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Sunday 18 October 2026

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Today’s collection

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Wordle

2 of 6 sources match

Connections

1 of 6 sources match

Strands

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Mini Crossword

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Wordle

The five-letter answer

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Provisional answer*

ADORN

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Connections

All four groups

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FAMOUS PERFUMES

ANGEL · COCO · OBSESSION · OPIUM

PLACES TO STORE CLOTHES

BUREAU · CHEST · TRUNK · WARDROBE

THINGS THAT COME IN STICKS

BUTTER · DEODORANT · DYNAMITE · INCENSE

STARTING WITH THINGS THAT CLOUD THE AIR

FOGERTY · HAZEL · MISTER · VAPORETTO

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Strands

Theme, spangram & words

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Spangram

RUNNINGGEAR

Theme: FAST FASHION

HEADPHONES · SNEAKERS · SUNGLASSES · VEST · WATCH

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Mini Crossword

Across & down

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Behind the answers

How verification works

We collect published puzzle answers, compare them in a consistent format and reveal how much confidence we have in the result.

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Collect

Reviewed sources are checked regularly throughout the Melbourne day. Broken, incomplete or incorrectly dated results are excluded.

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Compare

Answers are normalised and grouped by exact puzzle content. Most games require six matches; a complete Mini requires four.

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Reveal

Fully verified answers enter the archive. Today’s leading result may appear earlier as provisional and is always marked with an asterisk.