Tuesday, 13 October 2026: the answers
The four Fourplay puzzles of Tuesday, 13 October 2026, with their answers. Today's puzzles are on the front page.
Level 1 · easy
- SHOWER
- SOAP + CURTAIN
- SUSHI
- RICE + CHOPSTICKS
- BARBER
- SCISSORS + BEARD
- BOOK
- AUTHOR + PAGE
The card that did not belong: TOWEL, LANTERN, COMB, HELMET. A gentle start: the links are the ones that come to mind first.
Level 2 · medium
- ALICE
- RABBIT + TEAPOT
- NAPOLEON
- EMPEROR + WATERLOO
- SPAIN
- PAELLA + FLAMENCO
- YETI
- HIMALAYA + FOOTPRINT
The card that did not belong: LANTERN, GENERAL, BROCCOLI, MONSTER. One step less obvious, so the decoy had room to tempt.
Level 3 · tricky
- KIWI
- FRUIT + BIRD
- FLAT
- TYRE + RENT
- POOL
- CUE + CHLORINE
- POST
- BLOG + PARCEL
The card that did not belong: TURTLE, APARTMENT, MEADOW, FENCE. Built on a word with two meanings, which is what joins two words that have nothing to do with each other.
Level 4 · hard
- NEEDLE
- HAYSTACK + PINE
- IVORY
- TUSK + COAST
- PENTAGON
- FIVE + GENERAL
- MOON
- APOLLO + WEREWOLF
The card that did not belong: STITCH, NAPKIN, GEOMETRY, CHIMNEY. A lateral one: the link takes a moment and is airtight once you see it.