Answers for Monday, 28 September 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1987
Clue 1: Inspector Morse began his Oxford investigations.
Clue 2: Rick Astley promised he was never gonna give you up.
Clue 3: Digging began on the Channel Tunnel.
Clue 4: Michael Fish reassured viewers there was no hurricane on the way.
Clue 5: The Great Storm felled fifteen million trees overnight.
Word Search — theme: Birds of the Garden
The 8 hidden words were:
BLACKBIRD · BLUETIT · CHAFFINCH · MAGPIE · ROBIN · STARLING · THRUSH · WREN
Mini Crossword
TOAST
LH
TIGER
VL
JELLY
Across: 1. TOAST · 4. TIGER · 5. JELLY
Down: 2. OLIVE · 3. SHELL
Daily Trivia — The Post
- What was the world's first postage stamp, issued in 1840? The Penny Black
- First-class and second-class post were introduced in which decade? The 1960s
- What is the name of Postman Pat's black-and-white cat? Jess
- In an old telegram, which word marked the end of a sentence? STOP
- What colour are Britain's pillar boxes? Red
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
426813795
573249861
198657324
631782459
289465173
745931682
917326548
852174936
364598217
Medium
921453678
567182349
438976152
153769824
849521736
672834915
296315487
384297561
715648293
Memory Match — deck: Cosy Evening
The 10 pairs were:
📖 Book · 🕯️ Candle · ☕ Coffee · 🧶 Wool · 🎻 Violin · 🎹 Piano · 🧦 Socks · 🌙 Moon · ⭐ Star · 🔥 Fireplace