Episode 7497

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Episode 7497 was broadcast on 29 April 2021, as part of Series 83.

Tomas Banerjee played Mark Prosser, with Tomas Banerjee winning 99 – 71. The presenter was Nick Hewer, the Dictionary Corner guest was Jay Rayner, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Prosser's declaration of UNGROUTED in Round 5 was disallowed by Dent on two separate grounds, as it also contained a phantom U.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tomas Banerjee	Score	Mark Prosser	Others	Max.
1	YESNOMIRD	MISERY	0 – 7	REMINDS	MYROSINE*, SYNDROME*	8
2	SCTALESOD	LACTOSE	7 – 14	CASTLES	ALECOSTS*	16
3	100 6 10 2 8 5 → 368	368 (5 − 2) × 100 + 6 × 10 + 8​	17 – 14	—		26
TTT	EDNAECHO	It wasn't an echo, the thing just wouldn't shut up.			CONEHEAD
4	LBGUSAWIF	FAILS	17 – 21	FIBULAS	BAGFULS, ISABGUL*	33
5	NHREUOGTD	THRONGED	25 – 21	ungrouted ☓8	TROUGHED*	41
6	75 50 5 4 2 7 → 817	817 (4 + 7) × 75 − (50 ÷ 5​ − 2)	35 – 31	817 (4 + 7) × 75 − (50 ÷ 5​ − 2)		51
7	LANICJSEI	LANCES	41 – 37	CLEANS	CELSIAN*, LAICISE*, SALICIN*, SANICLE, SCALENI*	58
8	RHGAPOWEL	GOPHER	47 – 43	PAROLE	PERGOLA	65
9	100 1 2 10 7 1 → 570	570 (100 ÷ 2 + 7) × 10	57 – 53	570 (7 − 1) × 100 − (2 + 1)​ × 10		75
TTT	SOLDICES	You're happy to let them know you don't like what they're wearing.			DISCLOSE
10	TBNAPUKOV	ABOUT	62 – 58	ABOUT	BATON*, BUNKO*, KAPUT*, KNOUT, OTAKU*, PANKO*, PANTO, PAVON*, PUNTO*, TABUN*, UNAPT*, UNPOT*, VAUNT*	80
11	CILESGRUD	GLIDERS	69 – 65	CUDGELS	CLUDGIER*, CLUDGIES, GUILDERS*, SLUDGIER	88
12	TPMOFANIR	IMPORT	75 – 71	INFORM	MAINPORT, NAPIFORM*	96
13	TPEUOANRO	OPERANT	82 – 71	PUNTER	AUTOPEN*, NEATRUP*, PATROON, PATURON*, PRONATE*, PRONOTA*, PROTEAN*, PUNATOO*, TROPANE*, TROPONE*	103
14	50 100 10 4 1 6 → 968	967 (100 − 4) × 10 + 1 + 6​	89 – 71	966	RR: 968 = 100 × 10 − 50​ + (4 − 1) × 6	113
15	TURFYHULL	HURTFULLY (1.25 seconds)	99 – 71			123