Episode 5543

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Episode 5543 was broadcast on 13 August 2012, as part of Series 67.

Grant Waters played Neil Jenner, with Grant Waters winning 100 – 42. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dave Myers, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Grant Waters	Score	Neil Jenner	Others	Max.
1	NGREIASPE	SEEPING	0 – 8	SPEARING	SPREEING*	8
2	DOITRGENT	GOITRED	7 – 15	DOTTING	DOTTIER, ERODING*, GENITOR*, GITTERN*, GRITTED*, GROINED*, IGNORED*, REDOING*, RETTING*, ROTTING, TRIDENT*, TRIGONE*, TRITONE*	15
3	ZNTPOAEIL	ELATION	14 – 15	PLANET	OPALINE*, PANTILE*, POLENTA, TOENAIL*	22
4	DFALEAORT	DEFLATOR	22 – 15	FARTED		30
5	75 6 9 8 5 5 → 647	647 (6 + 75) × 8 − 5 ÷ 5	32 – 25	647 (6 + 75) × 8 − 5 ÷ 5		40
TTT	GLIBSTAN	Stan was very glib, he just had a telling off!			BLASTING
6	TMAORSECI	AMORTISE	40 – 25	COASTER	ATOMISER, MATRICES*, MORTICES*	48
7	HRQUEAGES	SQUARE	46 – 31	SQUARE	AGREES*, ARGUES*, AUGERS*, EAGRES*, GREASE, GUSHER*, HEARSE*, QUEERS*, RESEAU*, SAUGER*	54
8	WIOTRELMI	MOTLIER	53 – 31	LOITER	LIMITER	61
9	RJPOEUSIN	PROSE	58 – 31	pinser ☓	JUNIPERS*, PRUINOSE*	69
10	100 9 1 6 9 8 → 233	234 (8 − 6) × (9 + 9 − 1 + 100)	65 – 31	235	Best: 233 = 100 ÷ (9 − 6 + 1) × 9 + 8	79
TTT	CHICNOSE	Shells maybe, but certainly not bullets.			CONCHIES
11	WTBAEUSEM	BEAUTS	71 – 31	ABUSE	STEWBUM*	86
12	LASDEOBXS	BLADES	77 – 37	BLADES	ALBEDOS, BOLASES*, LASSOED*	93
13	VNTGEAIOR	AVERTING	85 – 37	VINEGAR	GRAVITON*, RAVIGOTE*, VINTAGER	101
14	50 75 100 25 8 3 → 940	947 100 × 8 + 75 + 25 + 50 − 3	90 – 42	947 100 × 8 + 75 + 25 + 50 − 3	RR: 940 = (75 × 25 + 8 − 3) ÷ (100 ÷ 50)	111
15	TAANDOORI	ADORATION (8.5 seconds)	100 – 42			121