Episode 6275

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Episode 6275 was broadcast on 21 December 2015, and was the first semi-final of Series 73.

Thomas Carey played Matthew Tassier, with Matthew Tassier winning 104 – 94. The Dictionary Corner guest was Tim Rice, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Thomas Carey	Score	Matthew Tassier	Others	Max.
1	RIFODULAS	FOULARDS	8 – 0	FLOURS		8
2	TEGRIWEAE	ETAGERE	15 – 0	EARWIG		15
3	25 6 3 1 9 2 → 998	999 ☓	15 – 7	997 (9 + 1) × (6 − 2) × 25 − 3	RR: 998 = (6 × 2 + 25) × 9 × 3 − 1	25
TTT	FLEDRUIN	It's not cricket, but the ashes are held in this ground.			URNFIELD
4	SOTCANEID	CATENOIDS	33 – 25	SONICATED		43
5	PEVOTARIL	EPILATOR	41 – 33	PETIOLAR	PROLATIVE*	61
6	2 5 7 9 3 6 → 652	651 ☓	41 – 40	651 (9 × 5 × 2 + 3) × 7	RR: 651 Best: 653 = (6 × 5 × 3 + 2) × 7 + 9	68
7	YANEBISPT	BAPTISE	48 – 47	SAPIENT	BASINET, PANTIES*, PATINES*, PIANETS*, PINATES*, PYANETS*	75
8	MUDNAREAI	MARINADE	56 – 55	MARINADE	MADARINE*, MUDARINE*, MURAENID*	83
9	25 1 4 7 3 6 → 265	265 (4 + 7) × 25 − 6 − 3 − 1	66 – 65	265 (4 + 7) × 25 − 6 − 3 − 1		93
TTT	OVABELLS	It's definitely possible to get the answer to this.			SOLVABLE
10	QETDATOUE	OUTDATE	73 – 72	EQUATED	QUATTED*, QUOTTED*	100
11	MAFIREMLA	FLAMIER	80 – 79	FLAMIER	ALAMIRE*, ALMEMAR*, ALMIMAR*	107
12	SEGCONIOE	SOIGNEE	87 – 79	oogenics ☓	COOEEING	115
13	TUVOREBAS	SABOTEUR	87 – 97	OUTBRAVES		133
14	6 5 2 9 4 10 → 461	460 10 × 9 × 5 + 6 + 4	94 – 104	460 10 × 9 × 5 + 6 + 4	RR: 461 = (6 × 4 × 10 − 5) × 2 − 9	143
15	ALATEPLAN	panallate ☓ (4.5 seconds)	94 – 104		PANATELLA	153