Friday, 9 October 2026: the answers
The four Fourplay puzzles of Friday, 9 October 2026, with their answers. Today's puzzles are on the front page.
Level 1 · easy
- SHARK
- FIN + JAWS
- TELEVISION
- REMOTE + ANTENNA
- RESTAURANT
- WAITER + MENU
- SHAVING
- RAZOR + FOAM
The card that did not belong: DOLPHIN, TRACTOR, CHEF, SOCK. A gentle start: the links are the ones that come to mind first.
Level 2 · medium
- CYCLING
- PEDAL + AMSTERDAM
- OPERA
- SOPRANO + PHANTOM
- CASINO
- ROULETTE + VEGAS
- GRAFFITI
- SPRAY + WALL
The card that did not belong: SADDLE, RADISH, JACKPOT, THUMB. One step less obvious, so the decoy had room to tempt.
Level 3 · tricky
- CROP
- HARVEST + PHOTO
- RULER
- PHARAOH + GEOMETRY
- BAR
- BEER + JAIL
- FAST
- CHEETAH + RAMADAN
The card that did not belong: PUDDLE, THRONE, ENVELOPE, HUNGER. Built on a word with two meanings, which is what joins two words that have nothing to do with each other.
Level 4 · hard
- ICEBERG
- TITANIC + LETTUCE
- BEAR
- HUG + TEDDY
- MARS
- ROVER + WAR
- PALM
- FORTUNE + COCONUT
The card that did not belong: GLACIER, SOCK, ALIEN, FORK. A lateral one: the link takes a moment and is airtight once you see it.