Wednesday, 14 October 2026: the answers
The four Fourplay puzzles of Wednesday, 14 October 2026, with their answers. Today's puzzles are on the front page.
Level 1 · easy
- OCTOPUS
- EIGHT + TENTACLE
- GARDEN
- ROSE + SHOVEL
- INDIA
- CURRY + TIGER
- COWBOY
- LASSO + SALOON
The card that did not belong: DICE, WORM, JACKET, RANCH. A gentle start: the links are the ones that come to mind first.
Level 2 · medium
- ZERO
- COUNTDOWN + GRAVITY
- RUBBER
- DUCK + ERASER
- PARROT
- PIRATE + ECHO
- LAUGH
- JOKE + HYENA
The card that did not belong: CAMERA, BOOTS, PEACH, TICKLE. One step less obvious, so the decoy had room to tempt.
Level 3 · tricky
- ORGAN
- PIPES + KIDNEY
- STRAW
- SCARECROW + MILKSHAKE
- TRUNK
- ELEPHANT + LUGGAGE
- COLLAR
- PUPPY + SHIRT
The card that did not belong: LIVER, KITE, BRANCH, TORNADO. Built on a word with two meanings, which is what joins two words that have nothing to do with each other.
Level 4 · hard
- STOCK
- SOUP + SHARES
- NUCLEAR
- FAMILY + REACTOR
- GHOST
- SHEET + WRITER
- HUSKY
- SLED + VOICE
The card that did not belong: WAFFLE, ATOM, PLUM, WOLF. A lateral one: the link takes a moment and is airtight once you see it.