QI XL is the extended version of the beloved British panel show QI (Quite Interesting), offering viewers additional unseen footage and longer conversations that couldn't fit into the standard broadcast. The show features a rotating panel of comedians and celebrities who tackle fascinating questions across an enormous range of topics, from science and history to language and culture. Originally hosted by Stephen Fry and later by Sandi Toksvig, the program pairs the host with permanent panelist Alan Davies and guest comedians who compete to provide the most interesting answers rather than simply correct ones. The format rewards curiosity and lateral thinking while penalizing obvious answers with alarm-triggered point deductions. Each series is themed around a letter of the alphabet, exploring subjects beginning with that letter. The extended XL version allows for more in-depth discussions, additional anecdotes, and a relaxed atmosphere where the genuine chemistry between panelists shines through. It's an entertaining blend of education and comedy that celebrates knowledge and wit in equal measure.
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18×14 |
Whatnots |
Feb 3, 2026 |
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18×13 |
Wordmongery |
Jan 27, 2026 |
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18×12 |
Willy Nilly |
Jan 20, 2026 |
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18×11 |
Wet and Windy |
Jan 13, 2026 |
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18×10 |
'W' Animals |
Jan 6, 2026 |
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18×9 |
Winter Wonderland |
Dec 23, 2025 |
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18×8 |
Weird and Wonderful |
Dec 16, 2025 |
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18×7 |
Who What Why? |
Dec 9, 2025 |
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18×6 |
Wooing |
Dec 2, 2025 |
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18×5 |
Wild West |
Nov 25, 2025 |
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18×4 |
Wavey |
Nov 11, 2025 |
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18×3 |
Weaponry |
Nov 4, 2025 |
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18×2 |
Wings and Wheels |
Oct 28, 2025 |
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18×1 |
Wales, Whales and Wails |
Oct 21, 2025 |
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season 17 |
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17×14 |
Victory |
Feb 25, 2025 |
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17×13 |
Veggies |
Jan 21, 2025 |
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17×12 |
Vices and Virtues |
Jan 14, 2025 |
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17×11 |
Vintage |
Jan 7, 2025 |
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17×10 |
Vulgar |
Dec 31, 2024 |
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17×9 |
Variety |
Dec 17, 2024 |
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17×8 |
Viral |
Dec 10, 2024 |
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17×7 |
Visionaries |
Dec 3, 2024 |
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17×6 |
Volatile |
Nov 26, 2024 |
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17×5 |
Visual |
Nov 19, 2024 |
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17×4 |
Vets |
Nov 12, 2024 |
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17×3 |
Very Varied |
Nov 5, 2024 |
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17×2 |
Vocal |
Oct 29, 2024 |
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17×1 |
Voyaging |
Oct 22, 2024 |
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season 16 |
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16×15 |
Ulex |
Apr 30, 2024 |
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16×14 |
Underground & Underwater |
Apr 23, 2024 |
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16×13 |
Upbringing |
Apr 16, 2024 |
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16×12 |
University |
Apr 9, 2024 |
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16×11 |
Underthings |
Apr 2, 2024 |
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16×10 |
Upsadaisy |
Mar 26, 2024 |
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16×9 |
Unrelated |
Feb 27, 2024 |
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16×8 |
'U' Animals |
Feb 20, 2024 |
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16×7 |
Ufology |
Feb 13, 2024 |
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16×6 |
Ultras |
Feb 6, 2024 |
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16×5 |
Uncle Sam |
Jan 26, 2024 |
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16×4 |
Unsavoury |
Jan 19, 2024 |
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16×3 |
United |
Jan 12, 2024 |
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16×2 |
Upside Down |
Jan 5, 2024 |
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16×1 |
All I Want for Christmas is U |
Dec 18, 2023 |
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season 15 |
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15×14 |
Tricks & Treats |
Apr 30, 2023 |
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15×13 |
Testing |
Apr 23, 2023 |
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15×12 |
Thrills & Spills |
Apr 16, 2023 |
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15×11 |
Television |
Apr 8, 2023 |
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15×10 |
'T' Animals |
Mar 26, 2023 |
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15×9 |
Tips and Tools |
Mar 19, 2023 |
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15×8 |
Tea Time |
Feb 17, 2023 |
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15×7 |
Tubular |
Feb 10, 2023 |
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15×6 |
This, That and the Other |
Feb 3, 2023 |
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15×5 |
Trundling |
Jan 27, 2023 |
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15×4 |
Telling Tails |
Jan 20, 2023 |
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15×3 |
Theatrical! |
Jan 13, 2023 |
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15×2 |
Ticks Tax Toes |
Jan 6, 2023 |
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15×1 |
Toys, Tinsel, and Turkeys |
Dec 19, 2022 |
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season 14 |
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Season's Greetings |
Dec 27, 2022 |
