Episode 8522

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Episode 8522 was broadcast on 22 May 2025, as part of Series 91.

Tim Bridgstock played Billy Stevenson, with Tim Bridgstock winning 89 – 86. The Dictionary Corner guest was Keith Brymer Jones, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Tim Bridgstock	Score	Billy Stevenson	Others	Max.
1	CRGAIONDS	DRAGONS	7 – 7	SCARING	ORGANICS, SARDONIC	8
2	WTSAUPQAA	SQUAT	12 – 12	SQUAT	AAPAS*, PASTA, PATUS*, PAUAS*, PUTAS*, SQUAW*, STUPA*, TAPAS, TAWAS*	13
3	25 75 5 10 7 8 → 926	927 (75 + 25 − 8) × 10 + 7	19 – 19	927 (75 + 25 − 8) × 10 + 7	RR: 925/927 Best: 926 = (25 × 5 + 10 + 8) × 7 − 75​	23
TTT	ONESPIRE	First and foremost, it happens to circus clowns a lot.PIONEERS is a pun on "pie on ears".			PIONEERS
4	TDVIEINTO	INVITED	26 – 26	INVITED	EDITION	30
5	YHEOASGRS	GRASSY	32 – 32	GRASSY	GHERAOS	37
6	75 25 1 8 1 4 → 567	567 (75 − 4) × 8 − 1	42 – 42	567 (75 − 4) × 8 − 1		47
7	EOMFWCONS	COWMEN	48 – 42	womens ☓		53
8	RSTAUTEPV	PASTURE	55 – 49	PUTTERS	UPSTATER	61
9	50 25 75 10 4 4 → 682	679	55 – 56	681 (75 − 4) × 10 − 25 − 4	Best: 682 = (75 + 10) × (4 + 4) + 50 ÷ 25	71
TTT	OAKSTUNT	Like the song by Alphaville, this is big in Japan.			TONKATSU
10	SRMUOEDMI	rummies ☓	55 – 63	DIMMERS	DIMEROUS	79
11	SKTOEEJNB	KETONES	62 – 63	TOKENS	BETOKENS*, STEENBOK	87
12	LPSAIABDU	BLIPS	62 – 69	PLAIDS	APSIDAL	94
13	RNTAIEMRA	MINARET	69 – 76	TRAINER	MARINATE, TRIMARAN	102
14	25 50 8 4 10 7 → 515	515 10 × 50 + 8 + 7	79 – 86	515 10 × 50 + 8 + 7		112
15	VERYPUNGI	PURVEYING (3.5 seconds)	89 – 86			122