Episode 4239

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Episode 4239 was broadcast on 21 November 2006, as part of Series 55.

Thomas Nixon played Florence Forbes, with Thomas Nixon winning 101 – 53. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ricky Tomlinson, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Thomas Nixon	Score	Florence Forbes	Others	Max.
1	HRTEAOPMR	TAMPER	6 – 6	TREMOR	METAPHOR	8
2	SCDIETBIU	BISCUIT	13 – 6	CUBIST	DEISTIC*, DICIEST, SIDECUT, SUBEDIT*, SUICIDE*	15
3	NTKIAETNP	PATIENT	20 – 6	petain ☓	PINNATE	22
4	SDTRAIAOS	STAIRS	26 – 12	STAIRS	ASTROIDS	30
5	5 4 9 3 10 2 → 915	915 (2 × 9 × 10 + 3) × 5	36 – 12	903		40
TTT	TINAMINA	Keep up with the repairs to your innocence.			MAINTAIN
6	TNLCEIABE	belate ☓	36 – 19	TENABLE	CELIBATE	48
7	RLSIEADRS	SAILERS	43 – 26	DERAILS	AIRLESS, ARRISES*, LARDERS*, LARDIER*, RAIDERS*, RAILERS*, RAISERS*, RASSLED*, RASSLER*, REDIALS*, SERIALS*, SIERRAS*, SIRDARS*, SLIDERS*	55
8	TZSRIOUMO	RIOTOUS	50 – 26	STORM	TIMOROUS	63
9	LXQRAIEWS	WAILERS	57 – 26	WAXIER		70
10	25 1 9 5 7 3 → 259	259 25 × (7 + 3) + 9	67 – 36	259 25 × (7 + 3) + 9		80
TTT	RENTDOME	Males went about coaching younger people.			MENTORED
11	PMHOAEGNO	HOMAGE	73 – 42	HOMAGE	MOPANE*, OOMPAH, PHENOM*	86
12	IDJDYAUCO	CADDY	78 – 47	CADDY	DYADIC*	92
13	RDNEAEVNT	TENDER	84 – 53	TANNED	REVENANT*	100
14	50 1 9 2 3 4 → 689	690 50 × 2 × (4 + 3) − 9 − 1	91 – 53	—	CV: 689 = (9 + 4) × (50 + 3)	110
15	MOONSTUME	MOMENTOUS (19 seconds)	101 – 53			120