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14×13 |
Spooky |
Jun 6, 2022 |
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14×12 |
Sensational |
May 30, 2022 |
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14×11 |
Sugar & Spice |
May 23, 2022 |
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14×10 |
Sideshows, Stunts & Scavenger Hunts |
May 16, 2022 |
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14×9 |
Shady & Shaky |
Mar 4, 2022 |
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14×8 |
Secrets, Spies & Sleuths |
Feb 25, 2022 |
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14×7 |
Sick |
Feb 18, 2022 |
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14×6 |
Sexed-Up |
Feb 11, 2022 |
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14×5 |
Sun, Sea & Sandi |
Feb 4, 2022 |
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14×4 |
Silly Season |
Jan 28, 2022 |
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14×3 |
Saints & Sinners |
Jan 21, 2022 |
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14×2 |
Smörgåsbord |
Jan 14, 2022 |
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14×1 |
'S' Animals |
Jan 7, 2022 |
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season 13 |
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13×16 |
Rock 'n' Roll |
Apr 1, 2021 |
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13×15 |
Random |
Mar 20, 2021 |
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13×14 |
Rogue |
Mar 13, 2021 |
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13×13 |
Roaming |
Feb 12, 2021 |
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13×12 |
Rest and Recreation |
Feb 2, 2021 |
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13×11 |
Revolutions |
Jan 30, 2021 |
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13×10 |
R Animals |
Jan 7, 2021 |
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13×9 |
Rejoice! A Christmas Special |
Dec 27, 2020 |
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13×8 |
Radioactive |
Nov 21, 2020 |
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13×7 |
Reflections |
Nov 7, 2020 |
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13×6 |
Ridiculous |
Oct 10, 2020 |
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13×5 |
Rubbish |
Oct 3, 2020 |
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13×4 |
Restaurants |
Sep 26, 2020 |
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13×3 |
Road and Rail |
Sep 12, 2020 |
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13×2 |
Ruff and Reddy |
Sep 5, 2020 |
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13×1 |
Rude |
Aug 29, 2020 |
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season 12 |
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12×16 |
Quads and Quins |
May 4, 2020 |
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12×15 |
Quantity and Quality |
Apr 4, 2020 |
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12×14 |
Queens |
Feb 29, 2020 |
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12×13 |
Quills |
Feb 22, 2020 |
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12×12 |
Quagmire |
Feb 15, 2020 |
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12×11 |
Quaffing |
Feb 8, 2020 |
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12×10 |
Quiet |
Feb 1, 2020 |
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12×9 |
Qanimals |
Jan 25, 2020 |
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12×8 |
Quests: Part Two |
Jan 4, 2020 |
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12×7 |
Quizmas |
Dec 27, 2019 |
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12×6 |
Quests: Part One |
Dec 15, 2019 |
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12×5 |
Questions and Qualifications |
Dec 7, 2019 |
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12×4 |
Queasy Quacks |
Nov 30, 2019 |
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12×3 |
Quarrels |
Nov 9, 2019 |
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12×2 |
Quintessential |
Nov 2, 2019 |
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12×1 |
Quirky |
Sep 21, 2019 |
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season 11 |
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11×16 |
Post |
Aug 16, 2019 |
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11×15 |
Past Times |
Aug 9, 2019 |
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11×14 |
Pathology |
May 18, 2019 |
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11×13 |
Phenomena |
May 11, 2019 |
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11×12 |
Procrastination |
May 4, 2019 |
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11×11 |
Potpourri |
Mar 16, 2019 |
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11×10 |
Pain & Punishment |
Jan 12, 2019 |
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11×9 |
Pubs |
Dec 29, 2018 |
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11×8 |
Plants |
Dec 1, 2018 |
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11×7 |
Picnics |
Nov 24, 2018 |
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11×6 |
Pictures |
Nov 17, 2018 |
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11×5 |
Public & Private |
Nov 10, 2018 |
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11×4 |
Parts |
Nov 3, 2018 |
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11×3 |
Piecemeal |
Oct 27, 2018 |
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11×2 |
Peril |
Oct 20, 2018 |
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11×1 |
Panimals |
Oct 13, 2018 |
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season 10 |
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10×17 |
Overseas |
Feb 17, 2018 |
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10×15 |
Occupations and Offices |
Mar 10, 2018 |
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10×14 |
Oddballs |
Feb 3, 2018 |
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10×13 |
Omnishambles |
Jan 27, 2018 |
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10×12 |
The Occult |
Jan 20, 2018 |
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10×11 |
Objects and Ornaments |
Jan 13, 2018 |
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10×10 |
Origins and Openings |
Jan 6, 2018 |
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10×9 |
O Christmas |
Dec 29, 2017 |
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10×8 |
Operations |
Dec 16, 2017 |
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10×7 |
