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Answers for Wednesday, 21 October 2026

All six puzzles from this day, solved.

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Yesteryear — the year was 1977

Clue 1: Red Rum won his third Grand National.

Clue 2: A space film called Star Wars had queues around the block.

Clue 3: Virginia Wade won the ladies' singles at Wimbledon.

Clue 4: Street parties filled the country for a royal anniversary.

Clue 5: The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee — 25 years on the throne.

Word Search — theme: Classic Films

The 8 hidden words were:

CASABLANCA · MATINEE · NEWSREEL · POPCORN · PREMIERE · PROJECTOR · STARLET · USHER

Mini Crossword

TBF
HORSE
YAN
MUSIC
ESE

Across: 4. HORSE · 5. MUSIC

Down: 1. THYME · 2. BRASS · 3. FENCE

Daily Trivia — Famous Landmarks

  1. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to America from which country? France
  2. The Great Wall is found in which country? China
  3. The Taj Mahal in India was built as a... Tomb for a beloved wife
  4. Sydney's famous Opera House roof resembles... Billowing sails
  5. The ancient pyramids of Giza stand in which country? Egypt

Sudoku Solutions

Easy

243819657
861537492
795624381
486153729
327986514
159472863
574261938
918345276
632798145

Medium

912584367
735629148
684731952
368157294
271498536
549263781
827945613
456312879
193876425

Memory Match — deck: Birds

The 10 pairs were:

🐦 Bird · 🦆 Duck · 🦉 Owl · 🦢 Swan · 🐔 Chicken · 🐓 Rooster · 🦅 Eagle · 🐧 Penguin · 🦜 Parrot · 🕊️ Dove

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