Episode 7783

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Episode 7783 was broadcast on 14 June 2022, as the fourth quarter-final of Series 85.

Ryan Carlsen played Adrian Fletcher, with Ryan Carlsen winning 92 – 63. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jay Rayner, who also stood in as lexicographer while Susie Dent was self-isolating.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Ryan Carlsen	Score	Adrian Fletcher	Others	Max.
1	UOIVSRTAG	AGOUTIS	7 – 7	GUITARS	TOGAVIRUS*	18
2	NSFRIEOEI	FINERIES	15 – 7	REFINES	REIONISE*	26
3	9 8 4 8 1 9 → 792	792 (8 ÷ 4 + 9) × 9 × 8	25 – 17	792 9 × 8 × (8 + 4 − 1)		36
TTT	IRULEDIM	It's a state, but you can't travel to it.			DELIRIUM
4	WDNRUEUOG	REWOUND	32 – 24	UNDERGO	UNROUGED*	44
5	DBREAUNKE	BUNKERED	40 – 32	BUNKERED	DEBUNKER, REBUNKED*	52
6	100 4 6 1 9 5 → 871	871 100 × 9 − 6 × 5 + 1	50 – 42	871 100 × 9 − 6 × 5 + 1		62
7	SEELDRIES	DESIRES	57 – 49	SLIDERS	REDELESS*, REEDLESS, RESLIDES*	70
8	LCNMIAEAE	CALAMINE	65 – 49	MANACLE	ANALCIME*	78
9	2 1 1 3 6 4 → 495	288	65 – 49	—	RR: 288 Best: 288 = 6 × 4 × 3 × 2 × (1 + 1)	78
TTT	REDFIRST	Nowhere to live? Then come over to my place.			DRIFTERS
10	PHWTOEODN	WHOOPED	72 – 56	WHOOPED	HOEDOWN*, PHOTOED	85
11	EOIORCSPI	COOPERS	79 – 63	COOPERS	COORIES*, COPIERS*, PERSICO*, SCOOPER*, SPICIER	92
12	YTLSEAEEM	EYELETS	86 – 63	MEASLY	MESYLATE*	100
13	ZRTRUOOVP	UPROOT	92 – 63	ROTOR	TORPOR*	106
14	25 75 100 50 1 8 → 769	768 ☓	92 – 63	769 ☓	RR: 768 = (100 − 75 ÷ 25 − 1) × 8	113
15	CANYESPOT		92 – 63		SYNCOPATE	123

External Links

• Watch this episode on Dailymotion (part 1)