Answers for 18 October 2026
Puzzle #4. These are the answers to that day's free daily puzzles – the same for every player. Missed it? Each puzzle has a button to play it now (it does not count for your streak). Today's puzzles are new: play them here.
Mystery Country
Nigeria
- Capital
- Abuja
- Population
- 200,963,599
- Area
- 923,768 km²
Learn where it is and what it looks like: Nigeria.
Border Hop
From North Macedonia to Kuwait. The shortest route crosses 4 borders; these countries are on a shortest route:
Country Grid
Every country that fits each box (any one of them counts):
| Under 1 million people | Under 30,000 km² | Southern hemisphere | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 3 possibleBhutan, Brunei, Maldives | 11 possibleArmenia, Bahrain, Brunei, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Maldives, Palestine and 3 more | 2 possibleIndonesia, Timor-Leste |
| The Americas | 11 possibleAntigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and 3 more | 13 possibleAntigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Haiti and 5 more | 8 possibleArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay |
| Oceania | 11 possibleFiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands and 3 more | 11 possibleFiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands and 3 more | 10 possibleAustralia, Fiji, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and 2 more |
Odd One Out
Five quick rounds of four countries – three share something, one doesn't. The rounds are explained in the game after each answer.