Sunday, 27 September 2026: the answers
The four Fourplay puzzles of Sunday, 27 September 2026, with their answers. Today's puzzles are on the front page.
Level 1 · easy
- AIRPORT
- RUNWAY + PASSPORT
- BANK
- VAULT + ROBBER
- MOUNTAIN
- PEAK + AVALANCHE
- LABORATORY
- MICROSCOPE + EXPERIMENT
The card that did not belong: TERMINAL, CARROT, VALLEY, MITTEN. A gentle start: the links are the ones that come to mind first.
Level 2 · medium
- HOCKEY
- PUCK + CANADA
- ZOMBIE
- BRAIN + GRAVE
- HARP
- ANGEL + IRELAND
- KITE
- WIND + DIAMOND
The card that did not belong: MUFFIN, BITE, ZIPPER, BEACH. One step less obvious, so the decoy had room to tempt.
Level 3 · tricky
- BUG
- SOFTWARE + COCKROACH
- SCALE
- PIANO + KILOGRAM
- BILL
- DUCK + WAITER
- DATE
- CALENDAR + ROMANCE
The card that did not belong: INSECT, BENCH, MONEY, PEDAL. Built on a word with two meanings, which is what joins two words that have nothing to do with each other.
Level 4 · hard
- COOK
- CAPTAIN + RECIPE
- CORK
- BOTTLE + FLOAT
- POTTER
- CLAY + WIZARD
- PRESENT
- TENSE + SANTA
The card that did not belong: FERRET, WINE, RADAR, SURPRISE. A lateral one: the link takes a moment and is airtight once you see it.