Answers for Wednesday, 23 September 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1972
Clue 1: Power cuts brought candlelit evenings during a miners' strike.
Clue 2: Emmerdale Farm began on ITV.
Clue 3: The school leaving age was raised to sixteen.
Clue 4: Mastermind's black chair appeared — 'I've started so I'll finish.'
Clue 5: Mark Spitz won seven swimming golds at the Munich Olympics.
Word Search — theme: Garden Party
The 8 hidden words were:
BUNTING · CROQUET · FETE · GARLANDS · HAMPER · LEMONADE · MARQUEE · PARASOL
Mini Crossword
SWAN
HU
HEART
AS
TREE
Across: 1. SWAN · 4. HEART · 5. TREE
Down: 2. WHEAT · 3. NURSE
Daily Trivia — The Dance Hall Years
- Which energetic dance did American GIs bring over during the war? The jitterbug
- Which long-running BBC show brought ballroom dancing to television from 1949? Come Dancing
- What was the popular name for a local dance hall? The Palais
- Which dance traditionally ended the evening? The last waltz
- Which bandleader was famous for strict-tempo dance music? Victor Silvester
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
194653827
765248391
283917654
326584179
958172463
471369582
812495736
549736218
637821945
Medium
465381972
218967435
973452861
839275614
157846293
624193587
381624759
746539128
592718346
Memory Match — deck: Fruit Bowl
The 10 pairs were:
🍎 Apple · 🍐 Pear · 🍌 Banana · 🍇 Grapes · 🍊 Orange · 🍑 Peach · 🍍 Pineapple · 🍒 Cherries · 🍋 Lemon · 🍉 Watermelon