Episode 5552

Episode 5552 was broadcast on 21 September 2012, as part of Series 67.

Liam Shaw played Colin McBeth, with Liam Shaw winning 99 – 75. The Dictionary Corner guest was Kate Adie, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Liam Shaw	Score	Colin McBeth	Others	Max.
1	UPCALNOIT	CAPTION	7 – 7	CAPTION	ACUPOINT*, PLATONIC, PLUTONIC	8
2	RNOAUZDSO	AROUND	13 – 13	ADORNS	NARDOOS*	15
3	LPIEFIONM	FLIP	13 – 18	FELON	MOLINE, OILMEN, OLEFIN, PINOLE	21
4	TRDEOETSI	STORIED	20 – 25	TESTIER	ROSETTED, TETRODES, TIREDEST*	29
5	100 50 9 6 8 5 → 681	681 100 × 6 + 8 × 5 + 50 − 9	30 – 25	680		39
TTT	OSTEOPAT	You can see their eyes when they shoot.			POTATOES
6	PRSUAENCK	UNPACKS	37 – 25	PRANKS	UNPACKERS*	57
7	EMIWVAJHG	GAVE	37 – 30	WEIGH	AWEIGH	63
8	NTSIOEXDR	RODENTS	44 – 30	TIDES	DEXTRIN, EDITORS, INDORSE, ORIENTS, ROSINED, SNORTED, SORTIED, STEROID, STONIER, STORIED, TRIODES	70
9	HNAILESWT	INHALES	51 – 37	INHALES	ELASTIN, ENTAILS, INWALES, LATEISH, SALIENT, SALTINE, SHAWLIE, SLAINTE, WAHINES, WHISTLE, WHITENS	77
10	25 10 3 6 9 2 → 253	253 10 × 25 + 3	61 – 47	253 10 × 25 + 3		87
TTT	RETAILIT	Do they read a load of rubbish?			LITERATI
11	IDCEGYONT	COINED	67 – 53	DOTING	DECOYING	95
12	BNUEOPSEV	BONES	72 – 58	BONUS	PEONES, VENOUS, VENUES	101
13	RAELOBRTD	ABORTED	79 – 65	BOARDER	BLOATED, BLOATER, BROADER, DELATOR, LEOTARD, REALTOR, REBOARD, RELATOR, RETABLO	108
14	100 7 6 1 7 9 → 133	133 7 × 6 − 9 + 100	89 – 75	133 7 × 6 − 9 + 100		118
15	ICETARGET	CIGARETTE (14.75 seconds)	99 – 75			128