Episode 6214

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Episode 6214 was broadcast on 23 September 2015, as part of Series 73.

Thomas Carey played Mary Fox, with Thomas Carey winning 116 – 37. The Dictionary Corner guest was Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In round 8, Fox's declaration of VOILES should have been disallowed as VOILE is only listed as a mass noun in the dictionary, so the score should have finished 116 – 31.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Thomas Carey	Score	Mary Fox	Others	Max.
1	NUROWIHAS	NOURISH	7 – 0	WAINS		7
2	NTELAREFM	LAMENTER	15 – 0	RELENT		15
3	75 1 6 9 3 2 → 869	869 (75 − 2) × (9 + 3) − 6 − 1	25 – 0	869 ☓		25
TTT	CORNSHOE	Have a large glass of sherry, now rather than later.			SCHOONER
4	BDIPEMIPN	NIPPED	31 – 6	NIPPED	IMPEND, PIMPED*	31
5	RUWEPADIP	WRAPPED	38 – 13	DAPPIER	UPWARPED*	39
6	25 7 9 7 6 5 → 444	444 25 × 9 × (7 − 5) − 6	48 – 13	444 ☓		49
7	NOCEFALTN	FALCONET	56 – 21	CONFLATE		57
8	GXISMEOLV	OLIVES	62 – 27	VOILES wrongly allowed	EGOISM*, GLOVES*, GOLEMS*, MOLIES*, MOLVIS*, MOVIES*, OGIVES*, VOXELS*	63
9	25 2 10 2 8 8 → 823	822 (25 × 2 + 2) × (8 + 8) − 10	69 – 27	818	RR: 823 = (2 + 8) × 10 × 8 − 2 + 25	73
TTT	IPROPOSE	It sounds like this creature has bad posture.			PORPOISE
10	TREDKASUN	TRANSUDE	77 – 27	STREAK	DARKNETS*, DRUNKEST*	81
11	RETORAGES	GOATEES	84 – 27	GREATS	GARRETS*, GARTERS*, GRATERS, GREASER*, GREATER*, ORGEATS*, REGRETS*, RERATES*, RESTAGE*, RESTORE*, ROASTER*, ROSEATE*, SERRATE*, STORAGE, TEARERS*, TOERAGS*	88
12	QRMALUNIL	URINAL	90 – 27	QUILL	LUMINAL*, RUMINAL*	95
13	DECOZASEJ	CEASED	96 – 27	CASED		101
14	50 6 7 8 9 2 → 166	166 50 × 2 + 9 × 8 − 6	106 – 37	166 50 × 6 ÷ 2 + 9 + 7		111
15	THINKSTIG	SKINTIGHT (4.25 seconds)	116 – 37			121