Answers for Thursday, 22 October 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1948
Clue 1: The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in June.
Clue 2: Prince Charles was born in November.
Clue 3: London hosted the Olympics on a shoestring — the 'austerity games'.
Clue 4: A new National Health Service treated its first patients.
Clue 5: The NHS was founded on 5 July.
Word Search — theme: Birds of the Garden
The 8 hidden words were:
BLACKBIRD · CHAFFINCH · FEEDER · NEST · ROBIN · STARLING · SWALLOW · THRUSH
Mini Crossword
LAMP
PI
BREAD
ON
NOON
Across: 1. LAMP · 4. BREAD · 5. NOON
Down: 2. APRON · 3. PIANO
Daily Trivia — Word & Number Fun
- How many items are in a baker's dozen? Thirteen
- How many minutes are in a full day? 1,440
- Complete the saying: 'A stitch in time saves...' Nine
- What is the next number: 2, 4, 8, 16...? 32
- 'Red sky at night' is said to be a delight for whom? Sailors and shepherds
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
798236415
465198237
321475869
189324756
632857941
574619328
253781694
947562183
816943572
Medium
267958341
581243769
493176528
716382954
845697213
932415687
154769832
629834175
378521496
Memory Match — deck: Sweet Shop
The 10 pairs were:
🍬 Candy · 🍭 Lollipop · 🍫 Chocolate · 🍩 Doughnut · 🧁 Cupcake · 🍪 Biscuit · 🍋 Lemon · 🎂 Cake · 🍒 Cherries · 🍦 Ice cream