Answers for Saturday, 3 October 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 2001
Clue 1: An online encyclopedia that anyone could edit quietly launched.
Clue 2: The Office began, and made everyone recognise their workplace.
Clue 3: Foot-and-mouth closed the countryside for months.
Clue 4: Apple unveiled a little white music player.
Clue 5: The first Harry Potter film cast its spell in cinemas.
Word Search — theme: Old Time Music
The 8 hidden words were:
CLARINET · CROONER · JUKEBOX · ORCHESTRA · SWING · TROMBONE · VINYL · WALTZ
Mini Crossword
MOON
ON
MUSIC
SO
FERN
Across: 1. MOON · 3. MUSIC · 4. FERN
Down: 1. MOUSE · 2. ONION
Daily Trivia — A Second Helping of Everything
- How many is a score? Twenty
- How many days is a fortnight? Fourteen
- Which wedding anniversary is the ruby? 40th
- What was the nickname of the old sixpence? A tanner
- How many days does September have? 30
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
985742631
734651982
621398754
156283497
273469518
498517326
517924863
362875149
849136275
Medium
396518274
714632958
285974631
139457826
562183497
478269513
951346782
627891345
843725169
Memory Match — deck: The High Street
The 10 pairs were:
🏦 Bank · 🏪 Shop · 🏬 Department store · 🚦 Traffic lights · 🚏 Bus stop · 🛍️ Shopping bags · 💷 Bank note · 🕰️ Clock · 🚌 Bus · 🚗 Car