Monday, 9 February 2026

**VALENTINE'S 2026** Brain Training with Cats #97 with your Epic host ~ Professor Basil P.H.D. **PLUS** An Epic Throwback To July 2016

Professor Basil, a tabby and white cat wearing a black bowler hat with a red rose and a red bow tie, sits in front of a large black‑and‑white crossword puzzle background. He’s surrounded by red and pink heart‑shaped balloons and a bouquet of pink roses. A speech bubble beside him reads, “It’s time to give those little grey cells a wurkout!” The scene is styled like a playful, academic-themed poster for a brain‑training activity. At www.bionicbasil.com

Happy Monday guys

Welcome to another furbulous Brain Training sesh on the blog today, and since it is Valentine's Day on Caturday, I've got a Valentinesy theme for mew.

And this week I'm sharing a throwback from July 2016, when the world was an epic place! MOL

A close‑up side profile of a tabby‑and‑white cat, Basil, with green eyes, looking attentively to the right. The lighting highlights the texture of the cat’s fur, showing soft tabby markings on the head and ears and bright white fur on the face and neck. The background includes a textured carpet and part of a piece of furniture, creating a warm indoor setting. At www.bionicbasil.com

I was in a very contemplative mood that day.

Just look at that focus! MOL

A decorative Valentine’s‑themed divider featuring a central cupcake with pink frosting topped by a red heart. Surrounding it is a symmetrical arrangement of pink and red hearts, creating a festive, romantic design. The style is playful and sweet.

It's time to get those little grey cells working.

Here's the answer key to last time's Sudoku #63

A completed 9x9 Sudoku puzzle with each row, column, and 3x3 subgrid filled with the digits 1 through 9, arranged without repetition. The grid is neatly organized, showcasing a correctly solved puzzle with clear numerical placement - at www.bionicbasil.com Brain Training with Basil.

A decorative Valentine’s‑themed divider featuring a central cupcake with pink frosting topped by a red heart. Surrounding it is a symmetrical arrangement of pink and red hearts, creating a festive, romantic design. The style is playful and sweet.
Are mew ready for this week's puzzle?

A Valentine’s‑themed Sudoku puzzle titled “Basil’s Easy Sudoku Puzzle #64,” set against a pink and red background decorated with roses and heart‑shaped balloons. At the top, a cat wearing a red hat with a rose looks forward. Below is a partially filled 9×9 Sudoku grid with numbers placed in various cells. The website “www.bionicbasil.com” appears at the bottom.

Just click right-click to save and/or print the puzzle. 

The answer key will be on the BT next post.

A decorative Valentine’s‑themed divider featuring a central cupcake with pink frosting topped by a red heart. Surrounding it is a symmetrical arrangement of pink and red hearts, creating a festive, romantic design. The style is playful and sweet.

Here's this time's wordsearch.

A Valentine’s‑themed word search titled “Basil’s Bonkers Wordsearch #92,” set against a background of pink and red hearts and roses. On the left, a cat wearing a red top hat and bow tie appears mid‑meow. In the center is a red‑bordered word search grid filled with uppercase letters. To the right is a list of Valentine‑related words to find, such as “arrow,” “bouquet,” “chocolate,” “romance,” and “sweetheart.” The website “www.bionicbasil.com” appears at the bottom.

Just click right-click to save and/or print the wurdsearch.

A decorative Valentine’s‑themed divider featuring a central cupcake with pink frosting topped by a red heart. Surrounding it is a symmetrical arrangement of pink and red hearts, creating a festive, romantic design. The style is playful and sweet.

And finally, here's this week's jigsaw puzzle.

AI filter on - a close‑up side profile of a tabby‑and‑white cat, Basil, with green eyes, looking attentively to the right. The lighting highlights the texture of the cat’s fur, showing soft tabby markings on the head and ears and bright white fur on the face and neck. The background includes a textured carpet and part of a piece of furniture, creating a warm indoor setting. At www.bionicbasil.com


It took me 8 mins 36 secs...  How did you do?

A decorative Valentine’s‑themed divider featuring a central cupcake with pink frosting topped by a red heart. Surrounding it is a symmetrical arrangement of pink and red hearts, creating a festive, romantic design. The style is playful and sweet.

I hope mew enjoy today's puzzles, and The B Team will be back on Wednesday with the Midweek News Round-up, so do join us for all the gossip! Until then...

Keep calm, and puzzle on

and be...
Epically Valentinesy Banner - Bold red text with a white shadow effect spells out “EPICALLY VALENTINESY” in a playful, exaggerated font, slightly tilted for a fun, festive Valentine’s‑themed look.

Professor Basil 


Black Paw Print to sign off the post











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13 comments:

  1. Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 39 February 2026 at 04:42

    You look like you were asking yourself the big questions

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  2. Memories of Eric and Flynn9 February 2026 at 09:35

    Lovely photo and art of you, Prof. Basil! Things were so much better 10 years ago.

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  3. Ananka9 February 2026 at 14:00

    Great puzzles. I suck big time at Sudoko. Wonderful photo :-D

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  4. Leah9 February 2026 at 14:29

    Professor Basil, what a fabulous portrait of you and we love the art version too! What a great brain training session!

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  5. Eastside Cats9 February 2026 at 16:27

    Celestial Basil, your nose was a heart, and that's purrfect for Valentine's!

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  6. Sandee9 February 2026 at 16:45

    How fun. Training the brain is a good thing. I'm going to do the puzzle now.

    I linked this post to Awww Mondays.

    Have a fabulous day and week. Scritches to all the kitties and a big hug to mom. ♥

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  7. Sandee9 February 2026 at 17:09

    Took me 8 minutes and 43 seconds. A fun puzzle. ♥

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  8. Brian's Home Blog9 February 2026 at 18:15

    Wonderful photo. My brain needs more training!

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  9. pilch929 February 2026 at 23:12

    Thank you for all the fun puzzles. XO

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  10. Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 310 February 2026 at 06:15

    You are beautiful when you are pensive

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  11. meowmeowmans11 February 2026 at 02:19

    What a wonderful and contemplative portrait of you, Basil. Thanks for the training!

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  12. Christine11 February 2026 at 12:13

    What a beautiful photo of you Basil yes life was definitely better.x😽

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  13. messymimi11 February 2026 at 23:40

    Excellent focus, no wonder you can puzzle us so well!

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