Episode 6963

Episode 6963 was broadcast on 29 November 2018, as part of Series 79.

Andrew Jackson played Archie Crane, with Andrew Jackson winning 110 – 82. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jenny Eclair, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andrew Jackson	Score	Archie Crane	Others	Max.
1	NRDUOIGSS	SOURING	7 – 7	ROUSING	DOSSING, DOUSING, GRISONS, GROUNDS, GUIDONS, NIGROUS, OURSINS, ROSSING, ROUGINS, ROUSSIN, SOUSING, SUDRONS, SUDSING, UNGIRDS*	7
2	GRTDAAERL	GRATED	13 – 13	GLARED	ALGRADE, ALTARED, DATALER, GRADATE, LATERAD, REALGAR*	14
3	25 2 2 5 7 10 → 450	450 (2 ÷ 2 + 7 + 10) × 25	23 – 23	450 (7 + 2) × 10 × 5		24
TTT	GRILLMENU	It sounds like the German footballer was absolutely destroying the opposition.			MULLERING
4	YPQDEOEMO	MOODY	28 – 28	MOPED	YOMPED*	30
5	LKNIUBERS	BLINKERS	36 – 36	BLINKERS		38
6	100 25 75 5 9 10 → 127	127 25 + 100 + 10 ÷ 5	46 – 46	127 25 + 100 + 10 ÷ 5		48
7	HPTADUIAW	AWAIT	51 – 46	haptid ☓	PATHIA	54
8	NLBTOICVU	UNBOLT	57 – 46	COUNT	BOTULIN, LINOCUT	61
9	25 7 5 2 1 10 → 357	357 (5 − 1 + 10) × 25 + 7	67 – 56	357 (5 × 2 + 25) × 10 + 7		71
TTT	USERAPTOR	He wanted to use a raptor for his Jurassic project, but had to settle for this instead.			PTEROSAUR
10	RFLEAETSI	LEAFIEST	75 – 64	REFLATES	FREETAILS*	89
11	PNTUAERSO	PUNTERS	82 – 71	PARENTS	RESPONAUT	107
12	IOAWHPRMI	WHIP	86 – 75	HARM	MORPHIA, POWHIRI	114
13	GIJSFEONT	JESTING	93 – 82	JESTING	JINGOES, SOFTING*	121
14	8 9 1 3 5 6 → 626	630 6 × 5 × (9 + 8 + 3 + 1)	100 – 82	—	RR: 626 = (8 + 6) × 5 × 9 − 1 − 3	131
15	ELFUNFACE	AFFLUENCE (2.25 seconds)	110 – 82			141