Opposites |
Dec 9, 2017 |
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10×6 |
Odds and Ends |
Dec 2, 2017 |
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10×5 |
Odorous and Odious |
Nov 25, 2017 |
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10×4 |
Over and Ova |
Nov 11, 2017 |
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10×3 |
Oceans |
Nov 4, 2017 |
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10×2 |
Organisms |
Oct 28, 2017 |
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10×1 |
Ologies |
Oct 21, 2017 |
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season 9 |
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9×16 |
New |
Feb 11, 2017 |
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9×15 |
Next |
Feb 4, 2017 |
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9×14 |
Numbers |
Jan 29, 2017 |
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9×13 |
Naval Navigation |
Jan 22, 2017 |
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9×12 |
Noodles |
Jan 15, 2017 |
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9×11 |
Nonsense |
Jan 8, 2017 |
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9×10 |
Nature/Nurture |
Jan 2, 2017 |
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9×9 |
Noël |
Dec 25, 2016 |
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9×8 |
Non Sequiturs |
Dec 17, 2016 |
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9×7 |
Naked Truth |
Dec 11, 2016 |
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9×6 |
Night |
Dec 4, 2016 |
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9×5 |
Not Nearly |
Nov 27, 2016 |
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9×4 |
Noble Rot |
Nov 20, 2016 |
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9×3 |
Nosey Noisy |
Nov 6, 2016 |
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9×2 |
North Norse |
Oct 30, 2016 |
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9×1 |
Naming Names |
Oct 23, 2016 |
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season 8 |
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8×16 |
Misconceptions |
Mar 28, 2016 |
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8×15 |
Mix and Match |
Apr 4, 2016 |
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8×14 |
Messy |
Feb 29, 2016 |
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8×13 |
Monster Mash |
Feb 22, 2016 |
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8×12 |
Medieval and Macabre |
Jan 23, 2016 |
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8×11 |
Menagerie |
Jan 16, 2016 |
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8×10 |
Making a Meal of It |
Jan 9, 2016 |
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8×9 |
Messing with Your Mind |
Jan 2, 2016 |
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8×8 |
Merriment |
Dec 19, 2015 |
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8×7 |
Middle Muddle |
Dec 12, 2015 |
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8×6 |
Marriage and Mating |
Nov 28, 2015 |
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8×5 |
Maths |
Nov 21, 2015 |
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8×4 |
M-Places |
Nov 14, 2015 |
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8×3 |
Miscellany |
Nov 7, 2015 |
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8×2 |
Military Matters |
Oct 24, 2015 |
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8×1 |
Medley of Maladies |
Oct 17, 2015 |
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season 7 |
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7×16 |
Landmarks |
Apr 18, 2015 |
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7×15 |
Long Lost |
Apr 4, 2015 |
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7×14 |
Ladies and Gents |
Feb 7, 2015 |
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7×13 |
Little and Large |
Jan 11, 2015 |
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7×12 |
Lucky Losers |
Jan 4, 2015 |
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7×11 |
No L |
Dec 27, 2014 |
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7×10 |
Lumped Together |
Dec 20, 2014 |
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7×9 |
Lying |
Dec 13, 2014 |
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7×8 |
Lovely |
Nov 29, 2014 |
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7×7 |
Lethal |
Nov 22, 2014 |
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7×6 |
Liblabble |
Nov 8, 2014 |
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7×5 |
Lenses |
Nov 1, 2014 |
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7×4 |
Levity |
Oct 25, 2014 |
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7×3 |
Literature |
Oct 18, 2014 |
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7×2 |
Location, Location, Location |
Oct 11, 2014 |
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7×1 |
L Animals |
Oct 4, 2014 |
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season 6 |
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6×16 |
Kaleidoscope |
Jan 18, 2014 |
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6×15 |
Kitsch |
Jan 11, 2014 |
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6×14 |
Kris Kringle |
Dec 24, 2013 |
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6×13 |
Keeps |
Dec 23, 2013 |
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6×12 |
Kitchen Sink |
Dec 15, 2013 |
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6×11 |
Knights and Knaves |
Dec 7, 2013 |
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6×10 |
Kinky |
Nov 30, 2013 |
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6×9 |
Kinetic |
Nov 3, 2013 |
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6×8 |
Keys |
Oct 27, 2013 |
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6×7 |
Knowledge |
Oct 20, 2013 |
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6×6 |
Killers |
Oct 13, 2013 |
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6×5 |
Kings |
Oct 6, 2013 |
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6×4 |
Knits & Knots |
Sep 29, 2013 |
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6×3 |
K-Folk |
Sep 22, 2013 |
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6×2 |
Kit and Kaboodle |
Sep 15, 2013 |
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6×1 |
Knees & Knockers |
Sep 8, 2013 |
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season 5 |
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5×16 |
