Difference between revisions of "Episode 6389"

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Episode 6389 was broadcast on 1 July 2016, as part of Series 75.

During the Dictionary Corner anecdote break, Culshaw notably presented a set of rap-style lyrics that he had written for the Countdown clock music.

Rnd	Selection	Andrew Fenton	Score	Michael Hawkins	Others	Max.
1	DUSREWLIH	WHIRLED	7 – 0	lushier ☓	HURDLES, REWILDS, SWIRLED, WILDERS	7
2	TQRTAOALE	LATTER	13 – 6	RATTLE	AREOLA, LOTTER, ROTATE, TOTARA	13
3	25 50 4 3 7 6 → 557	557 (7 + 4) × 50 + 25 − 6 × 3	23 – 6	556		23
TTT	ALLBEANO	You can borrow it by all means, but I'll definitely want it back.			LOANABLE
4	CSRHIUAOD	cardios ☓	23 – 12	RADIOS	ACOURIS, ACRIOUS, AUROCHS, CARIOUS, CHADORS, CURIOSA, HAIRDOS, ORCHIDS, RADIOUS, SARCOID	30
5	MSREIUFKS	FUSSIER	30 – 19	MUSKIER	MUSIKERS*	38
6	75 1 9 8 4 2 → 661	661 ☓	30 – 29	661 9 × 75 − (8 + 4 + 2)		48
7	BNAMIEFGT	BEATING	37 – 36	BEATING	AMBIENT, BEAMING, FIGMENT, MEATING, MEGABIT, MINTAGE, TEAMING, TEGMINA*	55
8	BTLRUIOAG	BRUTAL	43 – 36	RATIO	BAILOUT, BATGIRL, OBITUAL, ORBITAL*	62
9	100 25 4 2 1 9 → 756	765 4 × 2 × 100 − 25 − 9 − 1	48 – 36	—	RR: 756 = (100 + 25 + 1) × (4 + 2)	72
TTT	TUBALEAF	Talk at length about the one that got away.			FABULATE
10	ZSTSIEUAD	STUDIES	55 – 36	daziest ☓	ADITUSES*, DEUTZIAS	80
11	NONIRSPON	ONIONS	61 – 36	SPOON	OPSONIN, PORIONS*	87
12	MRAIPDEAY	impared ☓	61 – 36	impared ☓	DAYMARE, PAREMIA, PYAEMIA*, PYRAMID	94
13	DNGILERAS	DEALINGS	69 – 44	READINGS	DRAGLINES, RELADINGS*	112
14	75 4 2 8 5 3 → 955	955 (8 + 5) × 75 − (3 + 2) × 4	79 – 54	955 (8 + 5) × 75 − (3 + 2) × 4		122
15	CHICNURSE	crunchies ☓ (1.67 seconds)	79 – 54		SCRUNCHIE	132

Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1) (anecdote break only; Culshaw's clock music lyrics)

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 [[Andrew Fenton]] played [[Michael Hawkins]], with Andrew Fenton winning {{score|79|54}}. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Jon Culshaw]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]].
+During the [[Dictionary Corner]] anecdote break, Culshaw notably presented a set of rap-style lyrics that he had written for the ''Countdown'' [[clock music]].
 ==Rounds==
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 {{R-conundrum|15|CHICNURSE|c1time=1.67|c1sol=crunchies {{x}}|sol=SCRUNCHIE|79|54|132}}
 {{Rounds-end}}
+==External Links==
+{{YouTube|XBTzyGO4dw0}} (anecdote break only; Culshaw's clock music lyrics)
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