Episode 7547

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Episode 7547 was broadcast on 8 July 2021, as part of Series 84.

Carlos Da Silva played Laura Savvas, with Laura Savvas winning 65 – 58. The Dictionary Corner guest was Grace Dent, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE: Dictionary Corner offered the dubious plural ELASTICS in Round 10. Under the Countdown rules, this word should not be allowed.

Da Silva's offering of COURGETTE on the conundrum shared just two common letters with the scramble, and thus was the joint-second-worst conundrum guess in history by this measure, joint with Episode M72.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Carlos Da Silva	Score	Laura Savvas	Others	Max.
1	WPUENLAMN	PLANE	5 – 0	unpeal ☓	UNPENAL*	7
2	SWATIOKSU	—	5 – 5	SWATS	KIASUS*, KUSTIS*, KWAITO*, OUSIAS*, OUTSAW*, TAIKOS*, TOWAIS, WAISTS*	13
3	100 10 2 7 4 6 → 927	936	5 – 15	927 (100 − 4 × 2) × 10 + 7		23
TTT	SANKARAM	It's not American motor racing, it's an Indian greeting.			NAMASKAR
4	RTMAERANO	MOANER	11 – 15	—	EMANATOR*	31
5	HCTOELAPF	CHAPEL	17 – 21	CHAPEL	AFLOCHT*, CHAPLET*, EPOCHAL*, POLECAT	38
6	50 5 7 3 6 6 → 231	230	17 – 31	231 50 × 5 − (7 + 6 + 6)		48
7	IOORZDILY	OOZILY	23 – 31	DOOR	RODIZIO*	55
8	DTSUOHEAS	SHOUTED	30 – 38	SHOUTED	STOUSHED*	63
9	50 25 100 7 9 4 → 526	525 (9 − 4) × 100 + 25​	37 – 45	525 50 × 9 + 100 − 25	RR: 526 = (7 + 4) × (50 − 9) + 100 − 25​	73
TTT	DOLLRACE	Was the man arrested for stealing neckwear?			COLLARED
10	BLEIDREGA	baldier ☓	37 – 51	GLARED	GABELIER*, REBAILED*, RIDEABLE	81
11	PCSLAEITS	PLASTICS	45 – 59	SPECIALS	ALPISTES*, ESCAPIST*, PELICATS*, SCALIEST*, SLIPCASE*, SPACIEST	89
12	BRREUPION	ROPIER	51 – 65	BURNER	PORNIER, PREBORN*, PRONEUR*	96
13	DGSOAETAG	DOTAGES	58 – 65	STAGED	DOGATES*, GADGETS*, GEODATA*, GEOTAGS*, STAGGED*, STOGGED*	103
14	100 8 2 3 9 7 → 460	—	58 – 65	—	RR: 460 = (100 − 8) × (7 − 2)	113
15	INTOLOCAL	courgette ☓ (0.25 seconds)	58 – 65		COLLATION	123