	TIDIED	41 – 50	DATED		61
9	RGRSEAONW	ORANGES	48 – 57	ORANGES	GROANERS, WAGONERS, WRONGERS*	69
10	100 50 7 4 10 6 → 682	684	48 – 67	682 (100 + 10) × 6 + 50 − 7 × 4		79
TTT	STARTLAW	If you want to start studying law, you'll need to work very hard.			STALWART
11	NGPDEOENF	PONGED	54 – 67	pongoed ☓	DONNEE, GENNED, OPENED, PENNED, PONGEE	85
12	SDZAOUAHB	ABASH	59 – 67	DAUB	DHABAS, OUBAAS	91
13	SCMPLOEUN	MUSCLE	65 – 73	CLUMPS	COLUMNS, COMPELS, CONSUME, COUNSEL, COUPLES, MESCLUN, PLENUMS, PLUMOSE, POUNCES, SPUMONE, UNCLOSE	98
14	50 25 9 6 4 10 → 950	950 (6 + 9 + 4) × 50	75 – 83	950 4 × 25 × 9 + 50		108
15	GENTOFSIN		75 – 93	SOFTENING (2 seconds)		118