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Daily Puzzle for Thursday, October 15, 2026

In the Garden · frontporchpuzzlepress.com/daily/

The theme is In the Garden: 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.

In the Garden word search

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

  • BASIL
  • BEES
  • BLOOM
  • DAISY
  • PANSY
  • ROSES
  • SPROUT

Word scramble

Unscramble each word. Every one fits the In the Garden theme.

  1. E F C N E
  2. L S O E H V
  3. I L L C A
  4. L P E S A T
  5. S H O E

Finish the Saying

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

  1. There's no place like …

    • A home
    • B cure
    • C too
  2. Let sleeping dogs …

    • A lie
    • B wait
    • C power
  3. He who laughs last laughs …

    • A lining
    • B eating
    • C best
  4. When it rains, it …

    • A bridges
    • B pours
    • C son
  5. Necessity is the mother of …

    • A live
    • B worst
    • C invention
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Answer key: Oct 15, 2026

Word scramble

  1. E F C N E = FENCE
  2. L S O E H V = SHOVEL
  3. I L L C A = LILAC
  4. L P E S A T = PETALS
  5. S H O E = HOSE

Finish the Saying

  1. There's no place like home. (A)
  2. Let sleeping dogs lie. (A)
  3. He who laughs last laughs best. (C)
  4. When it rains, it pours. (B)
  5. Necessity is the mother of invention. (C)

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