Episode 7845

Episode 7845 was broadcast on 8 September 2022, as part of Series 86.

Joseph Bartram played Adam Brown, with Joseph Bartram winning 71 – 31. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nina Wadia, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The solution in Round 14 was given by Colin Murray.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Joseph Bartram	Score	Adam Brown	Others	Max.
1	BEPOLATIH	HOPLITE	7 – 0	pilate ☓	PHILOBAT*	8
2	STEOFMRIN	INFORMS	14 – 0	FOSTER	ENSIFORM, FERMIONS, RIMSTONE	16
3	25 3 3 8 9 1 → 821	827	14 – 10	821 (3 × 8 + 9) × 25 − 3 − 1		26
TTT	MINIBLOG	He's not drunk, but he's on his knees at the bar.			LIMBOING
4	DUEGDNIEQ	QUEEN	14 – 16	GUIDED	DEEDING, DEIGNED, GUIDEED	33
5	SUTODILER	SOLITUDE	22 – 24	OUTLIERS	DELIROUS, DILUTERS, ETOURDIS, OUTRIDES, OUTSIDER, STUDLIER	41
6	100 75 2 7 9 3 → 740	739 ☓	22 – 31	741 (3 + 7) × 75 − 9	RR: 740 = (100 − 2 − 3) × 7 + 75	51
7	CIREMALET	METRICAL	30 – 31	CREMATE	MATERIEL*	59
8	GJCIOAYTR	RATIO	35 – 31	gaitor ☓	ACTORY, AORTIC, COTIJA, ORGIAC*, TRAGIC	65
9	50 10 3 1 8 10 → 743	741 (8 − 3 + 10) × 50 − (10 − 1)	42 – 31	743 ☓	RR: 743 = (8 × 10 − 1) × 10 − 50 + 3	75
TTT	VETREELS	They sound like fake cow skin, but they're real hares.			LEVERETS
10	IEFNDROAD	FIRENADO	50 – 31	FINDER	ORDAINED	83
11	MESATUPOS	STEAMS	56 – 31	passout ☓	EMPUSAS, MOPUSES, MUTASES, OMATSUS, OSMATES, OUTPASS, PASTOSE, PETASOS, PETASUS, POSTEAS, STUPOSE	90
12	RAUSNTEAE	NATURES	63 – 31	sautee ☓	ARSENATE, NAUSEATE, SERENATA, URANATES*	98
13	GOTAREPOS	PORTAGES	71 – 31	STORAGE	POTAGERS, ROOTAGES	106
14	100 25 8 9 3 5 → 260	—	71 – 31	260 ☓	RR: 260 = (3 − (9 − 8)) × (100 + 25 + 5)	116
15	RATOWNERS		71 – 31		NARROWEST	126