Episode 8598

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Episode 8598 was broadcast on 5 September 2025, as part of Series 92.

Aryan Bashiruddin played Jan Clark, with Jan Clark winning 87 – 74. The Dictionary Corner guest was Levi Roots, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: The scores were not updated immediately at the end of Round 11, with it showing as 54 – 56 going into Origins of Words.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Aryan Bashiruddin	Score	Jan Clark	Others	Max.
1	AEUTLSOBT	BOTTLES	7 – 7	BATTLES	ABSOLUTE, SUBTOTAL	8
2	NPFAEANMT	MEANT	12 – 7	pannet ☓	APEMAN, PENMAN	14
3	75 1 4 4 6 2 → 420	420 75 × 6 − (4 + 2) × (4 + 1)	22 – 7	428		24
TTT	MUDSCORE	Furnished with standards and good taste, perhaps.			DECORUMS
4	RDNGIEIET	INTEGER	29 – 14	DIETING	REIGNITED	42
5	IAESGFOBI	BOGIES	35 – 20	FOGIES	BEFOGS*, BIOGAS*, GOBIES*	48
6	100 50 75 1 6 4 → 419	420	35 – 30	419 4 × 100 + 75 − 50 − 6		58
7	EAEWHPUNX	HEAP	39 – 34	HEAP	HEXANE*, NEPHEW, PEAHEN*, WHENUA*	64
8	RPLGOIOIE	GLOOPIER	47 – 42	GLOOPIER		72
9	100 50 9 8 6 9 → 940	941 100 × 9 + 50 − 9	54 – 49	941 100 × 9 + 50 − 9	RR: 940 = (100 − 6) × (9 + 9 − 8)	82
TTT	NICESAGE	Travel or news, they'll help you out.			AGENCIES
10	VTNIEOATR	notater ☓	54 – 56	NATTIER	ROTATIVE, TENTORIA	90
11	UOECRSAUN	REASON	60 – 62	COARSE	NACREOUS*	98
12	DSLGEAUIM	MISLEAD	67 – 62	mislaid ☓	DUALISE*, DUALISM, GALDEMS*, GAUDIES*, GLADIUS*, MIAULED*, MISDEAL*, SILAGED*	105
13	RTWOEISME	REMOTES	67 – 70	WORMIEST	TIRESOME*	113
14	75 100 50 8 6 1 → 752	751 75 × 8 + 100 + 50 + 1	74 – 77	751 8 × 100 − 50 + 1	RR: 752 = (100 − 6) × 8	123
15	CITYREBEL		74 – 87	CELEBRITY (2.75 seconds)		133