Difference between revisions of "Episode 8553"

Latest revision as of 10:59, 4 July 2026

Episode 8553 was broadcast on 4 July 2025, as part of Series 92.

This was the first episode to use Teatime Teasers that vary in length, with the first consisting of nine letters whilst the second has eight.

Rnd	Selection	Shemina Kirby	Score	Mark Bevington	Others	Max.
1	SRTEIEDTI	dittier ☓	0 – 8	DIRTIEST	SIDERITE, TIREDEST	8
2	HNRKAUAUE	HARKEN	6 – 14	HANKER	HUNKER, KAHUNA	14
3	50 9 5 10 3 8 → 604	604 (9 + 3) × 50 + 8 ÷ (10 ÷ 5)	16 – 14	605		24
TTT	LEANERWEB	When it comes to energy, this is limitless.			RENEWABLE
4	RTGAIDLEP	TRIPLED	23 – 14	GRATED	DIPTERAL	32
5	MTWUIUMRE	rummie ☓	23 – 19	MITRE	IMMURE	38
6	25 75 4 5 2 9 → 184	184 (5 + 2) × 25 + 9	33 – 29	184 (25 − 5) × 9 + 4		48
7	SRJOAUNFA	FAUNAS	39 – 29	SAUNA	FURANS*	54
8	LGSLEAIEM	gallies ☓⁸	39 – 37	LEGALISE	GALILEES, LEGALISM	62
9	75 10 3 9 2 9 → 623	621 75 × (10 − 2) + 9 + 9 + 3	46 – 37	623 ☓	RR: 623 = (75 − (9 − 3)) × 9 + 2	72
TTT	BACHELOR	Not married, of course, but there's at least one nipper.			CRABHOLE
10	TNRCAEIES	CREATES	53 – 44	CENTRES	NECTARIES	90
11	NGDOEOTGI	DOTING	59 – 50	DOTING	DOGGONE	97
12	NLRVOAOIW	VIRAL	64 – 50	OVAL	ANVIL, LOWAN, NIVAL, NORIA, OVOLI, RAVIN, RIVAL, ROWAN, VIOLA, VOILA, VOLAR	102
13	TPBLEUEDI	BELTED	70 – 56	BELIED	BETIDE, DEPUTE, DILUTE, DUPLET, EDIBLE, ELUTED, PELITE, PELTED, PLUTEI, TELEDU*	108
14	7 6 3 9 9 7 → 346	324	70 – 56	—	RR: 346 = (9 ÷ 9 + 6) × 7 × 7 + 3	118
15	DANCELAPS		70 – 66	LANDSCAPE (15.5 seconds)		128

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 This episode was [[Countdown transmission times|broadcast five minutes earlier at 14:05]] to accommodate the live practice of the {{w|2025 British Grand Prix}}.
-This episode was the first in which the [[Teatime Teaser]]s each had a different number of letters – the first teaser had nine letters, whilst the second had eight.
+This was the first episode to use [[Teatime Teaser]]s that vary in length, with the first consisting of nine [[letters]] whilst the second has eight.
 ==Rounds==
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 |605
 |16|14|24}}
-{{R-TTT         |LEANERWEB|When it comes to this energy, this is limitless.|RENEWABLE}}
+{{R-TTT         |LEANERWEB|When it comes to energy, this is limitless.|RENEWABLE}}
 {{R-letters  |4 |RTGAIDLEP|TRIPLED  |GRATED   |DIPTERAL            | 23|14 | 32}}
 {{R-letters  |5 |MTWUIUMRE|rummie {{x}}|MITRE    |IMMURE              | 23|19 | 38}}