Answers for Saturday, 17 October 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1985
Clue 1: A new soap opera set in a fictional London borough began in February.
Clue 2: The wreck of the Titanic was found on the Atlantic seabed.
Clue 3: Britain's first mobile phone call was made on New Year's Day.
Clue 4: EastEnders arrived on the BBC.
Clue 5: Two continents watched Live Aid from Wembley and Philadelphia in July.
Word Search — theme: Harvest Supper
The 8 hidden words were:
BARN · CANDLES · CHUTNEY · CIDER · HYMNS · MARROW · PUMPKIN · SHEAVES
Mini Crossword
DSL
APPLE
IAM
RADIO
YEN
Across: 4. APPLE · 5. RADIO
Down: 1. DAIRY · 2. SPADE · 3. LEMON
Daily Trivia — A Book at Bedtime
- Who wrote about the detective Hercule Poirot? Agatha Christie
- Which Dickens character asked, 'Please, sir, I want some more'? Oliver Twist
- Where was William Shakespeare born? Stratford-upon-Avon
- Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Roald Dahl
- Ebenezer Scrooge appears in which Dickens story? A Christmas Carol
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
458726391
791385426
326149578
617894235
943512867
285637149
532961784
879453612
164278953
Medium
572684913
834291657
169573284
451832796
728469531
396157428
943715862
285346179
617928345
Memory Match — deck: Countryside
The 10 pairs were:
🐑 Sheep · 🐄 Cow · 🐓 Rooster · 🦉 Owl · 🌾 Wheat · 🚜 Tractor · 🦊 Fox · 🐇 Rabbit · 🦢 Swan · 🌈 Rainbow