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Episode 8354

From Countdown

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