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Daily Puzzle for Saturday, October 3, 2026
Autumn Leaves · frontporchpuzzlepress.com/daily/
The theme is Autumn Leaves: 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.
Autumn Leaves word search
Find the 7 words. They run across, down or diagonally, never backwards.
OTRMAPLEESCHAMCBYUBRDEHIOSOCRUSSETRNNCPUMPKINRIAPPLESDWDPSQUASHOEUMYDPVAARYOOECEI
- ACORN
- APPLES
- CIDER
- MAPLE
- PUMPKIN
- RUSSET
- SQUASH
Word scramble
Unscramble each word. Every one fits the Autumn Leaves theme.
- R N O C
- O G R U D
- R D A Y E H I
- R I S P C
- V E H R S A T
Finish the Saying
Which word finishes each old saying? Good fun read aloud to a group.
Old habits die …
- A hard
- B company
- C drink
Every dog has its …
- A life
- B invention
- C day
It takes two to …
- A trees
- B tango
- C too
What goes around comes …
- A together
- B around
- C merrier
Blood is thicker than …
- A fonder
- B home
- C water
Show the answers
Answer key: Oct 3, 2026
OTRMAPLEESCHAMCBYUBRDEHIOSOCRUSSETRNNCPUMPKINRIAPPLESDWDPSQUASHOEUMYDPVAARYOOECEI
Word scramble
- R N O C = CORN
- O G R U D = GOURD
- R D A Y E H I = HAYRIDE
- R I S P C = CRISP
- V E H R S A T = HARVEST
Finish the Saying
- Old habits die hard. (A)
- Every dog has its day. (C)
- It takes two to tango. (B)
- What goes around comes around. (B)
- Blood is thicker than water. (C)
More puzzles like this
- Autumn Leaves word search: a bigger 12-word printable (free PDF) and every Autumn Leaves day so far.
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