Answers for Monday, 24 August 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1964
Clue 1: The Forth Road Bridge opened in Scotland.
Clue 2: Mary Poppins arrived in cinemas, practically perfect in every way.
Clue 3: A new pop programme began on New Year's Day.
Clue 4: Top of the Pops was broadcast for the first time.
Clue 5: BBC Two took to the air in April.
Word Search — theme: Picnic in the Park
The 8 hidden words were:
BANDSTAND · BLANKET · DUCKS · NAPKIN · SANDWICHES · SAUSAGE · THERMOS · WICKER
Mini Crossword
SSS
HOTEL
EAE
EAGLE
PEP
Across: 4. HOTEL · 5. EAGLE
Down: 1. SHEEP · 2. STAGE · 3. SLEEP
Daily Trivia — Golden Voices
- Which Welsh singer of 'Green, Green Grass of Home' fame is known simply as Tom? Tom Jones
- Dame Shirley Bassey sang the theme for which film series? James Bond
- 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' was first sung on film by... Judy Garland
- Which crooner sang 'Come Fly with Me' and led the 'Rat Pack'? Frank Sinatra
- Nat King Cole's voice was famously described as being like... Velvet
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
947286513
138954276
256713984
382579641
491368752
765142839
529831467
673425198
814697325
Medium
894356712
652817493
317429568
263185947
749632185
185794326
938271654
471568239
526943871
Memory Match — deck: The High Street
The 10 pairs were:
🏦 Bank · 🏪 Shop · 🏬 Department store · 🚦 Traffic lights · 🚏 Bus stop · 🛍️ Shopping bags · 💷 Bank note · 🕰️ Clock · 🚌 Bus · 🚗 Car