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Friday 7 August 2026
Choose a game, then reveal only what you came for. No articles, no detours, no spoilers by accident.
The five-letter answer
FEIGN
Verified by 7 matching sources · 100% agreement
All four groups
STARTING WITH MALE ANIMALS
BUCKYBALL · JACKPOT · RAMBO · TOMATILLO
PARTS OF AN ELEVATOR
BUTTONS · CABLES · MOTOR · SHAFT
COMPONENTS OF A CANDLE
FRAGRANCE · JAR · WAX · WICK
COLD THINGS
LIQUIDNITROGEN · REFRIGERATOR · SNOW · SUNDAE
Verified by 6 matching sources · 100% agreement
Theme, spangram & words
Spangram
WHATCHAMACALLIT
DINGUS · DOOHICKEY · GIZMO · THINGAMAJIGGY
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Across & down
1A MAC
4A COLOR
6A ARGUE
7A BOARD
8A NET
1D MORON
2D ALGAE
3D COURT
4D CAB
5D RED
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Behind the answers
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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Reviewed sources are checked regularly throughout the Melbourne day. Broken, incomplete or incorrectly dated results are excluded.
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Answers are normalised and grouped by exact puzzle content. Most games require six matches; a complete Mini requires four.
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Fully verified answers enter the archive. Today’s leading result may appear earlier as provisional and is always marked with an asterisk.