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Daily Puzzle for Thursday, October 1, 2026

Country Fair · frontporchpuzzlepress.com/daily/

The theme is Country Fair: a large print word search with 7 words to find, a five-word scramble and five Finish the Saying questions. The answer key is at the bottom. Print all of it on three pages, or play it on screen.

Country Fair word search

Find the 7 words. They run across, down or diagonally, never backwards.

  • BALLOON
  • JUDGE
  • MIDWAY
  • PIE
  • POPCORN
  • PRIZE
  • QUILT

Word scramble

Unscramble each word. Every one fits the Country Fair theme.

  1. I H E Y A R D
  2. O Y P N
  3. Y C A N D
  4. S L C R A O E U
  5. C W N L O

Finish the Saying

Which word finishes each old saying? Good fun read aloud to a group.

  1. Haste makes …

    • A waste
    • B nine
    • C live

  2. Cleanliness is next to …

    • A godliness
    • B nine
    • C hard

  3. The grass is always greener on the other …

    • A merrier
    • B side
    • C trees

  4. There's more than one way to skin a …

    • A cat
    • B none
    • C trees

  5. Half a loaf is better than …

    • A none
    • B bridges
    • C another
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Answer key: Oct 1, 2026

Word scramble

  1. I H E Y A R D = HAYRIDE
  2. O Y P N = PONY
  3. Y C A N D = CANDY
  4. S L C R A O E U = CAROUSEL
  5. C W N L O = CLOWN

Finish the Saying

  1. Haste makes waste. (A)
  2. Cleanliness is next to godliness. (A)
  3. The grass is always greener on the other side. (B)
  4. There's more than one way to skin a cat. (A)
  5. Half a loaf is better than none. (A)

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