Episode 8752

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Episode 8752 was broadcast on 23 April 2026, as part of Series 93.

Andy Watts played Tom Bashford, with Tom Bashford winning 79 – 59. The Dictionary Corner guest was Richard Whitehead, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Andy Watts	Score	Tom Bashford	Others	Max.
1	OIEADCRDS	CADDIES	7 – 7	CADDIES	IDOCRASE*, ROADSIDE	8
2	IWTEUEMCN	CEMENT	13 – 7	CUMIN	CENTIME	15
3	50 25 100 75 9 1 → 240	248	13 – 14	236 (25 + 1) × 9 + (100 ÷ 50)	RR: 239 = (75 − 1) × (50 ÷ 25) + 100 − 9	25
TTT	AUTOMINT	In the words of Sheryl Crow, "change would do you good".			MUTATION
4	RTGAOHURG	through ☓	13 – 20	RAGOUT	AUTHOR, TROUGH*, TURGOR*	31
5	AOEYSNIPM	MOPANES	20 – 20	MONIES	EPONYMS, MOPANIS*, PAYNIMS*	38
6	25 75 50 2 8 1 → 999	1000	20 – 30	999 (25 + 75) x (2 + 8) − 1		48
7	GZNTUEOPR	TROUPE	26 – 36	TONGUE	GUNTER*, GUTZER*, POUTER*, PUNTER*, ROUGET*, UNROPE*, URGENT*, ZONURE*	54
8	HLRDIEOIC	choired ☓	26 – 42	HEROIC	CHLORIDE, HELICOID*	62
9	25 7 4 6 6 3 → 239	239 (6 − 4) × 7 + (6 + 3) x 25	36 – 42	240		72
TTT	REEDPOET	Expelled from a country, it's what the workers in a canteen do.			DEPORTEE
10	NFWAEISTS	fawniest☓	36 – 49	FASTENS	ENTASIS*, FAINEST*, FASTIES*, FATNESS*, FIESTAS*, FITNESS, INFESTS*, NASTIES, SESTINA*, TANSIES*, TISANES*, WISENTS*, WITNESS*	79
11	OUENPSAPL	PLANES	36 – 56	NOPALES	PAPULOSE*	87
12	RVLKGIOEO	LOOKER	42 – 62	LOOKER	GLOVER*, GOOIER*, GOOLIE*, GROOVE, GROVEL*, LOGIER*, LOOGIE*, LOOKIE*, ORIOLE*, RELIGO*, RELOOK*, ROOKIE, VERLIG*, VIGORO*	93
13	SDSIAEBAR	BRAISED	49 – 69	BRAAIED	AIRBASES, ARABISES*, DIABASES*, SEABIRDS*, SIDEBARS	101
14	100 50 4 8 3 9 → 947	947 9 × 100 + 50 − 3	59 – 79	947 9 × 100 + 50 − 3		111
15	TOADDRONE		59 – 79		DEODORANT	121