Episode 7953

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Episode 7953 was broadcast on 14 February 2023, as part of Series 87.

Andrew Barrett played Peter McQuillan, with Peter McQuillan winning 94 – 87. The Dictionary Corner guest was Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

The episode was heavily affected by a technical failure which occurred near the end of Round 5. Upon resuming, it restarted just before Round 4 while the second ad break had no ads at all. EPGs were updated, meaning that the programme finished around fourteen minutes later than usual.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andrew Barrett	Score	Peter McQuillan	Others	Max.
1	SJIGAESTW	AGEISTS	7 – 7	JIGSAWS		7
2	RPOETMANI	PRIMATE	14 – 14	OPERANT	PROTAMINE	25
3	25 50 6 2 3 10 → 470	470 10 × 50 − 6 × (3 + 2)	24 – 24	470 (50 − 3) × 10		35
TTT	NUTLOSER	It follows the sun; flip the fish over.			TURNSOLE
4	GSEOHRETI	THEORIES	32 – 24	GORIEST	HOGSTEER*, ISOTHERE*, OTHERISE*, THEORISE	43
5	MRTUOBELI	TROUBLE	39 – 31	TUMBLER	EMBROIL*, MORBLEU*, MOTLIER*, MOULTER*, OUTLIER, REBUILT*, TEMBLOR*, TERBIUM*, TIMBREL*, TUMBREL*, TUMBRIL*, TURMOIL*	50
6	25 75 3 2 6 10 → 951	950 (25 + 75 − 3 − 2) × 10	46 – 31	945	RR: 951 = (75 × 6 + 10 + 3) × 2 + 25	60
7	RTWEONABS	BARONETS	54 – 39	BARONETS	BANEWORTS*	78
8	ZDIEAHNAT	DETAIN	60 – 45	HINTED	THANDAI*	85
9	25 75 2 4 7 9 → 498	498 (9 − 4) × (75 + 25) − 2	70 – 45	500		95
TTT	NAILROOM	Spot this and you've got a one-track mind.			MONORAIL
10	VSEIMYASE	MAISES	70 – 52	MASSIVE	MAVISES*, MISEASE*, MYIASES*	102
11	NLKUAROID	INROAD	70 – 59	ORDINAL	DIURNAL, LORDKIN*, NAILROD*, NODULAR, RODINAL*	109
12	XLAETOPCU	COUPLET	70 – 67	COPULATE	OCTUPLEX*, OUTPLACE*	117
13	SQALOERGN	ANGLERS	77 – 74	LOANERS	GAOLERS*, GOALERS*, LANGERS*, LARGENS*, ONAGERS*, ORANGES, RAGLENS*, RANGLES*, RELOANS*	124
14	25 100 9 4 2 7 → 311	311 (7 − 4) × 100 + 2 + 9	87 – 84	311 (7 − 4) × 100 + 2 + 9		134
15	BANDITCUE		87 – 94	INCUBATED (4 seconds)		144