Episode 7853

Episode 7853 was broadcast on 21 September 2022, as part of Series 86.

Alan Young played Dawn MacPhie, with Alan Young winning 117 – 82. The Dictionary Corner guest was Noreen Khan, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The solution for 743 in Round 14 was given by Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Alan Young	Score	Dawn MacPhie	Others	Max.
1	GEMINOSLT	MOLESTING	18 – 18	MOLESTING		18
2	CPBEIUSME	BEMUSE	18 – 25	PUMICES	BUMPEES*	25
3	6 9 7 6 1 3 → 205	206 ☓	18 – 32	202 9 × 7 × 3 + 6 + 6 + 1	RR: 205 = (6 × 3 + 7 + 9) × 6 + 1	35
TTT	NICEDAVE	Dave is nice and doesn't have this in his character at all.			DEVIANCE
4	SRLAIECWA	WAILERS	25 – 32	crawlies ☓	AERIALS, ECLAIRS, RILAWAS, SCALIER	42
5	RENUTIGPT	REPUTTING	43 – 32	PETTING	PUTTERING	60
6	75 25 7 4 2 3 → 141	141 (75 − 3) × 2 − (7 − 4)	53 – 42	141 (75 − 3) × 2 − (7 − 4)		70
7	SAKELOPEM	ELOPES	59 – 48	PLEASE	APLOMES, MOEPELS, PALKEES*	77
8	XZLDEEUTA	EXALTED	66 – 55	EXALTED	EXUDATE, EXULTED, LUXATED, TEAZLED	84
9	10 1 1 9 10 2 → 573	576 (10 − 2) × 9 × (10 − 1 − 1)	73 – 55	580	RR: 573 = ((10 + 9) × 10 + 1) × (1 + 2)	94
TTT	ANTITONE	It's not what you say, it's how you say it.			INTONATE
10	NJROAESPE	PERSONA	80 – 55	PARSON	PERAEONS*, PERSONAE	102
11	TANORIETD	RATIONED	88 – 63	RATIONED	ANTIDOTE, ATTORNED, DERATION, NADORITE, NITRATED, ORDINATE, RODENTIA, TENTORIA, TETANOID	110
12	HWTAIUGRO	RAGOUT	94 – 69	GROWTH	ROUGHIT*, WARTHOG, WROUGHT	117
13	FENOCEYIS	NIECES	100 – 75	FENCES	INFOSEC, SENECIO*	124
14	50 100 6 7 6 9 → 743	742 (100 + 6) × 7	107 – 82	744 100 × 7 + 50 − 6	RR: 743 = (9 + 6) × 50 − 7	134
15	SAWHISBAN	WASHBASIN (6.5 seconds)	117 – 82			144