Episode 7964

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Episode 7964 was broadcast on 1 March 2023, as part of Series 87.

Tony Moore played Dan Spinks, with Dan Spinks winning 86 – 50. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jamelia, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Spinks' offering of MOULES in Round 12 was incorrectly disallowed, as MOULE on its own can be found by searching 'moule' instead of 'moules' in Oxford Dictionaries Premium; therefore the final score should have been 92 – 50.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tony Moore	Score	Dan Spinks	Others	Max.
1	YREOCDALR	corraled ☓	0 – 5	CARED	RECORDAL	8
2	VESIMETON	MOTIVES	0 – 13	MONETISE	SEMITONE	16
3	25 50 3 9 7 8 → 949	950 (7 + 9 + 3) × 50	7 – 20	950 (7 + 9 + 3) × 50	RR: 949 = (25 − (9 − 3)) × 50 − (8 − 7)	26
TTT	NUTSHANG	You'd be nuts not to hang up a dress made of this.			SHANTUNG
4	GUNALIWAR	walnut ☓	7 – 27	ANGULAR	GUARANI*, WAULING*, WAURING*	33
5	HNEATOSNH	ATONES	13 – 33	HONEST	ANNETS*, ETHNOS*, HASTEN*, HEATHS*, HENNAS*, NANTES*, NANTOS*, NEANTS*, NENTAS*, NONETS*, NOSEAN*, SANTON*, SHEATH*, SHONEN*, SONANT*, SONNET*, TENONS*, TENSON*, THANES*, TONNES*	39
6	75 25 50 100 3 6 → 412	407	13 – 43	412 6 × 75 − 50 + 100 ÷ 25 × 3		49
7	GTRAEOZNB	BRONZE	19 – 49	BANGER	BARONET, BORGATE*, NEGATOR*, REBOANT*, ZEBRANO*	56
8	MULARILAI	lumira ☓	19 – 54	MURAL	AIRMAIL, ARMILLA*	63
9	4 7 4 7 1 3 → 722	—	19 – 54	—	RR: 723 = (7 × 7 × (4 + 1) − 4) × 3	70
TTT	MYWORDIS	My word, is there any need for all this noise?			ROWDYISM
10	SEMANOAGJ	GAMES	19 – 61	MANAGES	MANGEAOS	78
11	PTNEIAURG	ERUPTING	27 – 69	REPUTING	PRUINATE, TAPERING*, UPRATING	86
12	SIMOLUWEI	MUESLI	33 – 69	moules ☓**	MILIEUS*, MOILIES*, MOULIES*	93
13	FTOUESPRT	SPOTTER	40 – 76	STOUTER	OUTSERT*, OUTSTEP*, PETROUS*, POSTURE*, POTTERS*, POUTERS*, PROFUSE*, PROTEST*, PROTEUS*, PUTTERS*, SEPTUOR*, SPOUTER*, SPUTTER*, TOUTERS*, TROUPES*	100
14	50 100 75 25 2 5 → 160	160 100 + 50 + 2 × 5	50 – 86	160 100 + 50 + 2 × 5		110
15	PADDYISLE		50 – 86		DISPLAYED	120