Answers for Thursday, 1 October 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1995
Clue 1: The summer was the hottest and driest for years.
Clue 2: Toy Story arrived — the first fully computer-animated film.
Clue 3: Frank Bruno finally won a world heavyweight title.
Clue 4: Robson and Jerome's 'Unchained Melody' was the year's biggest seller.
Clue 5: Fifty years of VE Day were celebrated in May.
Word Search — theme: In the Kitchen
The 8 hidden words were:
CASSEROLE · COLANDER · GRATER · MIXER · RECIPE · ROLLING · SKILLET · SPATULA
Mini Crossword
SPADE
EA
PAINT
RC
SLEEP
Across: 1. SPADE · 4. PAINT · 5. SLEEP
Down: 2. PEARL · 3. DANCE
Daily Trivia — Wise Old Sayings
- Complete the saying: 'Too many cooks...' Spoil the broth
- 'A bird in the hand is worth...' what? Two in the bush
- You shouldn't count your chickens... Before they hatch
- 'Look before you...' what? Leap
- 'Many hands make...' what? Light work
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
532694187
819735624
674812593
368279415
291456738
745381269
486927351
123548976
957163842
Medium
179468352
253971846
468352917
514629783
836517294
792843165
947136528
621785439
385294671
Memory Match — deck: Birds
The 10 pairs were:
🐦 Bird · 🦆 Duck · 🦉 Owl · 🦢 Swan · 🐔 Chicken · 🐓 Rooster · 🦅 Eagle · 🐧 Penguin · 🦜 Parrot · 🕊️ Dove