Episode 4560

Episode 4560 was broadcast on 19 March 2008, as part of Series 58.

Andrew Swale played Tony Durrant, with Tony Durrant winning 106 – 96, after a tie-break conundrum. The Dictionary Corner guest was Dennis Taylor, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This episode featured the highest score of any episode to require a tie-break conundrum.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andrew Swale	Score	Tony Durrant	Others	Max.
1	LECIXMEAF	EXCLAIM	7 – 7	EXCLAIM	MALEFIC*	7
2	SPSEUGHET	UPSETS	13 – 13	PUSHES	EGESTS, GUESTS, GUSHES, GUSSET, HUGEST, SEGUES, SHEETS, SHTUPS, STEEPS, STEUPS, STUPES, THESES, THESPS, TUSHES*	13
3	NIDGATVOD	VOTING	19 – 19	DATING	ADDING, DOTING, GADOID, GANOID*	19
4	TPSIELRIP	SLIPPIER	27 – 27	TIPPLERS	LIPPIEST, RIPPLETS, STIPPLER, TRIPPLES	27
5	50 10 6 8 2 9 → 598	598 (50 + 9) × 10 + 8	37 – 37	598 (10 + 2) × 50 − (8 − 6)		37
TTT	HOTWOMEN	Your roots might start showing here.			HOMETOWN
6	NDROINLES	DINNERS	44 – 44	DINNERS	DOLINES, INDORSE, LINDENS, RONDELS, ROSINED, SOLDIER, SOLIDER	44
7	NHAMIUSKE	HUMANISE	52 – 44	MAINS		52
8	DBNRIEAPI	BANDIER	59 – 51	BANDIER	BRAINED, DENARII, PERIDIA	59
9	REUMRCOJT	courter ☓	59 – 56	COMET	CROUTE, CURTER, RECTOR, RECTUM, ROUTER, TOURER, TREMOR	65
10	50 7 1 9 6 3 → 437	437 50 × 9 − (7 + 6)	69 – 66	437 50 × 9 − (7 + 6)		75
TTT	HUMSMOOR	Not a lot of space for fungi.			MUSHROOM
11	AEQSTELSA	STEALS	75 – 72	SLATES	ELASTASE*	83
12	DRZFOEWAN	FROWNED	82 – 79	FROWNED	FOREDAWN*	91
13	DNOAGYERC	GROANED	89 – 79	cargoed ☓	CRAYONED	99
14	75 25 100 10 10 5 → 926	925 100 × 10 − 75	96 – 86	925 100 × 10 − 75		106
15	BUTCHLING		96 – 96	NIGHTCLUB (13.75 seconds)		116
TB	BETGLEAVE		96 – 106	VEGETABLE (3.75 seconds)		116