Episode 8354

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Episode 8354 was broadcast on 16 September 2024, as part of Series 90.

Alex Call played Sean Lincoln, with Alex Call winning 90 – 61. The Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Osman, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE 1: This was the first day on-screen that the dictionary cull of July 2024 fully took effect, impacting the available letters round maxes going forward. But some of the Teatime Teasers were written before the cull, so some are invalid plus the second teaser of clockless ☓.

NOTE 2: In Round 7, it was not noted that Lincoln's declaration of faulds ☓ was invalid although it made no difference to the overall score.

NOTE 3: In Round 11, Dictionary Corner did not specify whether they offered PENDANT or PENDENT – the subtitles indicated PENDANT.

The solution for Round 14 was provided by Osman.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Alex Call	Score	Sean Lincoln	Others	Max.
1	HETOSDESM	HOSTED	0 – 7	DEMOTES	ETHOSES*, METHODS	7
2	LTGAIENVA	VALETING	8 – 7	VAGINAL	ALGINATE*, NAVIGATE	15
3	100 4 6 7 10 5 → 742	742 (100 + 6) × 7	18 – 7	—		25
TTT	BLASTOARS	The bird's feeling well under par.			ALBATROSS
4	TKIEIMRGS	STRIKE	24 – 7	mirkies ☓	GRIMIEST, MIRKIEST*	33
5	YENROCLME	CLONER	30 – 7	reclone ☓	CEREMONY*	41
6	75 5 10 8 9 4 → 396	396 (4 + 75) × 5 + 9 − 8	40 – 17	396 5 × 75 + 8 ÷ 4 + 9 + 10		51
7	DUREFSALQ	REFUSAL	47 – 17	FAULDS wrongly allowed	EARFULS*, FARDELS*, FERULAS*, SQUARED	58
8	WNCIAIDTA	TWAIN	52 – 22	AWAIT	ANTACID	65
9	7 10 10 6 6 5 → 494	494 10 × 10 × 5 − 6	62 – 32	494 10 × 10 × 5 − 6		75
TTT	CELLSOCKS	It's how you might describe all the casinos in Vegas.			CLOCKLESS**
10	PGRNIEOLZ	ELOPING	69 – 32	prizing ☓	PIROGEN*, PONGIER*, PROLINE*, ZEROING	82
11	NEDPAENTN	depend ☓	69 – 38	PANNED	PENDANT, PENDENT*, PENNANT, PENNATE*, PENTANE*	89
12	LMTAUEWDU	AMULET	75 – 44	MALTED	UMLAUTED*	97
13	SIHTACRIO	CHARIOTS	83 – 44	CHOIRS	ACTORISH, AORISTIC*, HARICOTS*, HISTORIC*, ORCHITIS*, RACHITIS*	105
14	50 9 8 5 7 2 → 918	915 9 × 2 × 50 + 8 + 7	90 – 51	915 9 × 2 × 50 + 8 + 7	RR: 918 = (50 × 2 + 7 − 5) × 9	115
15	GLAUCOMAE		90 – 61	GUACAMOLE (20.75 seconds)		125