Wednesday 17th September 2025 ( Series 92 Preliminary 58 )

[Tracey Anne Mills]

Hello all you shiny happy people and welcome to another midweek recap

C1: Champion Ciaran McCarthy (5 wins, 512 points.)
C2: Challenger Gaurav Kamath.
DC: Susie Dent and Shirley Ballas.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M T U I R N O E D
R02: T W R A I E N F S
R03: 25, 100, 50, 9, 3, 8. Target: 405.
TTT: EGGEUROS - "Forget about all the eggs and Euros — these are all about the cheese."
R04: I U P R W A E L T
R05: S F A E N L A H N
R06: 8, 3, 1, 6, 4, 3. Target: 638.
R07: Q L O E N C U D G
R08: I A N P R E T D T
R09: 25, 75, 100, 9, 5, 8. Target: 414.
TTT: INQUOTES - "Punctuation? You need to ask Mark"
R10: G R J O E O P L C
R11: N M I A R T O E S
R12: R M A I U S T O G
R13: B G E A S Y O D R
R14: 7, 10, 3, 9, 5, 1. Target: 335.
R15: L Y T L L N A G A (conundrum)


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Round 1: M T U I R N O E D

Ciaran: ROUTINED (8)
Gaurav: MOUNTED (7)
OT: RUDIMENT (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T W R A I E N F S

Ciaran: fainters
Gaurav: fainters
DC: FAINTER (7)
OT: ANTSIER (7) FAINEST (7) FAIREST (7) FAWNERS (7) FRETSAW (7) NASTIER (7) RETAINS (7) RETINAS (7) RETSINA (7) SNIFTER (7) STAINER (7) STEARIN (7) SWIFTER (7) TAWNIER (7) TINWARE (7) TWINERS (7) WAITERS (7) WANTERS (7) WARIEST (7) WINTERS (7)
Score: 8–0 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 100, 50, 9, 3, 8. Target: 405.

C1: 405. 50 × 8 + 9 − 100 ÷ 25 (10)
C2: 405. 50 × 8 + 9 − 100 ÷ 25 (10)
Score: 18–10 (max 25)

Teatime teaser: EGGEUROS -> GOUGERES

Round 4: I U P R W A E L T

Ciaran: WIRETAP (7)
Gaurav: TRIPLE (6)
DC: WIRETAP (7)
Score: 25–10 (max 32)

Round 5: S F A E N L A H N

Ciaran: ANNEALS (7)
Gaurav: FLANS (5)
DC: ANNEALS (7)
Score: 32–10 (max 39)

Round 6: 8, 3, 1, 6, 4, 3. Target: 638.

C1: -
C2: 640. (3 × 3 − 1) × 8 × (6 + 4) (7)
Score: 32–17 (max 46)

Round 7: Q L O E N C U D G

Ciaran: LUNGED (6)
Gaurav: LOUNGED (7)
DC: LOUNGED (7) DONGLE (6)
Score: 32–24 (max 53)

Round 8: I A N P R E T D T

Ciaran: DIPTERAN (8)
Gaurav: PAINTER (7)
DC: NITRATED (8)
Score: 40–24 (max 61)

Round 9: 25, 75, 100, 9, 5, 8. Target: 414.

C1: 414. (75 − 25) × 8 + 9 + 5 (10)
C2: 414. (75 − 25) × 8 + 9 + 5 (10)
Score: 50–34 (max 71)

Teatime teaser: INQUOTES -> QUESTION

Round 10: G R J O E O P L C

Ciaran: COOLER (6)
Gaurav: POOLER (6)
DC: LOOPER (6) COOLER (6)
OT: COOPER (6) PROLEG (6)
Score: 56–40 (max 77)

Round 11: N M I A R T O E S

Ciaran: MONSTERA (8)
Gaurav: MINARETS (8)
DC: AMORTISE (8) ATOMISER (8)
OT: AMNIOTES (8) MOANIEST (8) MORAINES (8) NOTARIES (8) NOTARISE (8) RAIMENTS (8) ROMAINES (8) ROMANISE (8) STOREMAN (8) TIERSMAN (8)
Score: 64–48 (max 85)

Round 12: R M A I U S T O G

Ciaran: GOURAMIS (8)
Gaurav: AORIST (6)
DC: TRIGAMOUS (18)
Score: 72–48 (max 103)

Round 13: B G E A S Y O D R

Ciaran: BADGERS (7)
Gaurav: BADGERS (7)
DC: GREASY (6) BODEGAS (7)
OT: AGBEROS (7) BODGERS (7) BORAGES (7) BROYGES (7) BYROADS (7) ROSEBAY (7)
Score: 79–55 (max 110)

Round 14: 7, 10, 3, 9, 5, 1. Target: 335.

C1: 335. (9 × 3 + 7) × 10 − 5 (10)
C2: 335. (9 + 1) × 10 × 3 + 7 × 5 (10)
Score: 89–65 (max 120)

Round 15: L Y T L L N A G A

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say GALLANTLY which is correct.
Final Score: 99–65 (max 130)