Answers for Monday, 26 October 2026
All six puzzles from this day, solved.
The answers are below — no peeking unless you mean to!
Yesteryear — the year was 1936
Clue 1: The great liner Queen Mary made her maiden voyage.
Clue 2: Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.
Clue 3: The Crystal Palace burned down in November.
Clue 4: The BBC began the world's first regular television service.
Clue 5: Edward VIII abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.
Word Search — theme: Day at the Races
The 8 hidden words were:
BLINKERS · BRIDLE · FENCE · GALLOP · JOCKEY · PADDOCK · SADDLE · WINNER
Mini Crossword
CHALK
OI
STAGE
EH
PLATE
Across: 1. CHALK · 4. STAGE · 5. PLATE
Down: 2. HOTEL · 3. LIGHT
Daily Trivia — Sweet Treats
- Which sponge cake is named after a queen? Victoria sponge
- What wobbles beside custard in a childhood party bowl? Jelly
- Battenberg cake is covered in which sweet layer? Marzipan
- What is the seaside sweet spun from sugar on a stick? Candy floss
- Rhubarb is traditionally stewed and served with... Custard
Sudoku Solutions
Easy
516932478
487561239
293784651
732859146
951643827
648217395
374198562
125376984
869425713
Medium
917853642
462917835
538246917
125489763
643725189
789631524
871394256
356172498
294568371
Memory Match — deck: Musical Instruments
The 10 pairs were:
🎻 Violin · 🎹 Piano · 🎺 Trumpet · 🥁 Drum · 🎷 Saxophone · 🎸 Guitar · 🪕 Banjo · 🎼 Musical score · 🎵 Musical note · 📯 Postal horn