Episode 4088

Episode 4088 was broadcast on 24 April 2006, as part of Series 54.

NOTE: The conundrum had two valid solutions: VIGILANTE and GENITIVAL.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Trevor Hancock	Score	Jan Gates	Others	Max.
1	DZNRIEOST	STORIED	7 – 7	DOZIEST	EDITORS, INDORSE, ORIENTS, RODENTS, ROSINED, SNORTED, SORTIED, STEROID, STONIER, TRIODES	7
2	NHNIUARXO	HOAX	11 – 11	HORN	ANION, AUXIN, AXION, HOURI, INURN, NORIA, RHINO, RONIN, UNION	12
3	NYSNEAECI	SEANCE	17 – 11	CANES	CANINES, CAYENNE, INCENSE, NANCIES	19
4	NRTAEIWDM	TRAINED	24 – 18	TRAINED	DETRAIN, MEDIANT, MERANTI, MINARET, RAIMENT, READMIT, TAWNIER, TINWARE, WARTIME, WIREMAN	26
5	5 1 7 8 10 50 → 649	—	24 – 28	649 (10 + 8 − 5) × 50 − 1		36
TTT	FEELSALT	Some businesses rely on these handouts.			LEAFLETS
6	TSTOAERNG	TOASTER	31 – 28	strongest ☓	GAROTTES, NEGATORS, RAGSTONE	44
7	TSJGIEOTE	JETTIES	38 – 35	JETTIES	EGOTIST	51
8	PMNAUSMED	PAUSED	38 – 42	DAMPENS	PNEUMAS, SPAMMED, SUMMAND	58
9	FQHDAOEVI	AVOID	43 – 42	FADE	FOVEA, HIVED*, VIDEO	63
10	2 5 8 7 9 75 → 196	197 2 × 75 + 7 × 8 − 9	50 – 42	198	Best: 196 = 2 × 7 × 8 + 75 + 9	73
TTT	TEDALIEN	If you're single, you might take an international call here.			DATELINE
11	RTSDOEART	ROASTED	57 – 49	ROASTED	ROSTRATED*	91
12	CMRIEADTL	TRAILED	64 – 49	miracled ☓	ARTICLED, LACERTID*, METRICAL	99
13	CRLBOEURF	CURB	64 – 54	FLOUR	BEFOUL, BOUCLE, COLURE, CORBEL, CURLER, FORCER, FOULER, FURORE, ROUBLE*	105
14	3 7 4 6 8 50 → 455	454	64 – 64	455 (6 + 4) × 50 − (8 + 7) × 3		115
15	EVILGIANT		64 – 74	VIGILANTE** (2.75 seconds)		125