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Friday 21 August 2026
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01Wordle
The five-letter answer
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Wordle
The five-letter answer
TRACE
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02Connections
All four groups
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Connections
All four groups
CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE
ACTION · CURTAINUP · PLACES · SHOWTIME
ONCE IN A ___
BLUEMOON · GENERATION · LIFETIME · WHILE
___ KIDS
COMEBACK · KARATE · SUNDANCE · WIMPY
THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED
NUTRITION · OXYGEN · SLEEP · WATER
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03Strands
Theme, spangram & words
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Strands
Theme, spangram & words
Spangram
LIFESAPARTY
Theme: CELEBRATE!
BANGER · BASH · FESTIVITY · RAGER · SHINDIG · SOIREE
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04Mini Crossword
Across & down
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Mini Crossword
Across & down
1A MILK
5A ASIA
6A SCALY
7A AHIT
8A DUDS
1D MACHU
2D ISAID
3D LILTS
4D KAY
6D SAD
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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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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.