Episode 8553

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

Shemina Kirby played Mark Bevington, with Shemina Kirby winning 70 - 66. The Dictionary Corner guest was Neil Delamere, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

This episode was the first in which the teatime teasers each had a different number of letters; the first teaser had nine letters, whilst the second had eight.

Rounds

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 this energy, it 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	FAUNA	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 seconds)		128