Episode 6023

Episode 6023 was broadcast on 31 October 2014, as part of Series 71.

George Ford played Sue Edgar, with George Ford winning 112 – 32. The Dictionary Corner guest was John Inverdale, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	George Ford	Score	Sue Edgar	Others	Max.
1	MRTRUAIME	IMMATURE	8 – 0	MATURE		8
2	FZBTAEUME	TAME	12 – 4	BEAT	BEAUT, FUMET*	13
3	25 50 75 100 7 10 → 174	174 100 + 75 − 10 + 7 + 50 ÷ 25	22 – 4	175		23
TTT	THYCLAIM	Thy claim is completely fabricated.			MYTHICAL
4	TLSIAEGHO	HOAGIES	29 – 11	SLEIGHT	GOLIATHS	31
5	EIOVTSCLX	VIOLETS	36 – 18	VIOLETS	CITOLES, COEXIST, COSTIVE, EXOTICS*	38
6	50 75 8 5 4 1 → 937	937 (50 × 75 − 8 + 5 + 1) ÷ 4	46 – 18	—		48
7	LDRPTAOEO	LEOTARD	53 – 25	TROOPED	ADOPTER, DELATOR, DROPLET, LEOPARD, PAROLED, POOTLED, PRELOAD, PROLATE, READOPT, ROOTLED, TADPOLE, TORPEDO*	55
8	NIDEOSRIG	IRONISED	61 – 25	DOSING	DERISION, DESIRING, INDIGOES, RESIDING, RESINOID, RINGSIDE, SEIGNIOR	63
9	50 100 25 75 5 6 → 814	814 ((75 + 6) × 50 × 5 + 100) ÷ 25	71 – 25	825		73
TTT	RENTSDUE	You can take them out for a drink, but not for a meal.			DENTURES
10	TRPEAECSI	PRACTISE	79 – 25	CARPETS	CRISPATE, PICRATES, RECEIPTS, SPECIATE	81
11	HBPTAEISO	phobiates ☓	79 – 32	PHOBIAS	APESHIT, ATOPIES, BAPTISE, BOATIES, BOTHIES, OPIATES*	88
12	NSTEAIWGR	ANGRIEST	87 – 32	WASTING	GANISTER, GANTRIES, INGRATES, RANGIEST, STREWING, SWEARING, SWEATING, TASERING, TWANGIER, WATERING, WRESTING	96
13	NSNVREIUO	SOUVENIR	95 – 32	SUNNIER	ENVIRONS, REUNIONS*	104
14	100 2 2 3 10 4 → 649	648 (4 × 2 + 100) × 2 × 3	102 – 32	645	RR: 649 = ((10 + 3) × 100 − 2) ÷ 2	114
15	NIGELBALL	LABELLING (2.25 seconds)	112 – 32			124