Answers for Tuesday, 18 August 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1997
Clue 1: The Teletubbies said 'eh-oh' for the first time.
Clue 2: A landslide general election in May changed the government.
Clue 3: A boy wizard appeared in bookshops for the first time.
Clue 4: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in June.
Clue 5: Britain handed Hong Kong back to China on 1 July.
Word Search — theme: Rainy Day Indoors
The 8 hidden words were:
CROSSWORD · CURTAINS · DRIZZLE · JIGSAW · PUDDLES · SLIPPERS · WELLIES · WIRELESS
Mini Crossword
HOSE
OP
STORY
EI
FLAG
Across: 1. HOSE · 3. STORY · 4. FLAG
Down: 1. HOTEL · 2. SPRIG
Daily Trivia — A Book at Bedtime
- Who wrote about the detective Hercule Poirot? Agatha Christie
- Which Dickens character asked, 'Please, sir, I want some more'? Oliver Twist
- Where was William Shakespeare born? Stratford-upon-Avon
- Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Roald Dahl
- Ebenezer Scrooge appears in which Dickens story? A Christmas Carol
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
162954738
897632451
453871296
981265374
524387169
736149582
378416925
619523847
245798613
Medium
172495683
358726941
946138572
684271395
291354768
735689214
517942836
863517429
429863157
Memory Match — deck: Countryside
The 10 pairs were:
🐑 Sheep · 🐄 Cow · 🐓 Rooster · 🦉 Owl · 🌾 Wheat · 🚜 Tractor · 🦊 Fox · 🐇 Rabbit · 🦢 Swan · 🌈 Rainbow