Episode 8458

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Episode 8458 was broadcast on 21 February 2025, as part of Series 91.

Christine Smith played Finn Mullan, with Christine Smith winning 86 – 60. The Dictionary Corner guest was Colin Jackson, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Christine Smith	Score	Finn Mullan	Others	Max.
1	LSAOTSIRA	ORALISTS	8 – 0	STAIRS	SLIOTARS	8
2	TFEOHTIPR	POTTIER	15 – 0	PROFIT	FORTIETH*	16
3	100 4 7 5 3 1 → 172	173	15 – 10	172 (4 + 5) × (7 + 1) + 100		26
TTT	STANROOT	They're off the carbs at the moment, so they wrote it all down."Off the carbs" = "No taters".			NOTATORS
4	NSOECNRAH	RANCHES	22 – 10	conners ☓	ANCHORS, ANCONES*, ARCHONS*, CANNERS, CANOERS*, CHANSON*, CHENARS*, COARSEN*, CORNEAS*, HOARSEN*, OCHREAS*, ORACHES*, ROACHES*, SCANNER, SENHORA*	33
5	RTEOMBUDG	GROUTED	29 – 10	MORGUE	DOUBTER, GOURMET*, OBTRUDE*, OUTBRED*, REDOUBT*	40
6	100 7 6 6 9 3 → 595	595 100 × 6 − (9 − (7 − 3))	39 – 10	596		50
7	WRAETMAYL	WATERY	45 – 16	WATERY	MALWARE*, TRAMWAY	57
8	PTIESDUMN	MINUTES	52 – 23	STUMPED	DUMPIEST, DUMPSITE*, IMPUDENT, NUMPTIES	65
9	100 10 10 2 8 5 → 491	491 100 × 5 − (8 + 10 ÷ 10)	62 – 33	491 100 × 5 − (8 + 10 ÷ 10)		75
TTT	LIONMANE	It's not a small Spanish hello – it's an American fruit."Small Spanish hello" = "Mini hola".			MINNEOLA
10	FTEUGSONR	FORGETS	69 – 40	TONGUES	FOREGUTS*, FORTUNES, STURGEON*	83
11	SDIACMEQK	SMACKED	76 – 47	SMACKED	MEDICKS*	90
12	LNOEGDIPG	pidgeon ☓	76 – 53	LOGGED	PLEDGING*	98
13	RTEISCELN	SELECT	76 – 60	RECITES	CENTILES*, ENLISTER*, ENTICERS*, LECTERNS, LICENSER*, LISTENER, RECLINES*, RETICLES*, SCIENTER*, SCLERITE*, SECRETIN*, SILENCER, TIERCELS*	106
14	50 75 6 9 8 2 → 274	274 (6 − 2) × 50 + 75 − (9 − 8)	86 – 60	275		116
15	NETTPRICE	recipient ☓ (10.5 seconds)	86 – 60		INTERCEPT	126