Episode 5803

Episode 5803 was broadcast on 31 October 2013, as part of Series 69.

Joe Branker played Alan Young, with Alan Young winning 83 – 56. The Dictionary Corner guest was Mark Foster, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Joe Branker	Score	Alan Young	Others	Max.
1	EODCRIMEA	CREAMED	7 – 0	CODER	MEDIOCRE	8
2	TRLEAERGU	GREATER	7 – 8	REGULATE	URETERAL*	16
3	50 1 8 8 9 6 → 342	342 (8 − 1) × 50 − 8	17 – 18	342 (50 + 8 − 1) × 6		26
TTT	ONECRISP	Plot to steal the church tower, perhaps?			CONSPIRE
4	VHMEAOKRI	MOVIE	22 – 23	MAKER	HOKIER, HOMIER, KHIMAR, MOHAIR, OAKIER, RAMKIE	32
5	HLTEOPIRT	POTTIER	22 – 31	HELIPORT		40
6	75 25 4 5 3 4 → 575	575 25 × 4 × 5 + 75	32 – 41	575 (4 + 4) × 75 − 25		50
7	DXMEAUBNF	BEAN	32 – 47	NUMBED	UNMADE	56
8	HTNEIOLFE	FINE	36 – 47	folient ☓	HOTLINE, OLEFINE*	63
9	75 4 6 8 4 7 → 519	—	36 – 57	519 7 × 75 − 6		73
TTT	ONESLIFE	One's life could be spent in jail for too many of these.			FELONIES
10	TYSOEONDE	tooned ☓	36 – 63	STONED	DENOTES	80
11	NSAOGPEIG	PONGS	36 – 70	GASPING	SEAGOING*	88
12	DOWSTEOVA	WASTED	42 – 76	STOWED	AVOWED, OVATES, SOOTED, STAVED, STOVED, VADOSE	94
13	OIAGNBORR	BARRING	49 – 83	ROARING	BORONIA*	101
14	75 100 7 1 3 2 → 892	893 (2 + 1) × 3 × 100 − 7	56 – 83	893 ☓	Best: 892 = ((75 + 3) × 7 − 100) × 2	111
15	MANGRIPIT	primating ☓ (29.75 seconds)	56 – 83		IMPARTING	121