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No Fuss Weekly · 28 December 2026

Puzzle sheet

No. 7Monday

1SudokuMedium

37142436169392931719875826

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

2Word search: Music

SOLNSENAMFEETNSINGERIUORSCELLOATFLUTEOUTKIMCHMNRRTEGCRHAPEETKIEHIOCERNTEMPONRPTOVTTTOILDEAYTHCAHRICA
  • cello
  • choir
  • chord
  • concert
  • flute
  • piano
  • singer
  • tempo
  • trumpet

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

3Mini mystery

Case file

The Empty Marshmallow Bag

Wes, Nico and Femi went on a weekend camping trip. On Saturday evening each was in a different place, with one thing from the kit.

  1. The map was not by the woodpile.
  2. Wes was not by the woodpile.
  3. Nico was not by the woodpile.
  4. Nico was not by the campfire.
  5. Whoever was by the lake had the lantern.

By bedtime the marshmallows were gone, and the empty bag was found by the woodpile, next to the tin mug. Who was by the woodpile with the tin mug?

WoodpileLakeCampfireTin mugLanternMapWesNicoFemiTin mugLanternMap

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 longest?

    1. AGiant anteater
    2. BRabbit (wild)
    3. CRed panda

  2. Which of these came first?

    1. AYale University
    2. BLeiden University
    3. CNotre-Dame de Paris
    4. DMoscow State University

  3. In what year did the Berlin Wall open, letting Berliners cross freely?

    1. A1974
    2. B1989
    3. C2004
    4. D2019

  4. What is the capital of Australia?

    1. AApia
    2. BWellington
    3. CCanberra
    4. DSouth Tarawa

  5. Which of these countries has the most people?

    1. AGabon
    2. BNew Zealand
    3. CSolomon Islands
    4. DMontenegro

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

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No Fuss Weekly · 28 December 2026

Answers

No. 7Monday

1Sudoku

637259841981364725245817396512476938768932154493185672129643587376528419854791263

Bold digits were printed on the puzzle.

2Word search: Music

SOLNSENAMFEETNSINGERIUORSCELLOATFLUTEOUTKIMCHMNRRTEGCRHAPEETKIEHIOCERNTEMPONRPTOVTTTOILDEAYTHCAHRICA

Each word is ringed and set in bold.

3Mini mystery

Solved

The Empty Marshmallow Bag

WoodpileLakeCampfireTin mugLanternMapWesNicoFemiTin mugLanternMap

Femi was by the woodpile with the tin mug.

  • Wes: campfire, map
  • Nico: lake, lantern
  • Femi: woodpile, tin mug

4Quiz

  1. A · Giant anteater: 1.1 m; Red panda: 60 cm; Rabbit (wild): 44 cm

    Size Duel. Sources: animaldiversity.org, animals.sandiegozoo.org, snl.no, lille.snl.no

  2. C · Notre-Dame de Paris: 1163, construction began; Leiden University: 1575, founded; Yale University: 1701, founded; Moscow State University: 1755, founded by decree

    Older Than. Sources: snl.no, lex.dk, wikidata.org, static.strw.leidenuniv.nl, visitleiden.nl, studiegids-archief.leidenuniv.nl, universiteitleiden.nl, phys.msu.ru

  3. B · 1989

    Ballpark. Sources: wikidata.org, britannica.com

  4. C · Canberra is the capital of Australia.

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

  5. B · New Zealand: 5.32 million people (2025); Gabon: 2.59 million people (2025); Solomon Islands: 839,000 people (2025); Montenegro: 623,000 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.