Episode 7969

Episode 7969 was broadcast on 8 March 2023, as part of Series 87.

Dan Spinks played Simon Higgins, with Simon Higgins winning 72 – 65. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ore Oduba, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

An outtake of Round 12 where Colin Murray broke his pen was revealed on Twitter in end-January, 1.5 months before the episode aired. [1]

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Dan Spinks	Score	Simon Higgins	Others	Max.
1	RAGINESNO	ORANGES	0 – 8	EARNINGS	REASONING	18
2	WNBEINLEA	WINNABLE	8 – 8	baline ☓	BIENNALE*	26
3	25 100 50 75 5 10 → 563	563 100 × 5 + 75 − 10 − 50 ÷ 25	18 – 8	572		36
TTT	GOREDBAT	It sounds like Humphrey wasn't up for sharing.			BOGARTED
4	UTGDAOPET	POTTAGE	25 – 8	GUTTED	OPTATED, OUTDATE, OUTGATE	43
5	SATVUREIS	VIRTUES	32 – 15	STRIVES	ARSIEST, SATIRES, SAURIES, STARVES, STEVIAS, STIVERS, SUASIVE, SUAVEST, SUITERS, TUSSIVE, VERISTS*, VIRUSES	50
6	6 10 2 4 8 9 → 886	882	32 – 25	886 (9 + 2) × 10 × 8 + 6		60
7	RUTAMELRI	MALTIER	39 – 32	TRAILER	RURALITE*	68
8	HNGEOSIAL	healings ☓	39 – 40	LEASHING	GASOLINE, HALOGENS, SHEALING*, SHOALING	76
9	25 75 50 100 2 4 → 222	223 ☓	39 – 47	221 100 × 2 + 25 − 4	Best: 222 = (100 × 4 + 50) ÷ 2 − 75 ÷ 25	86
TTT	COILCRAB	Addicted to potatoes? No, it's the soap.			CARBOLIC
10	SWSHIUOTY	WISH	39 – 53	SWISHY	WHOSITS*	93
11	SANODUREA	RESOUND	46 – 60	RESOUND	ADENOUS, AROUSED, ASUNDER, DANSEUR, DOUANES, ENDUROS, RADEAUS, RONDEAU, SOUNDER	100
12	KFRTIASER	STRIKER	53 – 67	STRIKER	ARTSIER, FAIREST, FARTERS, FRATERS, FRISKER, FRISKET, KERRIAS, RAFTERS, RIFARTS, SARKIER, SKIRRET, STARKER, STRAFER, TARRIES, TARSIER*	107
13	DAFOLIBUL	FOLIA	58 – 72	FLAIL	AIDFUL, ALFOIL, BIFOLD, FIBULA*	113
14	25 10 9 3 8 2 → 526	525 (10 + 3 + 8) × 25	65 – 72	—	RR: 526 = (25 × 3 − 9) × 8 − 2	123
15	FRIZASHOR		65 – 72		RAZORFISH	133