Episode 7982

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Episode 7982 was broadcast on 27 March 2023, as part of Series 87.

Dave Cappleman played Joel Ransom, with Dave Cappleman winning 84 – 81. The Dictionary Corner guest was Levi Roots, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Dave Cappleman	Score	Joel Ransom	Others	Max.
1	GWIASIDCE	CADGES	6 – 6	CADGES	ACIDISE*, WIDGIES*	7
2	NALCESTIG	CASTLING	14 – 14	STEALING	AGLISTEN*, EASTLING*, GELATINS*, GENITALS*	15
3	75 25 5 3 4 8 → 605	605 8 × 75 + 5	24 – 24	605 8 × 75 + 5		25
TTT	HALFCOIN	Heads or tails, this will chop them both off.			FALCHION
4	REILNROFR	foiler ☓	24 – 24	florine ☓	LORINER	32
5	YMAIRPOAT	PARTY	24 – 31	TOPIARY	PARATOMY*	40
6	75 25 7 4 3 2 → 462	462 (75 × 2 + 4) × 3	34 – 31	460		50
7	MBOAHORFA	BOAR	38 – 31	boar NWD	BRAHMA*, FOOBAR*	56
8	REILSWUEG	GLUIER	44 – 31	guiles ☓	LEISURE, LURGIES*, RIEGELS*	63
9	100 75 1 5 3 4 → 912	912 (100 + 1) × (5 + 4) + 3	54 – 41	912 (100 + 1) × (5 + 4) + 3		73
TTT	NAPSLEEP	He never has a nap or a sleep, he's too busy being a pest.			SPALPEEN
10	NOEMLNASE	LEMONS	60 – 47	LEMONS	ANEMONES*, MELANOSE	81
11	HRIANETRI	INHERIT	67 – 54	HAIRNET	HAIRIER*, INEARTH*, INERTIA, RAINIER*, RETRAIN*, TERRAIN*, THERIAN*, TRAINER	88
12	TMEATNELI	AILMENT	74 – 54	MENTAL	MENTALITE*	106
13	GTOUSAPTU	OUTPUT	74 – 61	OUTPUTS	OUTSPAT*, PUTOUTS*, TAUTOGS*	113
14	100 5 10 6 3 2 → 657	657 (100 + 10) × 6 − 3	84 – 71	657 (100 + 10) × 6 − 3		123
15	KIDSCABLE		84 – 81	BACKSLIDE (4.5 seconds)		133