Answers for Friday, 21 August 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 2012
Clue 1: Bradley Wiggins became Britain's first Tour de France winner.
Clue 2: A flotilla sailed the Thames for a royal Diamond Jubilee.
Clue 3: The Queen 'parachuted' into a stadium with James Bond.
Clue 4: Super Saturday: three athletics golds in one London evening.
Clue 5: London hosted the Olympic Games.
Word Search — theme: On the Farm
The 8 hidden words were:
DUCKPOND · GATE · HARVEST · HAYSTACK · PIGLET · ROOSTER · STABLE · TRACTOR
Mini Crossword
IDEA
RP
PEARL
SO
SAND
Across: 1. IDEA · 4. PEARL · 5. SAND
Down: 2. DRESS · 3. APRON
Daily Trivia — Seaside & Coast
- What would you traditionally buy from a seaside rock shop? A stick of rock
- Punch and Judy shows were a favourite entertainment on the... Beach
- What is the name for a walkway stretching out over the sea? A pier
- Which bird is the seaside's famous chip thief? The seagull
- What do you call the rise and fall of the sea each day? The tide
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
926534871
853617492
471982635
384179526
765328914
219465387
638741259
547293168
192856743
Medium
925674381
671839452
348521697
586917234
713245869
294368715
452186973
839752146
167493528
Memory Match — deck: In the Garden Shed
The 10 pairs were:
🔨 Hammer · 🔧 Wrench · 🧰 Toolbox · 🔩 Nut and bolt · 🌱 Seedling · 🧤 Gloves · 🚪 Door · 🕸️ Spider web · 🧹 Broom · 🔦 Torch