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Answers for Friday, 2 October 2026

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Yesteryear — the year was 1998

Clue 1: Two students founded a search engine called Google.

Clue 2: Titanic swept the board at the Oscars.

Clue 3: An eighteen-year-old named Michael Owen scored a wonder goal in France.

Clue 4: The Good Friday Agreement was signed in Belfast.

Clue 5: England's World Cup ended with a red card and penalties — again.

Word Search — theme: Day at the Races

The 8 hidden words were:

BLINKERS · BRIDLE · FENCE · FURLONG · GALLOP · JOCKEY · STEEPLE · TROPHY

Mini Crossword

BREW
OH
RADIO
ST
TREE

Across: 1. BREW · 4. RADIO · 5. TREE

Down: 2. ROAST · 3. WHITE

Daily Trivia — The Olympic Games

  1. How many rings are on the Olympic flag? Five
  2. Roughly how long is a marathon? 26 miles
  3. Where is the Olympic torch traditionally lit? Olympia, Greece
  4. Which city hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896? Athens
  5. What are the three Olympic medals? Gold, silver, bronze

Sudoku Solutions

Easy

178963542
452187963
693425178
961758234
537241896
284639715
329576481
815394627
746812359

Medium

528176934
164293758
379485162
236748591
741952683
895361247
612839475
453617829
987524316

Memory Match — deck: Sweet Shop

The 10 pairs were:

🍬 Candy · 🍭 Lollipop · 🍫 Chocolate · 🍩 Doughnut · 🧁 Cupcake · 🍪 Biscuit · 🍋 Lemon · 🎂 Cake · 🍒 Cherries · 🍦 Ice cream

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