Episode 4962

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Episode 4962 was broadcast on 21 January 2010, as part of Series 62.

Oliver Garner played Mark Goodliffe, with Oliver Garner winning 81 – 75. The Dictionary Corner guest was John Stapleton, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Oliver Garner	Score	Mark Goodliffe	Others	Max.
1	EUPVRTAEP	REPUTE	6 – 6	REPEAT	EPATER*, PAREVE*, PAUPER*, PUPATE, RAPPEE*, TAPPER*, UPRATE	6
2	NAGYELTIC	ANGELIC	13 – 13	GENITAL	ANGLICE*, ELATING*, GALENIC*, GELATIN, GLYCINE*, LATENCY*, TALCING*	13
3	SSNUAOWIS	suasions ☓	13 – 19	SWAINS	SUASION	20
4	RECNONSAT	CORNETS	13 – 27	RESONANT	ANCESTOR, ENACTORS*	28
5	1 9 5 8 4 7 → 616	616 ☓	13 – 34	614 (8 × 7 + 5) × (9 + 1) + 4	RR: 616 = (5 × 4 − 9) × 7 × 8	38
TTT	CORNYHAM	There is one over here as a rule.			MONARCHY
6	SENNATNEB	BEATEN	19 – 40	BEATEN	NEATENS	45
7	KTMZUEAEM	teake ☓	19 – 45	KEEMA	KAMEEZ	51
8	IGASEPIRO	PIEROGI	26 – 52	PORGIES	SOAPIER*	58
9	MCDAEOLLE	CALLED	32 – 58	LOCALE	CADELLE, CALOMEL*	65
10	50 75 7 1 9 5 → 996	996 (75 + 50) × (7 + 1) − 9 + 5	42 – 58	—		75
TTT	SPOTCLUE	To spot the clue, just count the letters.			OCTUPLES
11	TPSFIAESY	PASTIES	49 – 65	SATISFY	FIESTAS, PATSIES*	82
12	NORBEXTED	DEBONE	55 – 65	denoter ☓	ENROBED, REDBONE*	89
13	DQMIOATDF	DIATOM	61 – 65	MOTIF		95
14	50 75 25 5 5 6 → 599	599 (25 + 75) × 6 − 5 ÷ 5	71 – 75	599 (25 + 75) × 6 − 5 ÷ 5		105
15	FORTYDIME	DEFORMITY (1 second)	81 – 75			115

External Links

• Watch this episode on YouTube (part 1) (Conundrum only)