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Episode 8354
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.
NOTES:
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. However, some of the Teatime Teasers were written before the cull, so some are invalid, including the second teaser of this episode, clockless ☓.
2) In Round 7, it was not noted that Lincoln's declaration of faulds ☓ was invalid, although it would have made no difference to the overall score.
3) In Round 11, Dictionary Corner did not specify whether they offered PENDANT or PENDENT – the subtitles indicated PENDANT.
4) The solution in 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 |