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The '''Teatime Teaser''' is an anagram presented for the viewers to solve during each commercial break.
 
The '''Teatime Teaser''' is an anagram presented for the viewers to solve during each commercial break.
  
This feature was introduced at the beginning of [[Series 46]], when the [[15-round format]] was introduced.  Initially, seven-letter anagrams were used; now the anagrams are eight letters long.  When the presenter introduces the commercial break, he reads out the teatime teaser and a clue for it.  The puzzle then appears on the Countdown logo screen; at the end of the commercial break, the solution is displayed.
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This feature was introduced at the beginning of [[Series 46]] along with the [[15-round format]].  Initially, seven-letter anagrams were used; now the anagrams are eight letters long.  When the presenter introduces the commercial break, he reads out the teatime teaser and a clue for it.  The puzzle then appears on the Countdown logo screen; at the end of the commercial break, the solution is displayed.
  
Before the name "Teatime Teaser" was decided, this feature was known by various names: "Granagram", "Intergram" (from "interval") and "Telegram".  It was also briefly renamed the "Santagram" during at least one Christmas season.
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Before the name "Teatime Teaser" was decided, this feature was known at different times by the names "Granagram", "Intergram" (from "interval") and "Telegram".  It was also briefly renamed the "Santagram" during at least one Christmas season.
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A forerunner to the Teatime Teaser happened when Countdown was sponsored by Seven Seas Cod Liver Oil, whose sponsorship screen presented anagrams in the same basic format, albeit varying in length on a day-to-day basis.  However, this was not part of the show itself.
  
 
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Revision as of 22:38, 11 September 2007

The Teatime Teaser is an anagram presented for the viewers to solve during each commercial break.

This feature was introduced at the beginning of Series 46 along with the 15-round format. Initially, seven-letter anagrams were used; now the anagrams are eight letters long. When the presenter introduces the commercial break, he reads out the teatime teaser and a clue for it. The puzzle then appears on the Countdown logo screen; at the end of the commercial break, the solution is displayed.

Before the name "Teatime Teaser" was decided, this feature was known at different times by the names "Granagram", "Intergram" (from "interval") and "Telegram". It was also briefly renamed the "Santagram" during at least one Christmas season.

A forerunner to the Teatime Teaser happened when Countdown was sponsored by Seven Seas Cod Liver Oil, whose sponsorship screen presented anagrams in the same basic format, albeit varying in length on a day-to-day basis. However, this was not part of the show itself.