Episode 7527

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Episode 7527 was broadcast on 10 June 2021, as part of Series 83.

Declan McSweeney played Charlie Rowlands, with Declan McSweeney winning 74 – 57. The presenter was Nick Hewer, the Dictionary Corner guest was Gloria Hunniford, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Rowlands declared an eight in round 10; Dent disallowed the word on account of the phantom N: the misdeclaration was not noted.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Declan McSweeney	Score	Charlie Rowlands	Others	Max.
1	EAENSKRPO	SPEAKER	7 – 7	OPENERS	PERAEONS*, PERSONAE, PRASKEEN*, RESPOKEN*	8
2	SDUEIWBHE	WISHED	13 – 13	WISHED	DWEEBISH	16
3	25 100 2 9 1 3 → 316	317	13 – 23	316 3 × 100 + (9 − 1) × 2		26
TTT	LOUSYRED	The bottle of wine looked far better than it actually tasted.			DELUSORY
4	RGLOEARNO	LONGER	19 – 29	LONGER	GROANER, OREGANO, RAGLORE*	33
5	EIEDTWARH	rethread ☓	19 – 29	wrathed ☓	WITHERED, WREATHED*	41
6	25 75 1 4 6 6 → 389	389 (75 + 25) × 4 − (6 + 6​ − 1)	29 – 29	388		51
7	AOENPGODA	PAGODA	35 – 29	GAPED	APOGEAN*, PONDAGE	58
8	YCUAIRNLE	UNCLEAR	42 – 36	UNCLEAR	CULINARY	66
9	50 25 2 5 3 2 → 863	—	42 – 36	—	RR: 863 = (50 × 3 + 25 − 2) × 5 − 2​	76
TTT	NIRVANAS	Nirvana's where I'm at when I eat platefuls of these.			NAVARINS
10	EUTQSNIIG	QUESTING	50 – 36	squinting ☓	QUIETING	84
11	AEADFMIOR	FOAMIER	57 – 36	FRAMED	DEIFORM*, DIORAMA	91
12	PSAIINOST	PASSION	64 – 43	PASSION	PIANISTS, PISATINS*	99
13	EAODTSMOP	POSTED	64 – 50	STOOPED	POETDOMS*, POMATOES*	107
14	2 8 5 10 10 3 → 226	224	64 – 57	225 (2 × 10 + 3) × 10 − 5	RR: 226 = (10 × 3 − 2) × 8 + 10 ÷ 5	117
15	TINGLTRAP	PRATTLING (16.75 seconds)	74 – 57			127