Episode 7342

Episode 7342 was broadcast on 10 September 2020, as part of Series 82.

Archana Desurkar played Mike Sutton, with Archana Desurkar winning 91 – 89. The Dictionary Corner guest was Paul Zenon, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Notably, Rounds 11 and 12 contained eight of the same letters, disregarding their order.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Archana Desurkar	Score	Mike Sutton	Others	Max.
1	DCLEOIDXE	DOCILE	6 – 6	EXILED	CEILED, CODDLE, COILED, COLDIE, DECIDE, DECILE, DECODE, ELIDED*	6
2	VPSEAWCOR	COVERS	12 – 12	COWERS	COWPEAS, OVERSAW, PEACOWS, REAVOWS	13
3	75 100 9 3 5 10 → 197	197 10 ÷ 5 × 100 − 3	22 – 22	197 10 + 9 + 3 + 75 + 100		23
TTT	STANDMEUP	He'd been all over the world, but not according to his passport.			UNSTAMPED
4	STSEIBJGA	AGISTS	28 – 28	SAGEST	AGEISTS, BAGSIES, BASIJES	30
5	YLFEOETUM	flouty ☓	28 – 34	OUTFLY	TOMEFUL*	37
6	100 1 5 9 4 10 → 405	405 100 × 4 + 5	38 – 44	405 4 × 100 + 5		47
7	PZDAIUGRE	PRIZED	38 – 51	PUDGIER	GAUDIER, GAUZIER, PAGURID, UPGRADE	54
8	NTMAOPKIY	POINTY	44 – 57	TOPMAN	APTONYM, MAINTOP, TAMPION, TYMPANI*	61
9	50 100 4 5 6 8 → 968	964 (5 + 4) × 100 + 50 + 8 + 6	51 – 57	—	RR: 968 = (100 − 4 − 8) × (6 + 5)	71
TTT	YESSHECAN	Yes, she can dance all night long, but tomorrow she'll suffer with this.			ACHEYNESS
10	LSNEADVOF	SLAVED	51 – 64	FONDLES	FLAVONES	79
11	NSRIEOTCA	REACTIONS	69 – 64	CORNIEST	ACTIONERS, ACTORINES, CREATIONS, NARCOTISE*	97
12	NTRIOLCEA	CREATION	77 – 72	CREATION	ACROLEIN, ACTIONER, ACTORINE, CILANTRO, CLARINET, COLINEAR, CONTRAIL, LONICERA, LORICATE, NOETICAL, ORIENTAL, REACTION, RELATION, ROTALINE	105
13	RTHOIEQDC	DITCHER	84 – 79	CORDITE	ORTHIDE, THEORIC, THEROID, TORCHED*	112
14	75 2 10 5 2 7 → 774	775 (75 + 2) × 10 + 5	91 – 79	777	RR: 774 = (75 + 2) × 10 + 7 − 5 + 2	122
15	PERRYBARS		91 – 89	RASPBERRY (5 seconds)		132