Episode 8482

Episode 8482 was broadcast on 27 March 2025, as part of Series 91.

Matt Fife played Nick Tant, with Nick Tant winning 65 – 62. The Dictionary Corner guest was John Thomson, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Matt Fife	Score	Nick Tant	Others	Max.
1	HTNIOARPE	ATROPINE	8 – 0	PROTEIN	PERIANTH	8
2	GRCOEILUN	CURLING	15 – 7	CURLING	CLINGER, CLUEING, CRINGLE, LOUNGER, LOURING*	15
3	50 75 100 9 6 7 → 680	682	15 – 17	680 9 × 75 + 7 − 100 ÷ 50		25
TTT	TUNAHOLD	This athletics event is for non-swimmers.			DUATHLON
4	FDVEAUNEC	avenued ☓	15 – 17	unfaced ☓	VENDACE*	32
5	TNOIQEARS	NOTARISE	23 – 17	seration ☓	NOTARIES*	40
6	100 25 75 1 2 7 → 820	824	23 – 27	820 (75 + 7) × (100 ÷ 25 + 1) × 2		50
7	GRSTEOAEB	BOATERS	30 – 34	BOASTER	AEROBES, AGBEROS, BARGEES, BEATERS, BERATES, BOGARTS, BORAGES, BORATES, BORGATE, GOATEES, ORGEATS, REBATES, REBATOS, RESTAGE, ROSEATE, STORAGE, TOERAGS	57
8	PLSTAEOER	RELATES	30 – 42	PRELATES	OLEASTER, OPERATES, PAROLEES, PETROSAL, PLEATERS, PROTEASE*	65
9	75 50 100 25 2 1 → 547	549 75 ÷ 25 × 2 × 100 − 50 − 1	37 – 42	—	RR: 547 = 75 ÷ 25 × (2 × 100 − 1) − 50	75
TTT	ECOSALAD	A lot of work for the lawyer to put into the luggage.			CASELOAD
10	JCYNAEIOT	ACTION	43 – 42	JOINT	ACONITE, CYANITE, JACONET	82
11	IUEAMNTSN	MINUTES	50 – 49	MINUTES	AUNTIES, INMATES, MANNIES, MINUETS, MUNTINS, SINUATE, TANNIES, TSUNAMI, TUNNIES, UNMEANT	89
12	BDSPUAEUS	BUSSED	56 – 55	PAUSED	SUBDUES	96
13	MNPWOEOIE	PIEMEN	62 – 55	eponim ☓⁷	WOOPIE*	102
14	100 2 6 10 10 7 → 565	560	62 – 65	565 6 × 100 − 10 ÷ 2 × 7		112
15	TROOPCARE		62 – 65		CORPORATE	122