Answers for 21 October 2026
Puzzle #7. 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
Egypt
- Capital
- Cairo
- Population
- 100,388,073
- Area
- 1,002,450 km²
Learn where it is and what it looks like: Egypt.
Border Hop
From India to Qatar. The shortest route crosses 5 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 | English is official | Name ends in “-ia” | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceania | 11 possibleFiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands and 3 more | 14 possibleAustralia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau and 6 more | 2 possibleAustralia, Micronesia |
| The Americas | 11 possibleAntigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and 3 more | 14 possibleAntigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana and 6 more | 3 possibleBolivia, Colombia, St Lucia |
| Asia | 3 possibleBhutan, Brunei, Maldives | 4 possibleIndia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore | 9 possibleArmenia, Cambodia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia and 1 more |
Globe
Globe #2: the hidden country was Indonesia. Play this Globe or today's.
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.