Puzzle Pages – answers for November 2026!

Here you’ll find the answers to our Puzzle Pages from the November 2026 issue of Expat Living magazine. Do you love quiz questions and puzzles? Make sure you get them every month by subscribing to Expat Living!

Puzzle Pages, November 2026 answers – Page 1

Q&A

#1 What is the drink lassi mostly made from?
#2 Which musician was nicknamed Satchmo?
#3 What home appliance was invented after a scientist discovered a melted chocolate bar in his pocket?
#4 The television series Heated Rivalry is based on a book by what author?
#5 Which outdoor activity involves rolling in a transparent sphere?
#6 What was the official US national debt in 1835: zero dollars or 4,000 cows?
#7 What sense is related to the olfactory organs?
#8 What are the two main ways of winning a match in the sport of chess boxing?
#9 What type of business is associated with London’s Jermyn Street?
#10 What is the largest state of Malaysia?

Answers:

#1 Yogurt
#2 Louis Armstrong
#3 Microwave oven
#4 Rachel Reid
#5 Zorbing
#6 Zero dollars
#7 Smell
#8 Knockout or checkmate
#9 Menswear/tailoring
#10 Sarawak

SUDOKU

5 3 2  6 9 4  1 7 8
4 7 8  2 5 1  3 9 6
6 9 1  3 7 8  4 2 5

2 8 5  4 3 6  7 1 9
3 1 9  7 8 5  6 4 2
7 4 6  9 1 2  5 8 3

8 2 3  5 4 7  9 6 1
9 6 7  1 2 3  8 5 4
1 5 4  8 6 9  2 3 7

WORDWHEEL

9-letter word: boyfriend

others:
body, bony, byre, defy, deny, dory, drey, dyer,
dyne, obey, orby, rynd, yond, yore, bendy, briny,
deify, derby, derny, doyen, ebony, edify, ferny,
fiery, foyer, irony, nerdy, reify, beyond, briony,
byrnie, finery, rebody, yonder, bindery, indyref

KENKEN

4 2 3 1 5
2 3 1 5 4
3 1 5 4 2
5 4 2 3 1
1 5 4 2 3

Puzzle Pages, November 2026 answers – Page 2

NATIONAL ICONS

Which 10 countries are the following words more associated with?

Answers:

Haka – New Zealand
Dracula – Romania
Tango – Argentina
Kimchi – South Korea
Outback – Australia
ABBA – Sweden
Gondola – Italy
Fez – Morocco
Maple – Canada
Fado – Portugal

LETTER REMOVER

In each line, answer the first clue, then remove the last letter of that word to get the answer to the second clue (e.g., moderately hot → conflict = WARM → WAR)

Answers:

SUEDE → SUED
STARE → STAR
HEART → HEAR
CHARM → CHAR
PLEASE → PLEAS
FIRE → FIR
FINE → FIN
FARM → FAR
SHINE → SHIN
SPARE → SPAR

WHAT’S IN A NAME

Identify these companies by their description and the inspiration for their names.

Answers:

Tech company | fruit – Apple
Record label | ocean – Atlantic
Car company | wild cat – Jaguar
Machinery manufacturer | insect – Caterpillar
Footwear company | wild cat – Puma
Car company | flower – Lotus
Footwear company | goddess – Nike
Tech company | river – Amazon
Beer company | wild cat – Tiger
Media corporation | animal – Fox

THE RIDDLER

Animal game

Answer: Mimi says “A soft-wooled South American relative of the llama.” Each new answer starts with the last letter of the previous one. So:

Elephant
Tiger
Rhinoceros
Skunk
Koala
Alpaca

Enjoyed the Puzzle Pages in our November issue? Read on for more challenges and trivia!

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