Answers for Thursday, 24 September 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1974
Clue 1: Britain went to the polls twice in one year.
Clue 2: McDonald's opened its first British restaurant.
Clue 3: The three-day week began the year by candlelight.
Clue 4: Muhammad Ali and George Foreman rumbled in the jungle.
Clue 5: Abba won Eurovision at Brighton with 'Waterloo'.
Word Search — theme: In the Garden
The 8 hidden words were:
DAFFODIL · GREENHOUSE · LAVENDER · ROSES · SEEDLING · SUNFLOWER · TULIP · WATERING
Mini Crossword
WEST
OM
TRAIN
LL
EDGE
Across: 1. WEST · 3. TRAIN · 4. EDGE
Down: 1. WORLD · 2. SMILE
Daily Trivia — Motoring Memories
- Which much-loved little car did Alec Issigonis design before the Mini? The Morris Minor
- What do L-plates on a car mean? Learner driver
- Which motoring organisation's patrolmen once saluted passing members? The AA
- America's famous Route 66 ran from Chicago to... Los Angeles
- What does a car's annual MOT test check? Its roadworthiness
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
831674952
467529831
952183746
589237164
716845329
324961587
673498215
295316478
148752693
Medium
457186932
139752846
268394517
984235671
321867459
576419283
745621398
613948725
892573164
Memory Match — deck: Garden
The 10 pairs were:
🌹 Rose · 🌻 Sunflower · 🌷 Tulip · 🐝 Bee · 🦋 Butterfly · 🐞 Ladybird · 🌳 Tree · 🍄 Mushroom · 🐌 Snail · 🪴 Pot plant