Spoilers for Friday 23rd April 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 80)

[John Garcia]

Some bloke vs some other bloke go toe-to-toe for 15 rounds.

PASTICHE as an alt 8 in the HEPATICS round.

[Gavin Chipper]

When Nick asked why CHUTNEYS doesn't end in IES, I think a better explanation than the one Susie gave about it being a borrowed word is that words that end in vowel-Y generally just take an S.

[Rhys Benjamin]

I think Susie was speaking legalese for "I don't know".

[Stewart Gordon]

When Nick asked why CHUTNEYS doesn't end in IES, I think a better explanation than the one Susie gave about it being a borrowed word is that words that end in vowel-Y generally just take an S.

Indeed, Susie was talking nonsense. CHUTNEYS does follow the regular standard English plural, plainly and simply. How could someone like Susie get so confused?

[Howie Myers]

I was so happy when Andrew mispronounced MISLED, as I remember myself mispronouncing it in exactly the same way as a child!

[Fiona T]

I was so happy when Andrew mispronounced MISLED, as I remember myself mispronouncing it in exactly the same way as a child!

I was well into my 20s before I realised what the word actually was.

[Gavin Chipper]

I would have thought context would have prevented you from being mizled.

[Fiona T]

I knew what the word meant - just never twigged it was mis-led. Same with denier as in climate change - thought it was pronounced the same as stockings.

There are probably other words in my head that are still wrong

[Gavin Chipper]

It reminds me of biopic and how some people don't seem to realise it's bio-pic, not like myopic.

[Mark Kudlowski]

I knew what the word meant - just never twigged it was mis-led. Same with denier as in climate change - thought it was pronounced the same as stockings.

There are probably other words in my head that are still wrong

Say the following in quick succession:

MONOPOLY
MONOTONY
POLO PONY

[James Robinson]

4th Numbers Alt.: ((10 + 5) x 50) + (7 x 3) = 771

Also MYELOID in R1.