Episode 8429

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Episode 8429 was broadcast on 13 January 2025, as part of Series 91.

Mike Le-Surf played George Telford, with George Telford winning 102 – 72. The Dictionary Corner guest was Sunetra Sarker, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Mike Le-Surf	Score	George Telford	Others	Max.
1	TLSMEOERA	MELTERS	0 – 8	OLEASTER	ELASTOMER	18
2	GDROUTEFN	GROUTED	7 – 15	FRONTED	FOREGUT*, FORTUNE, FOUNDER*, GRUNTED*, GUERDON*, REFOUND*, TONGUED*, TRUDGEN*, UNDERGO*	25
3	25 50 75 100 5 10 → 296	295 75 ÷ 25 × 100 − 5	14 – 15	300	RR: 296 = (75 × 100 − 10 ÷ 5 × 50) ÷ 25	35
TTT	ACORNLUG	If you drop it, you might hear this sound.The clue is referring to the phrase "drop a clanger".			CLANGOUR
4	MPANIGTEN	PANTING	21 – 22	PANTING	ANTEING*, ANTIGEN*, GENTIAN*, MEANING*, MINTAGE*, NEAPING*, PIGMEAN*, PIGMENT*, PINNATE*, TAMPING*, TEAMING*, TEGMINA*, TEMPING	42
5	CHLQUIAES	QUICHES	28 – 29	SQUELCH	CAIQUES*, CALQUES*, CLAQUES*, CLIQUES, QUAICHS*, QUALIES*	49
6	25 9 4 6 3 1 → 640	—	28 – 36	637 (6 × 4 + 1) × 25 + 9 + 3	RR: 640 = (25 − 9) × 4 × (6 + 3 + 1)	59
7	THCROEALU	OUTREACH	36 – 44	OUTREACH	ARCHLUTE*, CHELATOR*, CHLORATE*, TROCHLEA	67
8	OAIFBSWES	BOWIES	42 – 50	BIASES	BOWSIES	74
9	25 100 50 75 9 5 → 627	625 (100 + 25) × 5	49 – 57	625 (9 + 5) × 50 − 75	RR: 627 = (75 − 100 ÷ 50) × 9 − 25 − 5	84
TTT	HAIRKISS	You might enter these on an Indian river.			SHIKARIS
10	NSDOIELNS	LIONESS	56 – 64	LIONESS	DOLINES*, INSOLES*, LESIONS, LINDENS*, NELSONS*, OLDNESS, SONNIES*	91
11	PGBROUEOT	PURGE	56 – 70	BROGUE	BOOGER*, BURGOO*, GOOBER*, OUBOET*, POOTER*, POUTER*, REBOOT*, ROUGET*, TROUPE*, UPROOT	97
12	VNCAEODMI	connived ☓	56 – 76	NOVICE	COMEDIAN, DAEMONIC*, DEMONIAC*, VIDEOCAM*, VOIDANCE*	105
13	GMLREUAWD	MAULED	62 – 82	GLARED	ARGUED*, AULDER*, DERMAL*, GALDEM*, GULDER*, LARGED*, MARLED*, MAULER, MEDLAR*, MURAGE*, REMUDA*, WARMED*, WAULED*	111
14	75 5 2 8 3 1 → 212	212 3 × 75 − 8 − 5	72 – 92	212 3 × 75 − 8 − 5		121
15	FITALIENN		72 – 102	INFANTILE (3 seconds)		131