The archive

Every flock that has landed so far

Each day five flocks land on the wire: four words that share a link, waiting for you to name a fifth. Here are the days gone by, with the links and a few of the answers that would have fitted.

A day joins the archive once it has ended in every time zone, so nothing here can spoil a game still being played.

• Field journal No. 1

  Friday, 30 October 2026
  • Boy bands · One Direction, Backstreet Boys, BTS, NSYNC
  • Condiments · Mustard, Mayonnaise, Relish, Soy sauce
  • Pixar films · Toy Story, Up, Cars, Coco
  • Swords and blades · Katana, Rapier, Sabre, Cutlass
  • Landlocked countries · Switzerland, Austria, Nepal, Bolivia