Episode 7377

Episode 7377 was broadcast on 29 October 2020, as part of Series 82.

Damien Doughty played Andy Lyon, with Damien Doughty winning 97 – 64. The Dictionary Corner guest was Colin Murray, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Damien Doughty	Score	Andy Lyon	Others	Max.
1	YPNJEAURS	PRUNES	6 – 0	spurns ☓	PRUNASE, PYRANES, UNPRAYS*	7
2	EOULMHIYR	HOMELY	12 – 6	HOURLY	HELIUM, HEROUM, HOLIER, HOMIER, HOMILY, HUMERI, HURLEY, LOURIE, MOILER, MOILEY, MOULIE, MULIER, MURLIE, OILERY, RHEUMY	13
3	100 2 9 5 1 5 → 554	554 (100 + 9 + 2) × 5 − 1	22 – 16	554 (5 + 1) × 9 + 5 × 100		23
TTT	NANCYAEON	Nancy took an aeon to get ready this morning, much to my dismay.			ANNOYANCE
4	PSEOACFBE	SPACE	22 – 22	ESCAPE	FAECES, PEACES, SCOPAE	29
5	NRFNAOEIM	MOANIER	29 – 29	FOREMAN	FERMION, FIREMAN, FOAMIER, FORAMEN, INFERNO, MONERAN, MORAINE, NONAMER, ROMAINE*	36
6	50 75 3 9 2 2 → 267	267 75 × 3 + 50 − (9 − 2 ÷ 2)	39 – 29	268		46
7	DKTLAEIAC	DIALECT	46 – 36	TACKLED	ALCAIDE, CATLIKE, CITADEL, DELTAIC, EDICTAL*, TICKLED	53
8	EINTOPESD	POINTED	53 – 43	POINTED	PENTOSIDE*	71
9	75 3 9 2 1 5 → 247	247 (75 + 9) × 3 − 5	63 – 43	—		81
TTT	WARBLEOAT	His new computer came preloaded with lots of unwanted programs.			BLOATWARE
10	AIRSDEIDN	DRAINED	70 – 50	SANDIER	DIARISED, SARDINED	89
11	TQGBSEOAR	BOASTER	77 – 57	STORAGE	BOATERS, BOGARTS, BORAGES, BORATES, BORGATE, GABERTS, GABSTER, OBERTAS, ORGEATS, REBATOS, TOERAGS	96
12	IEOLRSTID	lordiest ☓	77 – 57	stonier ☓	SIDEROTIL*	114
13	TNREOIVNC	INVERT	77 – 64	CONVERT	CONNIVER, CONTRIVE, INVENTOR, NOVERINT	122
14	1 3 3 9 4 8 → 652	652 3 × 3 × 8 × 9 + 4	87 – 64	649		132
15	GINRUMBLE	LUMBERING (5.5 seconds)	97 – 64			142