Answers for Monday, 7 September 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1973
Clue 1: The Wombles began tidying Wimbledon Common on television.
Clue 2: VAT arrived in Britain.
Clue 3: A famous opera house with sail-shaped roofs opened in Sydney.
Clue 4: Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips in November.
Clue 5: Britain joined the European Economic Community on New Year's Day.
Word Search — theme: The Wireless
The 8 hidden words were:
AERIAL · ANNOUNCER · BROADCAST · DIAL · KNOB · NEWSREADER · RADIO · TUNING
Mini Crossword
COSY
LM
ROBIN
UL
EDGE
Across: 1. COSY · 3. ROBIN · 4. EDGE
Down: 1. CLOUD · 2. SMILE
Daily Trivia — Scotland the Brave
- On which date is Burns Night celebrated? 25th January
- Which prickly flower is a national emblem of Scotland? The thistle
- What do Scots call New Year's Eve? Hogmanay
- Which castle looks down over Edinburgh's Princes Street? Edinburgh Castle
- Which loch has famously 'bonnie, bonnie banks'? Loch Lomond
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
867193425
439285176
125467983
971846352
643752891
258319647
592634718
314578269
786921534
Medium
715638429
492157638
683429571
579386214
248591367
361274895
926815743
154763982
837942156
Memory Match — deck: Countryside
The 10 pairs were:
🐑 Sheep · 🐄 Cow · 🐓 Rooster · 🦉 Owl · 🌾 Wheat · 🚜 Tractor · 🦊 Fox · 🐇 Rabbit · 🦢 Swan · 🌈 Rainbow