Answers for Tuesday, 6 October 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 2006
Clue 1: A website limited to short messages of 140 characters launched.
Clue 2: Scotland's smoking ban led the way in March.
Clue 3: Poor Pluto was demoted from planethood.
Clue 4: Daniel Craig's first Bond film, Casino Royale, opened.
Clue 5: Zinedine Zidane ended a World Cup final with a headbutt.
Word Search — theme: Wartime Kitchen
The 8 hidden words were:
DRIPPING · MARGARINE · MENDING · POWDERED · PRESERVE · RATIONS · RECIPE · THRIFT
Mini Crossword
STAR
UI
GLOVE
IE
PARK
Across: 1. STAR · 4. GLOVE · 5. PARK
Down: 2. TULIP · 3. RIVER
Daily Trivia — Around the World
- What is the capital city of France? Paris
- Which country is famous for tulips and windmills? The Netherlands
- The city of Venice is famous for travelling by... Gondola
- Which country is home to the kangaroo? Australia
- What is the capital of Italy? Rome
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
579134682
814627935
263589471
198762354
327945168
645318729
931256847
782493516
456871293
Medium
197563842
852941673
634287519
478395126
523176498
961824735
345619287
219758364
786432951
Memory Match — deck: Baking
The 10 pairs were:
🎂 Cake · 🧁 Cupcake · 🍪 Biscuit · 🥐 Croissant · 🥖 Baguette · 🍩 Doughnut · 🥨 Pretzel · 🧇 Waffle · 🍫 Chocolate · 🥞 Pancakes