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No Fuss Weekly · 21 December 2026

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No. 6Monday

1SudokuMedium

374797853119776452799418624557

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

2Word search: Cafe

TSATNMILKFSEWRTOICPCYLPACLIEERSRMSAUCERECSNWTIPELAOHTVTATHSMNICCBIBITSENUIAWGLAAOSKWPKAGEDOSLCOTEARE
  • cake
  • cream
  • cup
  • milk
  • saucer
  • scone
  • table
  • tea
  • waiter

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

3Mini mystery

Case file

The Fizzing Table

Maya, Sofia and Zane showed projects at the science fair. Each looked after a different stand and kept one piece of kit.

  1. Whoever was at the volcano table had the measuring jug.
  2. Zane was not at the star-map stand.
  3. Zane did not have the measuring jug.
  4. Maya was not at the star-map stand.
  5. Sofia did not have the stopwatch.

A puddle of fizzing foam appeared at the star-map stand, right next to the magnifier. Who was at the star-map stand with the magnifier?

Volcano tableRobot cornerStar-map standStopwatchMagnifierMeasuring jugMayaSofiaZaneStopwatchMagnifierMeasuring jug

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. A1 euro coin
    2. BBee hummingbird
    3. CTable tennis ball

  2. Which of these came first?

    1. ABoston
    2. BDon Quixote (part one)
    3. CRobinson Crusoe
    4. DUppsala University

  3. How many protons are in the nucleus of a silver atom?

    1. AAbout 5.9
    2. BAbout 12
    3. CAbout 24
    4. DAbout 47

  4. What is the capital of Denmark?

    1. ADublin
    2. BCopenhagen
    3. CRiga
    4. DHelsinki

  5. Which of these cities is furthest north?

    1. ALuanda (Angola)
    2. BPort Louis (Mauritius)
    3. CDurban (South Africa)
    4. DBrisbane (Australia)

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

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No Fuss Weekly · 21 December 2026

Answers

No. 6Monday

1Sudoku

165293874843617529972845316519374682726981435438526791394158267287469153651732948

Bold digits were printed on the puzzle.

2Word search: Cafe

TSATNMILKFSEWRTOICPCYLPACLIEERSRMSAUCERECSNWTIPELAOHTVTATHSMNICCBIBITSENUIAWGLAAOSKWPKAGEDOSLCOTEARE

Each word is ringed and set in bold.

3Mini mystery

Solved

The Fizzing Table

Volcano tableRobot cornerStar-map standStopwatchMagnifierMeasuring jugMayaSofiaZaneStopwatchMagnifierMeasuring jug

Sofia was at the star-map stand with the magnifier.

  • Maya: volcano table, measuring jug
  • Sofia: star-map stand, magnifier
  • Zane: robot corner, stopwatch

4Quiz

  1. A · 1 euro coin: 7.5 g; Table tennis ball: 2.7 g; Bee hummingbird: 2.28 g

    Size Duel. Sources: ecb.europa.eu, wikidata.org, animaldiversity.org, snl.no, lex.dk

  2. D · Uppsala University: 1477, founded; Don Quixote (part one): 1605, first published; Boston: 1630, founded; Robinson Crusoe: 1719, first published

    Older Than. Sources: snl.no, lex.dk, treccani.it, enciklopedija.hr, wikidata.org, uu.se

  3. D · 47

    Ballpark. Sources: periodic-table.rsc.org, webelements.com

  4. B · Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.

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

  5. A · Luanda (Angola): 8.8° S; Port Louis (Mauritius): 20.2° S; Brisbane (Australia): 27.5° S; Durban (South Africa): 29.9° 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.