Episode 7509

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Episode 7509 was broadcast on 17 May 2021, as part of Series 83.

Neil McLelland played Cindy Burfoot, with Cindy Burfoot winning 91 – 65. The presenter was Nick Hewer, the Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Madeley, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Neil McLelland	Score	Cindy Burfoot	Others	Max.
1	MRSAEALCU	SCREAM	0 – 7	MACULAR	ALMACURS*, CAESURAL*, CARAMELS, MACERALS*, MACLURAS*, MUSELAAR*	8
2	NEMEBSIGV	SEEMING	7 – 7	BEINGS	NEMBIES*	15
3	5 6 3 4 1 8 → 334	335 ☓	7 – 14	335 6 × 8 × (4 + 3) − 1	RR: 334 = (4 × 8 + 5) × (6 + 3) + 1	25
TTT	RITANUTS	Everywhere Rita looked, she saw nuts; it was the wrong sort of camp.			NATURIST
4	NDOMORIFG	MOORING	14 – 21	ROOFING	FORDOING*	33
5	SCSAOEDHR	crosshead ☓	14 – 28	CRASHED	SADCORES*	41
6	50 8 6 3 9 10 → 688	688 (3 × 6 + 50) × 10 + 8	24 – 38	688 (6 + 8) × 50 − (9 + 3)​		51
7	KPTAOELFY	FLAKEY	30 – 44	FOETAL	FEALTY*, FLOATY, FOLATE*, KEYPAL*, PELOTA*, TEAPOY	57
8	RNURETICD	crudite ☓	30 – 51	CURRIED	INCURRED*, INTRUDER*, REINDUCT*	65
9	9 8 3 7 10 4 → 631	631 9 × 7 × 10 + 4 − 3​	40 – 61	631 9 × 7 × 10 + 4 − 3​		75
TTT	NUDELUMP	It's not a nude lump, but it hangs down and swings both ways.			PENDULUM
10	SRATIPEGT	GRAPIEST	48 – 61	PIRATES		83
11	PSNEOALRL	POLLERS	48 – 69	PERSONAL	LLANEROS*, PALLONES*, PSORALEN*	91
12	DVOTENASO	ADVENTS	55 – 76	ADVENTS	ODONATES	99
13	TBPIEEWLT	wittle ☓	55 – 81	TWEET	BLEWIT, PEEWIT, PELITE*, PETITE*, PETTLE*, PIELET*, PITTLE*, WETTIE*	105
14	100 9 2 10 5 4 → 793	793 (100 − 4 × 5) × 10 − (9​ − 2)	65 – 91	793 2 × 4 × 100 − (9​ − 10 ÷ 5)		115
15	UTTERDISS		65 – 91		STURDIEST	125