Episode 7374

Episode 7374 was broadcast on 26 October 2020, as part of Series 82.

Scott Vickers played Damien Doughty, with Damien Doughty winning 84 – 75. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jay Rayner, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Scott Vickers	Score	Damien Doughty	Others	Max.
1	DACHEPROG	CHARGED	7 – 7	PARCHED	PROACHED*	8
2	TSMIEUSLI	SLIMIEST	15 – 7	MISSILE	SMILIEST*, UTILISES	16
3	75 9 5 10 1 8 → 550	549	15 – 17	550 75 × 8 − 10 × 5		26
TTT	NORAOFTEN	Nora would often grab 40 winks at this time of day.			AFTERNOON
4	NVCWROEAM	CREWMAN	22 – 17	MOANER	OVERMAN, ROMANCE	33
5	TOBNESITE	BONIEST	29 – 24	BONIEST	BETONIES, BINETTES, BOTTINES, NOISETTE, TEOSINTE*	41
6	8 7 10 7 9 9 → 944	942	29 – 31	945 (9 × 10 + 8 + 7) × 9	RR: 944 = ((10 + 7) × 7 − 9 ÷ 9) × 8	51
7	YAPFONIXT	POINTY	35 – 37	POINTY	PONTIFY*	58
8	SGYDUOEBN	BUDGES	41 – 43	BOUNDS	BEDUNGS*, BYGONES	65
9	50 7 10 3 6 10 → 673	—	41 – 53	673 (50 + 7 + 10) × 10 + 3		75
TTT	CIRCAFOIL	She was on a diet, so had some fruit instead of one of these desserts.			CALORIFIC
10	CLJRAIEOT	CLARET	41 – 60	ARTICLE	LORICATE	83
11	DEWSAHMUR	SWARMED	48 – 67	SWARMED	MAHEWUS, REMUDAS	90
12	VCGDEIOPS	pigeons ☓	48 – 67	codges ☓	COPIED, COPIES, COSIED, DOGIES, GEODIC, GODISE, OGIVES, PODGES, POGIES, POISED, POSIED, PSOCID, SCOPED, SPICED, SPODIC, VESPID, VIDEOS, VOICED, VOICES	96
13	ZRATIEFNM	FAINTER	55 – 74	FAINTER	FIREMAN, MERANTI, MINARET, RAIMENT, RETZIAN	103
14	75 1 5 6 10 3 → 540	540 (75 − (6 + 1) × 3) × 10	65 – 84	540 (6 + 1) × 75 + 10 + 5		113
15	CANNEDHUG	UNCHANGED (13.5 seconds)	75 – 84			123