Answers for Thursday, 8 October 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 2008
Clue 1: Boris Johnson became Mayor of London.
Clue 2: Mamma Mia! had cinema audiences singing along.
Clue 3: Lewis Hamilton became Formula One's youngest champion, on the last corner.
Clue 4: British cyclists struck gold after gold in Beijing.
Clue 5: The world's banks tumbled in the autumn financial crisis.
Word Search — theme: The Milkman
The 8 hidden words were:
CREAM · DAIRY · DOORSTEP · EARLY · FLOAT · GOLDTOP · ROUND · SILVER
Mini Crossword
SFC
PORCH
OUI
ONION
NTA
Across: 4. PORCH · 5. ONION
Down: 1. SPOON · 2. FRUIT · 3. CHINA
Daily Trivia — In the Garden
- What does an acorn grow into? An oak tree
- Which bird is famous for its bright red breast? The robin
- What do bees collect from flowers to make honey? Nectar
- A butterfly begins life as a... Caterpillar
- Which of these flowers grows from a bulb? The tulip
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
379461852
825793146
164852739
938674521
642185973
517329468
496538217
253917684
781246395
Medium
957843216
841629753
326571489
682395174
514768932
739412865
498156327
263987541
175234698
Memory Match — deck: Winter
The 10 pairs were:
❄️ Snowflake · ⛄ Snowman · 🧣 Scarf · 🧤 Gloves · 🔥 Fire · ☕ Hot drink · 🌨️ Snow · 🐧 Penguin · 🧥 Coat · 🌰 Chestnut