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NYT Connections Winter edition

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Peridot1 · 03/11/2026 08:22

New thread as old one is full. Will delete this if someone has started already.

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Shinyhappyapple · 06/11/2026 15:59

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Seemed easier today .

OrsolaRosso · 06/11/2026 17:24

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LifeOfBriony · 06/11/2026 19:53

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Got green then looked at Companion which gave me the category for purple. Once that was out of the way, the other two fell in to place.

HoldMyWine · 07/11/2026 00:11

Too many Americanisms I think
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WintersFrog · 07/11/2026 07:20

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Waitingforlongerdays · 07/11/2026 08:14

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@HoldMyWine I agree. It would definitely have been easier as an American. I used hints for the purple and blue.

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Peridot1 · 07/11/2026 08:17

Was on a bit of a wild goose chase but then had a rethink. PBD.

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Merluzzo · 07/11/2026 08:46

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Difficult today.

WingBingo · 07/11/2026 08:53

I made a bit of a mess of that

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CountingCrones · 07/11/2026 11:35

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Bloody hell!

Chemenger · 07/11/2026 12:19

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HelloMist · 07/11/2026 12:42

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Clues used and googled a couple of words

Shinyhappyapple · 07/11/2026 14:07

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I thought blue was something else, fourth green was a guess and I’d not heard of that description before. PBD

OrsolaRosso · 07/11/2026 15:12

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goldtrap · 07/11/2026 15:52

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A lucky guess for the 4th green, although I knew the connection, and a different connection for blue. The picture helped with one colour. That was a headscratcher, tbf!

HoldMyWine · 07/11/2026 19:09

No defaults, easy today ( tomorrow)!
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LifeOfBriony · 07/11/2026 20:59

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A lot of help from Companion for blue and purple, otherwise I would never have got either.. Blue is silly.

WintersFrog · 08/11/2026 07:37

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Waitingforlongerdays · 08/11/2026 08:16

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Peridot1 · 08/11/2026 08:18

Straight in with the red herring. No default today.

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herdiegirl · 08/11/2026 09:32

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goldtrap · 08/11/2026 09:46

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shuffled a lot of words around before I committed!

WingBingo · 08/11/2026 09:59

Chased those greens about!

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Chemenger · 08/11/2026 10:03

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googled to find the last yellow.

Merluzzo · 08/11/2026 11:14

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