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Daily Puzzle for Monday, October 12, 2026
Musical Instruments · frontporchpuzzlepress.com/daily/
The theme is Musical Instruments: 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.
Musical Instruments word search
Find the 7 words. They run across, down or diagonally, never backwards.
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- BELLS
- CELLO
- FIDDLE
- FLUTE
- HARMONICA
- TRUMPET
- VIOLIN
Word scramble
Unscramble each word. Every one fits the Musical Instruments theme.
- P H A R
- O J B N A
- I P N O A
- L U E U L K E
- L E U G B
Finish the Saying
Which word finishes each old saying? Good fun read aloud to a group.
Curiosity killed the …
- A cat
- B home
- C dogs
Keep your friends close and your enemies …
- A closer
- B do
- C free
Easy come, easy …
- A due
- B power
- C go
The more, the …
- A words
- B merrier
- C eating
Better safe than …
- A sorry
- B water
- C gold
Show the answers
Answer key: Oct 12, 2026
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Word scramble
- P H A R = HARP
- O J B N A = BANJO
- I P N O A = PIANO
- L U E U L K E = UKULELE
- L E U G B = BUGLE
Finish the Saying
- Curiosity killed the cat. (A)
- Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. (A)
- Easy come, easy go. (C)
- The more, the merrier. (B)
- Better safe than sorry. (A)
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