Episode 6622

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Episode 6622 was broadcast on 12 July 2017, as part of Series 77.

Laura Marsh played Shabir Alidina, with Shabir Alidina winning 88 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Suzannah Lipscomb, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: All four targets that CECIL generated in this episode were identical to and in the same order as those generated, two days earlier.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Laura Marsh	Score	Shabir Alidina	Others	Max.
1	RLMAUIGPO	POLAR	0 – 7	GLAMOUR	LIPOGRAM*	8
2	BEGIVARTC	CAGIER	6 – 13	CAGIER	RIBCAGE*, VIBRATE, VIRGATE*	15
3	25 50 7 8 1 3 → 382	382 8 × 50 − 25 + 7	16 – 23	382 (50 + 1) × 7 + 25		25
TTT	PHONEYRAT	She wanted to find out if her partner was a phoney rat, so she set up this.			HONEYTRAP
4	KEPIRZTSA	PASTIER	23 – 30	PASTIER	PARKIEST, PRIKAZES*	33
5	LDOUTNEOP	POUTED	29 – 36	TOOLED	DUOTONE*, OPULENT, OUTDONE, PELOTON*, PLOUTED*, PONDLET*, POOTLED*, POULTED*	40
6	25 7 9 9 1 5 → 228	—	29 – 46	228 9 × 25 + 9 − 7 + 1		50
7	QLFAEANDS	LANDS	34 – 46	falsen ☓	AEFALD*, ALDEAS*, ELANDS*, FANALS*, NALEDS*, SALADE*, SANDAL, SENDAL*	56
8	DORIXOESD	DROIDS	40 – 52	SORDID	ODORISED	64
9	100 75 7 3 1 9 → 986	983	40 – 62	986 9 × 100 + 75 + 3 + 7 + 1		74
TTT	DENTPOUTS	Susie's unhappy that she didn't see the nine-letter word.			UNSPOTTED
10	HINULOTEB	UNBOLT	46 – 62	BLUNT	BOTULIN*, ELUTION*, HOTLINE*, NEOLITH*, OUTLINE	81
11	HWIANTUER	WINTER	52 – 68	RETAIN	HAURIENT, TARWHINE*, WHARENUI*	89
12	GINROPEVR	reroping ☓	52 – 75	PROVING	REPROVING	107
13	TNAIYSEAC	STAIN	52 – 81	STANCE	CYANATES, ESTANCIA*	115
14	100 3 6 5 7 1 → 910	911 (6 + 3) × 100 + 7 + 5 − 1	59 – 88	911 (6 + 3) × 100 + 7 + 5 − 1	RR: 910 = (6 × 5 + 100) × 7	125
15	AGRUBSTOP		59 – 88		GASTROPUB	135

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)