Episode 5816

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Episode 5816 was broadcast on 19 November 2013, as part of Series 69.

Simon Whiteley played Philip Creed, with Philip Creed winning 87 – 81. The Dictionary Corner guest was Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Simon Whiteley	Score	Philip Creed	Others	Max.
1	UOEMDBKSA	ABUSED	6 – 6	MASKED	ABODES*, ADOBES*, AMUSED*, BASKED*, BOAKED*, BUSKED, DAUBES*, DEMOBS*, DUMBOS, DUMKAS*, MEDUSA*, MOUSED*, ODEUMS*, SMOKED*, SOAKED*	6
2	TZBIEMSAN	STAMEN	6 – 13	ZANIEST	AMBIENT*, BASINET*, BATSMEN*, BEZANTS*, INMATES*, MAINEST*, MAZIEST, MESTIZA*	13
3	25 75 50 6 6 10 → 434	434 75 × 6 − 10 − 6	16 – 23	434 (50 − 6) × 10 − 6		23
TTT	THEYDEAL	They deal with their differences in a noisy way.			HEATEDLY
4	WGSIEOQTP	POSTIE	22 – 29	POSTIE	EGOIST*, SPIGOT, STOGIE*	29
5	IEADNGPTH	HEADING	29 – 36	HEATING	HEAPING*, PAINTED, PATHING*, PINHEAD*, PITHEAD*	36
6	100 4 9 9 3 5 → 573	572 ☓	29 – 36	571 ☓	RR: 573 = (9 + 9 − 4 + 100) × 5 + 3	46
7	EUASDMLCO	MODULES	36 – 36	CALMED	LEUCOMAS*, MUSCADEL	54
8	JTCIAUNLE	LANCET	42 – 36	JAUNT	CUTLINE, LUNATIC, TUNICAE*, TUNICLE*	61
9	50 75 25 5 10 4 → 114	114 75 + 25 + 10 + 4	52 – 46	114 75 + 25 + 10 + 4		71
TTT	NILTREES	He pays close attention to the magazine, perhaps?			LISTENER
10	GRHUOSRAF	ROUGHS	58 – 52	ROUGHS	GOURAS*, RUGOSA, SHOFAR*	77
11	EIAEPTRSH	HEARTIES	66 – 52	PASTIER	THERAPIES*, THERAPISE*	95
12	NRMIAOLRE	MORAINE	73 – 59	MANLIER	AILERON*, ALMONER, ARMOIRE*, LOAMIER*, LORIMER*, LORINER*, MARINER*, MARLINE, MINERAL, RAILMEN*, ROMAINE*	102
13	AOINTYRLE	RELATION	81 – 67	RELATION	INTERLAY, ORIENTAL, ORNATELY*	110
14	3 7 10 6 2 9 → 523	523 ☓	81 – 77	523 9 × 6 × 10 − 7 × 2 − 3		120
15	ROOTBINGE		81 – 87	REBOOTING (1.5 seconds)		130