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No Fuss Weekly · 23 November 2026

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No. 2Monday

1SudokuMedium

2795475125348197648948271392

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

2Word search: Pirates

METMNWTTISNACENSDLIMNNSOTINFMEIWETMWNANRDROPEPNIOGIERREPAHTEDPCIETCSRGEOHKPNHASONTKAAIDINLSSCIIHOLAD
  • anchor
  • captain
  • compass
  • crew
  • deck
  • gold
  • mast
  • rope
  • sail

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

3Mini mystery

Case file

Left Behind at the Fair

Femi, Ines and Luis helped at the school fair. Each ran a different stall and looked after one thing for the afternoon.

  1. Ines was not in the face-painting tent.
  2. The bell was not at the tombola.
  3. Luis did not have the clipboard.
  4. Ines had the bell.
  5. The clipboard was not in the face-painting tent.

When the fair packed up, the clipboard was left behind at the tombola. Who was at the tombola with the clipboard?

TombolaCake stallFace-painting tentClipboardBellBuntingFemiInesLuisClipboardBellBunting

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 heaviest?

    1. AHammer (men’s)
    2. BMASCOT lander
    3. CGossamer Albatross

  2. Which of these came first?

    1. ASt. Peter’s Basilica
    2. BUniversity of Graz
    3. CSaint Petersburg
    4. DBattle of Hastings

  3. In handball, how far does the goal area (the zone only the goalkeeper may enter) reach out from the goal?

    1. AAbout 6 m
    2. BAbout 12 m
    3. CAbout 24 m
    4. DAbout 48 m

  4. What is the capital of Botswana?

    1. AMaseru
    2. BMbabane
    3. CWindhoek
    4. DGaborone

  5. Which of these cities is furthest north?

    1. AValparaíso (Chile)
    2. BMoroni (Comoros)
    3. CMaputo (Mozambique)
    4. DNukuʻalofa (Tonga)

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

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No Fuss Weekly · 23 November 2026

Answers

No. 2Monday

1Sudoku

279564813364918275518327469157836924842159637693742581736295148921483756485671392

Bold digits were printed on the puzzle.

2Word search: Pirates

METMNWTTISNACENSDLIMNNSOTINFMEIWETMWNANRDROPEPNIOGIERREPAHTEDPCIETCSRGEOHKPNHASONTKAAIDINLSSCIIHOLAD

Each word is ringed and set in bold.

3Mini mystery

Solved

Left Behind at the Fair

TombolaCake stallFace-painting tentClipboardBellBuntingFemiInesLuisClipboardBellBunting

Femi was at the tombola with the clipboard.

  • Femi: tombola, clipboard
  • Ines: cake stall, bell
  • Luis: face-painting tent, bunting

4Quiz

  1. C · Gossamer Albatross: 31.8 kg; MASCOT lander: 10 kg; Hammer (men’s): 7.26 kg

    Size Duel. Sources: worldathletics.org, snl.no, cnes.fr, elib.dlr.de, airandspace.si.edu, museumofflight.org

  2. D · Battle of Hastings: 1066, happened; St. Peter’s Basilica: 1506, construction began; University of Graz: 1585, founded; Saint Petersburg: 1703, founded

    Older Than. Sources: snl.no, lex.dk, wikidata.org, uni-graz.at, geschichte.uni-graz.at, topuniversities.com, medunigraz.at, studyinaustria.at, treccani.it, enciklopedija.hr, sapere.it

  3. A · 6 m

    Ballpark. Sources: cits.wa.gov.au, dimensions.com

  4. D · Gaborone is the capital of Botswana.

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

  5. B · Moroni (Comoros): 11.7° S; Nukuʻalofa (Tonga): 21.1° S; Maputo (Mozambique): 26.0° S; Valparaíso (Chile): 33.0° S

    Further North?. Sources: wikidata.org, naturalearthdata.com

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.