Answers for Friday, 18 September 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1950
Clue 1: The Eagle comic launched, with Dan Dare on the cover.
Clue 2: Andy Pandy first waved from the television.
Clue 3: Petrol rationing ended at last.
Clue 4: England played in their first football World Cup — and lost famously to the USA.
Clue 5: Soap came off the ration, ten years after going on it.
Word Search — theme: The Corner Shop
The 8 hidden words were:
BASKET · COUNTER · CREDIT · DOORBELL · GROCERIES · SCALES · SHELVES · TILL
Mini Crossword
PATH
EU
EAGLE
CI
SHIP
Across: 1. PATH · 3. EAGLE · 4. SHIP
Down: 1. PEACH · 2. TULIP
Daily Trivia — The Wireless Years
- How many records does a guest choose on Desert Island Discs? Eight
- 'Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin' opened which programme? Listen with Mother
- Which comedian's Half Hour was a huge radio hit from East Cheam? Tony Hancock
- Dogger, Fisher and German Bight belong to which broadcast? The Shipping Forecast
- The Archers is set in which fictional village? Ambridge
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
238569741
146872953
759431286
682317495
574986132
913245867
361794528
427658319
895123674
Medium
496158723
375492861
128637945
243915687
789263514
561784239
832549176
914876352
657321498
Memory Match — deck: Sports Day
The 10 pairs were:
⚽ Football · 🏆 Trophy · 🥇 Gold medal · 🎽 Running vest · 🎯 Target · 🚩 Flag · 🎈 Balloon · ⏱️ Stopwatch · 🏐 Volleyball · 🥈 Silver medal