Episode 7814

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Episode 7814 was broadcast on 27 July 2022, as part of Series 86.

Sue Telfer played Phil O'Driscoll, with Sue Telfer winning 77 – 65. The Dictionary Corner guest was Levi Roots, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Sue Telfer	Score	Phil O'Driscoll	Others	Max.
1	WTRCEISEA	SWEATIER	8 – 0	WRITES	WEARIEST, WISEACRE*	8
2	NDEUFTAPA	untaped ☓	8 – 6	PANTED	ADNATE*, PANADE*, PEANUT*, PEDANT*, PENTAD*, PUDENT*, PUNTED*, UPDATE	14
3	25 3 10 6 6 7 → 516	516 25 × 3 × 7 − 10 + 6 ÷ 6	18 – 16	516 7 × 3 × 25 − (10 − 6 ÷ 6)		24
TTT	BIGGARDEN	They had a big garden, and she was always pestering him to cut the grass.			BADGERING
4	RGEAKSNIE	ERASING	25 – 23	SEEKING	NAGEIRES*, NAGIERES*, SNEAKIER	32
5	PMGSEUELI	IMPULSE	32 – 23	PLUMES	GLIMPSE*, GUIMPES, LEGUMES, PILEUMS*	39
6	100 3 8 2 5 6 → 390	391	32 – 33	390 (6 − 5 + 3) × 100 − (8 + 2)		49
7	FNRMSAOIN	MANSION	39 – 33	MANORS	NASIFORM*	57
8	VETORCPAY	POVERTY	46 – 33	VECTOR	POTECARY*	65
9	75 9 3 2 1 3 → 601	601 (9 − 1) × 75 + 3 − 2	56 – 33	601 ☓		75
TTT	DRAWCANOE	The tide would draw the canoe ever closer to the sea.			OCEANWARD
10	DASIRNSOP	INROADS	63 – 33	PARSON	PADRINOS*, PARISONS, PONIARDS	83
11	NLGDSIEAB	DEALINGS	71 – 41	DEALINGS	BADLINGS*, DEALIGNS*, DEBASING*, SIGNABLE, SINGABLE*	91
12	TUIMRDEHI	MITHER	77 – 47	DITHER	MUDIRIEH*	99
13	RLDVMOAEL	REMOVAL	77 – 55	MORALLED		107
14	50 1 3 6 5 10 → 979	—	77 – 55	—	RR: 979 = (50 + 5) × 6 × 3 − 10 − 1	117
15	TAGARIVET	variegate ☓ (3.5 seconds)	77 – 65	GRAVITATE (23.25 seconds)		127