Episode 5859

Episode 5859 was broadcast on 31 January 2014, as part of Series 70.

Andy Gardner played Gerry Beirne, with Andy Gardner winning 97 – 78. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nicki Chapman, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andy Gardner	Score	Gerry Beirne	Others	Max.
1	PTREUDANL	PRUDENT	7 – 7	PLANTED	PENDULAR*	8
2	TNSREIANY	TANNERS	14 – 7	restain ☓	TYRANNIES*, TYRANNISE	26
3	25 50 1 5 2 6 → 915	917 (50 + 25 + 1) × 6 × 2 + 5	21 – 7	920	RR: 915 = (50 × 6 + 5) × (2 + 1)	36
TTT	ONETRACE	One could trace this back to a certain orange vegetable.			CAROTENE
4	TDRSEOILP	SPOILER	28 – 14	SPOILED	DIOPTRES, DROPLETS, RIPOSTED	44
5	SMAOQRMIN	MINORS	34 – 20	MANORS	MANOIRS	51
6	75 8 3 5 2 10 → 448	448 (8 − (5 − 3)) × 75 − 2	44 – 30	448 (8 − 2) × 75 − (5 − 3)		61
7	SZTEUCTOP	CUTEST	44 – 37	OUTSTEP		68
8	SDBHEOEOS	BOSSED	50 – 43	BOSSED	HOBOES, SHOOED*	74
9	50 100 5 8 10 8 → 841	840 (100 + 5) × 8	57 – 50	840 100 × 8 + 50 − 10		81
TTT	LIPSPICE	If you needed to get about, these women were just the ticket.			CLIPPIES
10	VFCGAIEDM	IMAGED	63 – 56	IMAGED	MEDIVAC*	88
11	SGMOAETXD	MOATED	69 – 62	MASTED	DOTAGES*	95
12	LNGTAEORI	RELATING	77 – 62	TEARING	ALERTING, ALTERING, GELATION, GERANIOL, INTEGRAL, LEGATION, ORIENTAL, REGIONAL, RELATION, TANGLIER, TRIANGLE, TRIGONAL*	103
13	FPUWSAELR	WEARS	77 – 68	PULSAR	EARFULS, FELSPAR, FERULAS, PERUSAL, PURFLES, REFUSAL	110
14	50 6 9 5 9 4 → 889	889 (9 + 9) × 50 − (6 + 5)	87 – 78	889 (9 + 9) × 50 − (6 + 5)		120
15	DREMOTION	MONITORED (13.75 seconds)	97 – 78			130