From the archive · Oct 26, 2026
The 25 clues of Oct 26, 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 land of pharaohs, where the Nile runs through the desert.
Answer: Egypt
The Canadian singer whose “My Heart Will Go On” was the theme of Titanic.
Answer: Celine Dion
The 2001 terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center towers in New York.
Answer: September 11
The Nevada city known as Sin City, famous for its casino resorts.
Answer: Las Vegas
The 1982 Spielberg film about a boy who befriends a stranded alien.
Answer: E T
The sugar pill that can make patients feel better just because they believe it works.
Answer: Placebo
The Spanish painter who co-founded Cubism and painted Guernica.
Answer: Pablo Picasso
The reality show where castaways vote each other off an island after “the tribe has spoken”.
Answer: Survivor
The country that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in winter.
Answer: Qatar
The country singer of “Jolene” who lent her name to the Dollywood theme park.
Answer: Dolly Parton
The Israeli city on the Mediterranean, known for its Bauhaus White City.
Answer: Tel Aviv
The Japanese character, a white cat with a red bow, made by Sanrio.
Answer: Hello Kitty
The abolitionist who escaped slavery and led others to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Answer: Harriet Tubman
The coiled spring toy that “walks” down stairs, invented in the 1940s.
Answer: Slinky
The outermost layer of the Earth, where we live.
Answer: Earth’s Crust
The producer and singer of “Happy”, often seen in an enormous hat.
Answer: Pharrell Williams
The North African country whose capital is Rabat, home to Marrakesh and Fez.
Answer: Morocco
The Russian mystic who held sway over the family of Tsar Nicholas II.
Answer: Rasputin
The blood type known as the universal donor.
Answer: Type O Negative
The HBO series about the drug trade and police in Baltimore.
Answer: The Wire
The 1969 US research network that was the forerunner of the internet.
Answer: ARPANET
The Italian director of La Dolce Vita and 8½.
Answer: Federico Fellini
The NBC sitcom created by Tina Fey about a sketch comedy show, drawing on her years at Saturday Night Live.
Answer: 30 Rock
The tiny Alpine principality between Switzerland and Austria.
Answer: Liechtenstein
The Roman emperor who made Christianity legal with the Edict of Milan and founded Constantinople.
Answer: Constantine the Great