Answers for Sunday, 16 August 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1957
Clue 1: The Treaty of Rome was signed on the continent.
Clue 2: Harold Macmillan told Britons they'd 'never had it so good'.
Clue 3: ERNIE drew the first Premium Bond winners.
Clue 4: A beeping satellite alarmed and amazed the world.
Clue 5: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite.
Word Search — theme: At the Library
The 8 hidden words were:
ARMCHAIR · MYSTERY · NOVELS · READING · ROMANCE · SPECTACLES · STORY · WHISPER
Mini Crossword
SPOON
EN
RADIO
CO
CHINA
Across: 1. SPOON · 4. RADIO · 5. CHINA
Down: 2. PEACH · 3. ONION
Daily Trivia — Musical Notes
- How many keys does a full-size piano have? 88
- How many strings does a violin have? Four
- Which composer continued writing great music after losing his hearing? Beethoven
- Which instrument is most associated with Scotland? The bagpipes
- Frank Sinatra was affectionately known as... Ol' Blue Eyes
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
624371589
895462137
731958246
578234691
346195728
912687453
257819364
483726915
169543872
Medium
458723916
976481325
213569487
649175238
725398641
831642579
587934162
392816754
164257893
Memory Match — deck: Kitchen
The 10 pairs were:
🫖 Teapot · 🍰 Cake · 🥧 Pie · 🍎 Apple · 🥕 Carrot · 🍞 Bread · 🧀 Cheese · 🍓 Strawberry · 🥚 Egg · 🍯 Honey