Answers for Saturday, 12 September 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1939
Clue 1: The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind both premiered.
Clue 2: A comedy called ITMA began on the wireless.
Clue 3: City children were evacuated to the countryside with labels and gas masks.
Clue 4: Neville Chamberlain made a grave broadcast on a September Sunday morning.
Clue 5: Britain declared war on Germany.
Word Search — theme: Knitting Basket
The 8 hidden words were:
BALACLAVA · CARDIGAN · CASTOFF · NEEDLES · PURL · STITCH · TENSION · WOOL
Mini Crossword
TOAST
LH
RIVER
VL
JELLY
Across: 1. TOAST · 4. RIVER · 5. JELLY
Down: 2. OLIVE · 3. SHELL
Daily Trivia — Wonders of Science
- What is the chemical name for water? H2O
- Who discovered penicillin in 1928? Alexander Fleming
- Which travels faster: light or sound? Light
- Which scientist is linked with a falling apple and gravity? Isaac Newton
- Which organ pumps blood around the body? The heart
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
724361859
159784362
836925417
562418793
318579624
947632581
483196275
671253948
295847136
Medium
731986524
582347619
694251378
268135497
973468251
145792836
829574163
316829745
457613982
Memory Match — deck: Sweet Shop
The 10 pairs were:
🍬 Candy · 🍭 Lollipop · 🍫 Chocolate · 🍩 Doughnut · 🧁 Cupcake · 🍪 Biscuit · 🍋 Lemon · 🎂 Cake · 🍒 Cherries · 🍦 Ice cream