Answers for Thursday, 20 August 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1976
Clue 1: The Muppet Show began on ITV.
Clue 2: Brotherhood of Man won Eurovision with 'Save Your Kisses for Me'.
Clue 3: Concorde carried its first paying passengers.
Clue 4: A minister for drought was appointed — and it promptly rained.
Clue 5: The long, scorching drought summer: standpipes in the streets.
Word Search — theme: Winter Warmers
The 8 hidden words were:
CARDIGAN · FLANNEL · FROST · MITTENS · PORRIDGE · SCARF · SNOWMAN · STEW
Mini Crossword
SLP
CHINA
ALR
ROAST
FCY
Across: 4. CHINA · 5. ROAST
Down: 1. SCARF · 2. LILAC · 3. PARTY
Daily Trivia — The Good Old Days
- What did a milkman traditionally leave on the doorstep? Bottles of milk
- Which coin-operated machine played records in cafés? A jukebox
- Before television, families gathered round which set in the evening? The wireless radio
- What was kept in a scullery copper and heated for wash day? Hot water
- Which sweet came as a spiral on a paper strip? Liquorice wheel
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
538619247
124387956
967254318
713548629
895762431
642931785
386495172
471826593
259173864
Medium
925874163
874136295
361592748
642985371
518347926
793261854
186759432
439628517
257413689
Memory Match — deck: Breakfast Table
The 10 pairs were:
🍳 Fried egg · 🥓 Bacon · 🍞 Bread · ☕ Coffee · 🍊 Orange · 🥞 Pancakes · 🧀 Cheese · 🍯 Honey · 🥛 Milk · 🍓 Strawberry