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Connections in Spring

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LifeOfBriony · 09/04/2026 20:17

I couldn’t see a new thread and the other is nearly full.

Keep on connecting!

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thinky · 05/06/2026 11:13

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Willow12345 · 05/06/2026 09:17

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HoldMyWine · 05/06/2026 08:37

I couldn’t be bothered trying this morning
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Chemenger · 05/06/2026 08:35

No default, I also wondered if yellow would be a red herring.
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Waitingforlongerdays · 05/06/2026 08:21

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No default today (though I thought yellow was a red herring when I first saw it)

Peridot1 · 05/06/2026 07:39

Second ever Reverse Rainbow. And guessed yellow when they were all that was left.

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WonderfulSmith · 05/06/2026 07:10

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I had fat fingers twice today!

WingBingo · 05/06/2026 06:53

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WhatICallMyUsername · 05/06/2026 06:43

YBD 😂

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Cavalierorwhat · 05/06/2026 01:24

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GBD

Shinyhappyapple · 04/06/2026 18:03

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I used hints and even then I still found it difficult, mainly process of elimination as I haven’t heard of some of them.

WonderfulSmith · 04/06/2026 17:51

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DH spotted purple. I’d not heard one of the greens used that way.

goldtrap · 04/06/2026 10:13

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I read the comments here first so was prepared for a tough one. Went straight in with yellow and thought, well...not so bad! And then.... took me aaages to find the rest. One of the blues I just couldn't let go of, was determined to make it fit and then it clicked. The illustration gave me another way in. But yes, tricky today. Looking at the nyt comments after, lots felt the same!

Waitingforlongerdays · 04/06/2026 09:12

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I knew purple and green early, but couldn't make all the words fit. Once blue was by itself I was annoyed that I hadn't seen it earlier.

Merluzzo · 04/06/2026 09:02

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Difficult today.

Willow12345 · 04/06/2026 08:07

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I had no chance of getting blue - was going in another direction completely

Chemenger · 04/06/2026 08:03

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The last green could equally have been two of the remaining words. Had to google the final purple, never heard of it. Blue was impossible for me, vaguely saw a couple of them but no clue of the others. I’m amazed I got this out.

Peridot1 · 04/06/2026 07:46

Same @HoldMyWine. I spotted two of them early on but couldn’t make anything else fit.

Google helped today with yellow.

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HoldMyWine · 04/06/2026 07:26

PBD don’t get 2 of them
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WingBingo · 04/06/2026 06:54

Dubious

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thinky · 04/06/2026 01:02

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What's the emoji for "didn't have a clue!" Red herring straight away, yellow mostly a guess, green hmmm, blue ummm, purple leftovers ...

SnowFrogJelly · 03/06/2026 23:10

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GBD! Easy though

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LifeOfBriony · 03/06/2026 20:43

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Got blue with a bit of googling, and purple with some head scratching. Guessed the categories for green and yellow but only knew three of each, and guessed incorrectly for the fourth ones. On balance, I deserved to lose my streak with this one!

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Shinyhappyapple · 03/06/2026 16:39

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No default but only saw green when last 4 left.

OrsolaRosso · 03/06/2026 15:45

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