Answers for Saturday, 26 September 2026

All six puzzles from this day, solved.

The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!

Yesteryear — the year was 1980

Clue 1: A Hungarian professor's twisting cube became a worldwide craze.

Clue 2: Clive Sinclair's tiny ZX80 computer went on sale.

Clue 3: The SAS ended the Iranian Embassy siege live on television.

Clue 4: Bjorn Borg won his fifth Wimbledon in a row.

Clue 5: The nation spent all year asking who shot J.R.

The 8 hidden words were:

BREEZE · BUCKET · ICECREAM · LIGHTHOUSE · PROMENADE · SANDCASTLE · SEASHELL · TIDE

CBS

LILAC

OOA

CHOIR

KMF

Across: 4. LILAC · 5. CHOIR

Down: 1. CLOCK · 2. BLOOM · 3. SCARF

'Ne'er cast a clout till May be out' advises you not to... Shed warm layers too soon
Rain on St Swithin's Day is said to bring rain for how long? Forty days
Fluffy fair-weather clouds are called... Cumulus
A falling barometer traditionally warns of... Unsettled weather coming
If it's 'raining cats and dogs', the rain is... Very heavy

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The 10 pairs were:

⛵ Sailboat · 🐚 Seashell · 🦀 Crab · 🐟 Fish · 🌊 Wave · ☀️ Sun · 🏖️ Beach · ⚓ Anchor · 🐬 Dolphin · 🪁 Kite