From the archive · Oct 25, 2026
The 25 clues of Oct 25, 2026, column by column from the left edge to the right (the columns get harder as you cross), with the letters on each hex and the answer. The board above plays this day and never touches your streak.
The Jamaican reggae singer of “No Woman, No Cry”, who died in 1981.
Answer: Bob Marley
The American actor and rapper who starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Men in Black.
Answer: Will Smith
The Italian short, strong coffee made by forcing hot water through grounds.
Answer: Espresso
The secretive state north of the 38th parallel, ruled by the Kim family.
Answer: North Korea
The highest mountain in Africa, a dormant volcano in Tanzania.
Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro
The California tech hub that is home to Apple, Google and Meta.
Answer: Silicon Valley
The vampire romance saga of Bella, Edward and Jacob.
Answer: Twilight
The Spanish football club that has won the most European Cup and Champions League titles.
Answer: Real Madrid
The Australian hard-rock band known for schoolboy outfits and “Highway to Hell”.
Answer: AC DC
The Illinois city on Lake Michigan, nicknamed the Windy City.
Answer: Chicago
The largest island in the Mediterranean, whose capital is Palermo.
Answer: Sicily
The American actress famous for her roles in Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich.
Answer: Julia Roberts
The metal element with symbol Pb, once used in pipes and paint.
Answer: Lead
The Italian opera composer of La Traviata and Aida.
Answer: Giuseppe Verdi
The 1605 plot to blow up the English Parliament, remembered each 5 November.
Answer: Gunpowder Plot
The 1415 battle in which Henry V’s English archers beat a much larger French army.
Answer: Battle of Agincourt
The Appalachian state formed in 1863 when it split from the Old Dominion, whose capital is Charleston.
Answer: West Virginia
The Eagles’ 1976 song about a place you can check out of but never leave.
Answer: Hotel California
The Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants to attack Rome.
Answer: Hannibal Barca
The British punk band that released “Anarchy in the UK”, with Johnny Rotten.
Answer: Sex Pistols
The 1969 Western in which Paul Newman and Robert Redford play outlaws on the run to Bolivia.
Answer: Butch Cassidy
The Scottish king who won at Bannockburn in 1314.
Answer: Robert the Bruce
The colourful crustacean whose club-like punch can crack aquarium glass.
Answer: Mantis Shrimp
The giant marine sinkhole off Belize that divers love.
Answer: Great Blue Hole
The 1936 Chaplin film in which the Little Tramp is trapped in an assembly line.
Answer: Modern Times