Answers for Sunday, 11 October 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 2011
Clue 1: Adele's album 21 broke records everywhere.
Clue 2: The final Space Shuttle mission closed thirty years of flights.
Clue 3: A phone-hacking scandal closed the News of the World after 168 years.
Clue 4: Two billion people watched a wedding at Westminster Abbey.
Clue 5: Prince William married Catherine Middleton.
Word Search — theme: Sewing Box
The 8 hidden words were:
BOBBIN · ELASTIC · HEMMING · PINS · SCISSORS · TACKING · TAPE · THIMBLE
Mini Crossword
SPS
PEACH
AIE
DANCE
ETP
Across: 4. PEACH · 5. DANCE
Down: 1. SPADE · 2. PAINT · 3. SHEEP
Daily Trivia — Sporting Days
- How many balls are bowled in a cricket over? Six
- Wimbledon is famous for which sport? Tennis
- England won football's World Cup in which year? 1966
- St Andrews in Scotland is called 'the home of' which game? Golf
- In chess, how many squares are on the board? 64
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
327981654
169452738
458763192
584317926
732896415
916524873
691238547
245679381
873145269
Medium
827196345
145723689
963485271
638517492
591642738
274938156
389271564
716854923
452369817
Memory Match — deck: Trees & Woodland
The 10 pairs were:
🌳 Tree · 🍂 Leaves · 🌰 Chestnut · 🍄 Mushroom · 🦉 Owl · 🦌 Deer · 🐿️ Squirrel · 🪵 Log · 🕸️ Spider web · 🐜 Ant