Just the Job |
Aug 31, 2013 |
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5×15 |
Jolly |
Jan 12, 2013 |
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5×14 |
Jingle Bells |
Dec 29, 2012 |
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5×13 |
Jobs |
Dec 15, 2012 |
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5×12 |
Justice |
Dec 8, 2012 |
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5×11 |
Jumpers |
Dec 1, 2012 |
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5×10 |
Jungles |
Nov 24, 2012 |
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5×9 |
Jeopardy |
Nov 10, 2012 |
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5×8 |
Jumble |
Nov 3, 2012 |
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5×7 |
Journalism |
Oct 27, 2012 |
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5×6 |
Joints |
Oct 20, 2012 |
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5×5 |
J-Places |
Oct 13, 2012 |
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5×4 |
Jack and Jill |
Oct 6, 2012 |
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5×3 |
Journeys |
Sep 29, 2012 |
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5×2 |
Jam, Jelly and Juice |
Sep 22, 2012 |
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5×1 |
Jargon |
Sep 15, 2012 |
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season 4 |
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4×16 |
Idleness |
May 24, 2012 |
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4×15 |
Immortal Bard |
May 19, 2012 |
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4×14 |
Ice |
Dec 30, 2011 |
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4×13 |
Intelligence |
Dec 3, 2011 |
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4×12 |
Illumination |
Nov 26, 2011 |
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4×11 |
Infantile |
Nov 19, 2011 |
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4×10 |
Inland Revenue |
Nov 12, 2011 |
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4×9 |
Illness |
Nov 5, 2011 |
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4×8 |
Inequality |
Oct 29, 2011 |
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4×7 |
Incomprehensible |
Oct 22, 2011 |
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4×6 |
Inventive |
Oct 15, 2011 |
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4×5 |
Invertebrates |
Oct 8, 2011 |
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4×4 |
Indecision |
Oct 1, 2011 |
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4×3 |
Imbroglio |
Sep 24, 2011 |
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4×2 |
International |
Sep 17, 2011 |
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4×1 |
I-Spy |
Sep 10, 2011 |
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season 3 |
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3×16 |
House and Home |
Jan 29, 2011 |
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3×15 |
Hypothetical |
Jan 22, 2011 |
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3×14 |
History |
Jan 15, 2011 |
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3×13 |
Hypnosis, Hallucinations & Hysteria |
Jan 8, 2011 |
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3×12 |
Hocus-Pocus |
Dec 29, 2010 |
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3×11 |
Holidays |
Dec 18, 2010 |
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3×10 |
Horses and Hunting |
Dec 11, 2010 |
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3×9 |
Highs and Lows |
Dec 4, 2010 |
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3×8 |
Health and Safety |
Nov 27, 2010 |
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3×7 |
Horrible |
Nov 20, 2010 |
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3×6 |
Happiness |
Oct 23, 2010 |
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3×5 |
H Animals |
Oct 16, 2010 |
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3×4 |
Humans |
Oct 9, 2010 |
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3×3 |
Hoaxes |
Oct 2, 2010 |
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3×2 |
H Anatomy |
Sep 25, 2010 |
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3×1 |
Hodge Podge |
Sep 18, 2010 |
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2×16 |
Geometry |
Jul 23, 2011 |
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2×15 |
Green |
Jun 11, 2011 |
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2×14 |
Games |
Jun 4, 2011 |
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2×13 |
G Animals |
May 28, 2011 |
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2×12 |
Gardens |
Mar 20, 2010 |
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2×11 |
Greeks |
Mar 6, 2010 |
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2×10 |
Gothic |
Feb 20, 2010 |
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2×9 |
Gravity |
Feb 13, 2010 |
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2×8 |
Gifts |
Feb 6, 2010 |
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2×7 |
Greats |
Jan 30, 2010 |
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2×6 |
Gallimaufrey |
Jan 23, 2010 |
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2×5 |
Germany |
Jan 16, 2010 |
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2×4 |
Girls and Boys |
Jan 9, 2010 |
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2×3 |
Genius |
Jan 2, 2010 |
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2×2 |
Groovy |
Dec 29, 2009 |
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2×1 |
Geography |
Dec 23, 2009 |
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1×10 |
Food |
Mar 21, 2009 |
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1×9 |
Film |
Mar 7, 2009 |
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1×8 |
Flora and Fauna |
Feb 28, 2009 |
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1×7 |
The Future |
Feb 21, 2009 |
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1×6 |
Fashion |
Feb 14, 2009 |
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1×5 |
Fingers and Fumbs |
Feb 7, 2009 |
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1×4 |
Fakes and Frauds |
Jan 31, 2009 |
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1×3 |
France |
Jan 24, 2009 |
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1×2 |
Fight or Flight |
Jan 17, 2009 |
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1×1 |
Flotsam and Jetsam |
Jan 10, 2009 |
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