Sunday, 18 October 2026: the answers
The four Fourplay puzzles of Sunday, 18 October 2026, with their answers. Today's puzzles are on the front page.
Level 1 · easy
- PICNIC
- BASKET + ANTS
- FIREPLACE
- LOGS + CHIMNEY
- SEWING
- THREAD + BUTTON
- MASSAGE
- OIL + SHOULDERS
The card that did not belong: SANDWICH, CROCODILE, ZIPPER, RADIO. A gentle start: the links are the ones that come to mind first.
Level 2 · medium
- TITANIC
- ICEBERG + LIFEBOAT
- EXAM
- GRADE + CHEAT
- HOLLAND
- WINDMILL + CLOGS
- JUDGE
- HAMMER + JURY
The card that did not belong: ATLANTIC, KIWI, TULIP, DOORMAT. One step less obvious, so the decoy had room to tempt.
Level 3 · tricky
- SERVE
- WAITER + VOLLEYBALL
- BAND
- DRUMMER + ELASTIC
- TRAILER
- BLOCKBUSTER + CARAVAN
- DRAW
- PENCIL + LOTTERY
The card that did not belong: PEBBLE, SINGER, VOLCANO, CRAYON. Built on a word with two meanings, which is what joins two words that have nothing to do with each other.
Level 4 · hard
- MASS
- PRIEST + KILOGRAM
- MINUTES
- MEETING + STOPWATCH
- REMOTE
- ISLAND + CHANNEL
- INTEREST
- HOBBY + MORTGAGE
The card that did not belong: CROWD, SPOON, TELEVISION, DAISY. A lateral one: the link takes a moment and is airtight once you see it.