Episode 3579

Episode 3579 was broadcast on 31 October 2003, as part of Series 50.

Stuart Solomons played Sue Hearn, with Stuart Solomons winning 117 – 25. The Dictionary Corner guest was Lesley Garrett, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent. Unusually, the conundrum TREECABLE was defective, having the i

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Stuart Solomons	Score	Sue Heard	Others	Max.
1	DBFSEOILA	DISABLE	7 – 0	BLADES	BALDIES, FOIBLES, ALBEDOS, BOLIDES, OBELIAS*	7
2	WMIECTUOS	CUTIES	13 – 6	CUTIES	COSTUME, TIMEOUS*	14
3	RNTADIEGC	REDACTING	31 – 6	CREATING		32
4	SPHAEODRE	REPOSED	38 – 6	SHAPED	RESHAPED, EPHEDRAS, RHAPSODE, SOREHEAD*	40
5	100 7 4 5 6 8 → 285	285 (100 − 5) × (7 − 4)	48 – 6	283		50
6	MZAOUNLER	NUMERAL	55 – 6	ZONULE	ALMONER, ENAMOUR, NEUROMA, MORULAE, UNMORAL	57
7	QAISREPCO	COPIERS	62 – 13	COPIERS	PROSAIC, SOAPIER, PICAROS, SCORIAE, SCRAPIE, SPACIER	64
8	EAEDVTGAM	DAMAGE	68 – 19	TEAMED	GAMETE, METAGE*	70
9	DLSEAINTR	ISLANDER	76 – 19	DETAINS	DETRAINS, ENTRAILS, LANDTIES, RANDIEST, STRAINED, LATRINES, RATLINES, TRENAILS, TENDRILS*	78
10	50 6 3 7 7 2 → 423	423 (50 − 3) × (7 + 2)	86 – 19	—		88
11	SLHEUOXIJ	JOULES	92 – 25	JOULES	ISOHEL*	94
12	PABETMORI	PRIMATE	99 – 25	IMPORT	PROBATE, EMPORIA, BROMATE*	101
13	NEADEFRCT	DECANTER	107 – 25	CREATED	CANTERED, CRENATED, RECANTED*	109
14	50 2 4 4 1 3 → 776	776 (4 + 1) × (50 + 2) − 4	117 – 25	—		119
15	TREECABLE		117 – 25		CELEBRATE	129