Answers for 23 October 2026
Puzzle #9. 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
Mongolia
- Capital
- Ulaanbaatar
- Population
- 3,225,167
- Area
- 1,564,110 km²
Learn where it is and what it looks like: Mongolia.
Border Hop
From Italy to North Korea. 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):
| Name ends in “-ia” | No land borders | Exactly 1 neighbour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 14 possibleAlbania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and 6 more | 3 possibleCyprus, Iceland, Malta | 7 possibleDenmark, Ireland, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, United Kingdom, Vatican City |
| Africa | 11 possibleAlgeria, Ethiopia, Gambia, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia and 3 more | 6 possibleCabo Verde, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles | 3 possibleGambia, Lesotho, Morocco |
| The Americas | 3 possibleBolivia, Colombia, St Lucia | 11 possibleAntigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis and 3 more | 3 possibleCanada, Dominican Republic, Haiti |
Globe
Globe #4: the hidden country was Chile. Play this Globe or today's.