Episode 8562

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Episode 8562 was broadcast on 17 July 2025, as part of Series 92.

John Payne played Richard Cook, with John Payne winning 112 – 69. The Dictionary Corner guest was Charlene White, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: In Round 6, Payne declined to answer after admitting he hadn’t written down his intended first line of his solution of 25 − 6 = 19, so was therefore not awarded the points.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	John Payne	Score	Richard Cook	Others	Max.
1	SCGEAETBN	SEANCE	6 – 6	BEATEN	ABSENCE, ENCAGES, NEGATES*, SANGEET*, TENACES*	7
2	IESLOYSDE	SEEDILY	13 – 6	SOLD	DIESELS*, EYELIDS, OILSEED, SEIDELS*	14
3	25 50 75 100 2 9 → 897	897 9 × 100 − 75 ÷ 25	23 – 16	897 9 × 100 − 75 ÷ 25		24
TTT	MISSNOISE	I don't miss the noise of those diesel buses, and I don't miss these either.			EMISSIONS
4	SRDIEMTOA	MEDIATORS	41 – 16	ATOMISED	AMORTISED	42
5	GLREAEPMH	GRAPHEME	49 – 16	PHLEGM		50
6	50 25 1 1 9 6 → 949	949 NWD	49 – 26	949 (25 − 6) × 50 − 1		60
7	FRTAREUXD	FAUXER	49 – 33	DRAFTER	REDRAFT*	67
8	ICGTEUNKD	TUCKING	56 – 40	DUCTING	UNTICKED	75
9	50 25 100 75 9 5 → 344	344 5 × 50 + 100 − (9 − 75 ÷ 25)	66 – 40	345		85
TTT	PAUSETIN	Hands up — fewer than nine of them got the classic starter.			SUPINATE
10	WFBAONRTI	RATION	72 – 46	OBTAIN	INFOWAR*, RAINBOW, WAITRON*	92
11	RNGAEAVCT	VANTAGE	79 – 53	CARNAGE	CARTAGE*, CATERAN*, CRANAGE*, TANAGER*, TAVERNA*, VAGRANT*	99
12	OILDSOLSA	SOLIDS	85 – 59	SOLIDS	ALLODS*, DOSSAL*, LADOOS*	105
13	WRPOUENTS	PUNTERS	92 – 59	ensprout ☓	UPTOWNERS*	123
14	1 5 9 3 7 3 → 320	320 5 × 7 × 9 + 3 + 3 − 1	102 – 69	320 (9 + 1) × (7 × 5 − 3)		133
15	CRABSWELL	SCREWBALL (19.75 seconds)	112 – 69			143