Saturday, 3 October 2026: the answers
The four Fourplay puzzles of Saturday, 3 October 2026, with their answers. Today's puzzles are on the front page.
Level 1 · easy
- DRACULA
- BAT + COFFIN
- CAMERA
- FLASH + SELFIE
- POLICE
- BADGE + HANDCUFFS
- VALENTINE
- ROSE + CUPID
The card that did not belong: FUNNEL, FRAME, MELON, ROMANCE. A gentle start: the links are the ones that come to mind first.
Level 2 · medium
- CHAMELEON
- TONGUE + CAMOUFLAGE
- EVEREST
- OXYGEN + SUMMIT
- CLOVER
- LUCK + IRELAND
- DAWN
- ROOSTER + HORIZON
The card that did not belong: MARKER, AVALANCHE, BUCKET, ALARM. One step less obvious, so the decoy had room to tempt.
Level 3 · tricky
- TRIP
- STUMBLE + VACATION
- JAM
- TRAFFIC + STRAWBERRY
- COAT
- PAINT + FUR
- CUP
- SAUCER + TROPHY
The card that did not belong: ISLAND, STAPLER, SCARF, PUZZLE. Built on a word with two meanings, which is what joins two words that have nothing to do with each other.
Level 4 · hard
- TIP
- WAITER + ICEBERG
- SENTENCE
- JUDGE + GRAMMAR
- NINE
- CAT + CLOUD
- ROW
- OARS + SPREADSHEET
The card that did not belong: FINGER, BARREL, PLANETS, PEAR. A lateral one: the link takes a moment and is airtight once you see it.