Episode 5668

Episode 5668 was broadcast on 27 March 2013, as part of Series 68.

Andy Platt played Josh Young, with Andy Platt winning 120 – 29. The Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Arnold, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andy Platt	Score	Josh Young	Others	Max.
1	RNHTOEAOG	ANOTHER	7 – 0	HOOTER	AGOROTH, NEGATOR, OREGANO	7
2	GXRNEAISR	RANGERS	14 – 7	REGAINS	EARRINGS, GRAINERS*	15
3	50 75 25 100 3 3 → 536	536 (50 + 75 + 3 × 3) × 100 ÷ 25	24 – 7	—		25
TTT	GOONCAST	No mints, but you need to be after eights here.			OCTAGONS
4	MTROEALRI	REALTOR	31 – 7	RETAIL	ARMOIRE, LOAMIER, LORIMER, MALTIER, MOTLIER, RELATOR, RETIRAL, RETRIAL, ROTAMER, TRAILER	32
5	SJSDEOAIK	ADIOSES	38 – 7	KISSED	ADJIKOS*	39
6	75 50 1 7 8 8 → 390	390 (50 + 8) × 8 + 1 − 75	48 – 7	391		49
7	FPYDEOIFE	EDIFY	53 – 12	DOPEY	DEFFO, DEIFY, EFFED, EPODE, FIFED, OFFED, OFFIE	54
8	VSWLEOEDO	VOWELS	59 – 12	WELDS	DELVES, DOWELS, LOOSED, OODLES, SLEWED, SLOWED, SOLOED, SOLVED, SOOLED, WOLVES*	60
9	50 75 7 2 8 7 → 273	274	59 – 22	273 50 × 7 − 75 − 2		70
TTT	APEXDOLE	It sounds like the man from Warsaw has been sacked.			POLEAXED
10	CTIAEMGNV	MAGNETIC	67 – 22	MATING		78
11	BTSNUEAIO	ISOBUTANE	85 – 22	BITES		96
12	DTHQEAIRN	TRAINED	92 – 29	TRAINED	DETRAIN, HAIRNET, HANDIER, THERIAN	103
13	SLNRUEATN	NEUTRALS	100 – 29	TUNNELS	ANNULETS, LANTERNS, TRUNNELS, UNLEARNS, UNLEARNT	111
14	5 7 6 8 1 9 → 529	529 7 × 8 × 9 + (6 − 1) × 5	110 – 29	—		121
15	ROTTENINE	RETENTION (3 seconds)	120 – 29			131