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No Fuss Weekly · 16 November 2026

Puzzle sheet

No. 1Monday

1SudokuMedium

7137989725685362162147532167

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box holds the digits 1 to 9 once.

2Word search: Weather

IONABNOAEEEMNTRCLOUDOSTSEFOGNBGUAUETHISNKTPNZIWATTRMOSEAYFIHLIGHTNINGLODRIZZLEOARAINFNNRPADEIEEIITEN
  • breeze
  • cloud
  • drizzle
  • fog
  • hail
  • lightning
  • rain
  • sunshine
  • wind

Find the nine words. They run across, down and diagonally, always forwards.

3Mini mystery

Case file

The Lost Mitten

Nico, Tomas and Yara met at the winter market. Each spent the evening in a different spot and carried one thing to keep warm.

  1. Nico was not at the candle stall.
  2. Nico did not have the woolly hat.
  3. Tomas was not at the candle stall.
  4. Whoever was at the cocoa stand had the flask.
  5. Nico did not have the flask.

A single striped mitten was found by the skating rink, next to the shopping bag. Who was by the skating rink with the shopping bag?

Candle stallSkating rinkCocoa standShopping bagWoolly hatFlaskNicoTomasYaraShopping bagWoolly hatFlask

Each person was in one place with one thing, all different. Mark a dot for yes and a cross for no in the grid until only one answer fits.

Answer:

4Quiz: five questions

  1. Which of these is the widest across?

    1. AGanymede
    2. BVenus
    3. CMars

  2. Which of these came first?

    1. AThe Marriage of Figaro (Mozart)
    2. BJamestown, Virginia
    3. CPiano
    4. DSpanish Steps

  3. In what year did Charles Hatchett discover the element now called niobium?

    1. A1721
    2. B1761
    3. C1801
    4. D1841

  4. What is the capital of Nepal?

    1. AKathmandu
    2. BThimphu
    3. CKabul
    4. DTehran

  5. Which of these countries has the most people?

    1. ASudan
    2. BNetherlands
    3. CRussia
    4. DPapua New Guinea

Circle one letter for each. Answers and sources on page 2.

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No Fuss Weekly · 16 November 2026

Answers

No. 1Monday

1Sudoku

428715639751693428369824175134972586875346291692158347246589713587431962913267854

Bold digits were printed on the puzzle.

2Word search: Weather

IONABNOAEEEMNTRCLOUDOSTSEFOGNBGUAUETHISNKTPNZIWATTRMOSEAYFIHLIGHTNINGLODRIZZLEOARAINFNNRPADEIEEIITEN

Each word is ringed and set in bold.

3Mini mystery

Solved

The Lost Mitten

Candle stallSkating rinkCocoa standShopping bagWoolly hatFlaskNicoTomasYaraShopping bagWoolly hatFlask

Nico was by the skating rink with the shopping bag.

  • Nico: skating rink, shopping bag
  • Tomas: cocoa stand, flask
  • Yara: candle stall, woolly hat

4Quiz

  1. B · Venus: 12,100 km; Mars: 6,779 km; Ganymede: 5,262 km

    Size Duel. Sources: snl.no, lex.dk, wikidata.org, nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov

  2. B · Jamestown, Virginia: 1607, founded; Piano: c. 1700, invented; Spanish Steps: 1725, completed; The Marriage of Figaro (Mozart): 1786, first performed

    Older Than. Sources: archiviostorico.operaroma.it, rbo.org.uk, snl.no, wikidata.org, lex.dk

  3. C · 1801

    Ballpark. Sources: periodic-table.rsc.org, nndc.bnl.gov

  4. A · Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal.

    Atlas Play Capitals. Sources: wikidata.org, naturalearthdata.com

  5. C · Russia: 144 million people (2025); Sudan: 51.7 million people (2025); Netherlands: 18.1 million people (2025); Papua New Guinea: 10.8 million people (2025)

    Population Duel. Sources: wikidata.org, data.worldbank.org

Sudoku and word search made with the Puzzle Desk engines; quiz facts from Size Duel, Older Than, Population Duel, Further North?, Ballpark and Atlas Play, each checked against the sources listed. Mystery written and checked by our puzzle generator: exactly one answer.