Difference between revisions of "Episode 8261"

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Episode 8261 was broadcast on 29 April 2024, as part of Series 89.

Charlotte Robson played Azi Bham, with Charlotte Robson winning 80 – 70 after a tiebreak conundrum. The Dictionary Corner guest was John Virgo, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This was the first of five episodes to use a piano arrangement of the intro music, to celebrate Series 2 of the Channel 4 show The Piano.

Rnd	Selection	Charlotte Robson	Score	Azi Bham	Others	Max.
1	DCTSIAERO	COASTER	7 – 0	casted ☓	ASTEROID, CAROTIDS, IDOCRASE, REDCOATS, SOCIATED*	8
2	MSNEUALSO	MANLESS	14 – 7	MANLESS	ALMONESS, MELANOUS, MUONLESS, SOLANUMS*	16
3	75 5 8 1 6 2 → 777	771	14 – 14	779 (8 + 2) × 75 + 6 × 5 − 1	RR: 777 = (5 × 2 + 1) × 75 − 8 × 6	26
TTT	COSTRICA	It's marked as wrong, then it's correct – how puzzling.			ACROSTIC
4	VTDIEAGFT	FITTED	20 – 20	GIFTED	DATIVE, FATTED, FIDGET, VATTED, VITTAE	32
5	SPTGUEITE	PUTTIES	27 – 20	gutters ☓	GUTTIES, PETTIES, PUTTEES*	39
6	25 75 2 10 5 6 → 990	990 (75 + 25 − (6 − 5)) × 10	37 – 30	990 (25 + 75) × 10 − 5 × 2		49
7	SPTMAOINE	MOANIEST	45 – 30	PANTIES	PTOMAINES	67
8	TRYAEODWG	WATERY	51 – 36	WATERY	WATERDOG	75
9	25 2 1 9 2 3 → 347	348	51 – 46	347 (9 + 3 + 2) × 25 − 2 − 1		85
TTT	ISERASED	Fresh air is the order of the day if you're one of these.			SEASIDER
10	RNRIEAITK	TRAINER	58 – 53	TRAINER	INERTIA, KAINITE, KERATIN, NARKIER, RAINIER, RETRAIN, RINKITE, TERRAIN	92
11	DPLMUIOEN	DIMPLE	58 – 60	IMPLODE	PINOLEUM*	100
12	LXNAUECNT	UNCLEAN	65 – 60	UNLACE	NUCLEANT*	108
13	RSRQIEILR	RILES	70 – 60	rilers ☓	RIELS, RISER, SERIR*	113
14	75 50 100 7 6 5 → 892	890	70 – 70	892 (7 + 5) × 75 − (100 ÷ 50 + 6)		123
15	REGISKHAN		70 – 70	reshaking ☓ (4.75 seconds)	SHRINKAGE	133
TB	DUXCIGLEN	EXCLUDING (4.5 seconds)	80 – 70			133

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-{{R-TTT         |ISERASED|Fresh air is the order of the day, if you're one of these.|SEASIDER}}
+{{R-TTT         |ISERASED|Fresh air is the order of the day if you're one of these.|SEASIDER}}
 {{R-letters  |10|RNRIEAITK|TRAINER  |TRAINER  |INERTIA, KAINITE*, KERATIN*, NARKIER*, RAINIER, RETRAIN*, RINKITE*, TERRAIN*| 58|53 | 92}}
 {{R-letters  |11|DPLMUIOEN|DIMPLE   |IMPLODE  |PINOLEUM*           | 58|60 |100}}