Answers for Monday, 31 August 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1979
Clue 1: Sony introduced a personal stereo called the Walkman.
Clue 2: Trevor Francis became football's first million-pound player.
Clue 3: A 'winter of discontent' began the year with strikes and snow.
Clue 4: A May election made history at Number Ten.
Clue 5: Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first woman Prime Minister.
Word Search — theme: Old Money
The 8 hidden words were:
FARTHING · FLORIN · GUINEA · HALFCROWN · PENNY · SHILLING · SIXPENCE · THREEPENCE
Mini Crossword
NEST
UC
DREAM
SR
LEAF
Across: 1. NEST · 3. DREAM · 4. LEAF
Down: 1. NURSE · 2. SCARF
Daily Trivia — Rivers & Mountains
- Which river flows through Egypt to the Mediterranean? The Nile
- What is the highest mountain in Scotland — and in Britain? Ben Nevis
- Niagara Falls sits on the border of Canada and which other country? The United States
- The Grand Canyon was carved by which river? The Colorado
- Which Welsh mountain shares its name with a famous railway to its summit? Snowdon
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
415978623
789263451
632415879
846127935
397654218
251389764
573896142
168542397
924731586
Medium
521684937
738159426
694327851
962735184
453918762
187246593
245873619
379561248
816492375
Memory Match — deck: Tea Time
The 10 pairs were:
🫖 Teapot · 🍰 Cake · 🧁 Cupcake · 🍪 Biscuit · 🥪 Sandwich · 🍵 Green tea · 🥄 Spoon · 🍓 Strawberry · 🍯 Honey · 🧀 Cheese