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Daily Puzzle for Saturday, October 17, 2026
Around the House · frontporchpuzzlepress.com/daily/
The theme is Around the House: 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.
Around the House word search
Find the 7 words. They run across, down or diagonally, never backwards.
GEISDECCAPECRWDSUKABERBOGRRNULUGOATETHLGORNAKRIAYGBEIEYNRGSEVNRFSTTGLMLEMANTELAMP
- CELLAR
- CURTAIN
- DOORBELL
- LAMP
- MANTEL
- PANTRY
- RUG
Word scramble
Unscramble each word. Every one fits the Around the House theme.
- A G G E R A
- C A I T T
- O F A S
- N L W A
- S S R T I A
Finish the Saying
Which word finishes each old saying? Good fun read aloud to a group.
Where there's smoke, there's …
- A deep
- B fire
- C bridges
Where there's a will, there's a …
- A bridges
- B way
- C do
He who laughs last laughs …
- A best
- B son
- C virtue
Great minds think …
- A alike
- B worst
- C godliness
The pen is mightier than the …
- A sword
- B fire
- C invention
Show the answers
Answer key: Oct 17, 2026
GEISDECCAPECRWDSUKABERBOGRRNULUGOATETHLGORNAKRIAYGBEIEYNRGSEVNRFSTTGLMLEMANTELAMP
Word scramble
- A G G E R A = GARAGE
- C A I T T = ATTIC
- O F A S = SOFA
- N L W A = LAWN
- S S R T I A = STAIRS
Finish the Saying
- Where there's smoke, there's fire. (B)
- Where there's a will, there's a way. (B)
- He who laughs last laughs best. (A)
- Great minds think alike. (A)
- The pen is mightier than the sword. (A)
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