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NYT Connections

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Stokey · 13/11/2023 11:57

Hi, on the Wordle thread a few folk said they do Connections so thought I'd start a thread.

And I did manage to get a perfect score today so it was a good day to start....

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Puzzle #155
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Bandol · 18/12/2023 20:10

Instead of trying to work out which word I was missing for yellow I tried a different group instead to avoid using up all my guesses.

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Puzzle #190
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Stokey · 18/12/2023 21:30

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Forgot to post this morning!

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AutumnNymph · 19/12/2023 01:10

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Puzzle #191
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I couldn't have made the connection for the purple category without all the other words being eliminated.

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JaneJeffer · 19/12/2023 01:15

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Willow12345 · 19/12/2023 01:23

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Puzzle #191
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CrushingOnRubies · 19/12/2023 06:41

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Puzzle #191
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PurplePositivity · 19/12/2023 06:42

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Puzzle #191
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HelloMist · 19/12/2023 07:50

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Puzzle #191
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Original poster
Stokey · 19/12/2023 08:21

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Puzzle #191
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Agreed, I would never have got the purples!

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ThePoshUns · 19/12/2023 08:42

Looked impossible to begin with

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ThePoshUns · 19/12/2023 08:43

I would never have got the purple either and even the explanation wasn't immediately obvious

MardiBras · 20/12/2023 00:11

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Puzzle #192
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ThePoshUns · 20/12/2023 00:21

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Puzzle #192
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JaneJeffer · 20/12/2023 00:24

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Puzzle #192
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Bit of a strange descriptor for the blue from a US paper (trying not to give anything away) Grin

AutumnNymph · 20/12/2023 05:34

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PurplePositivity · 20/12/2023 06:03

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Puzzle #192
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Original poster
Stokey · 20/12/2023 07:37

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Puzzle #192
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Lol @JaneJeffer

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HelloMist · 20/12/2023 08:43

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Puzzle #192
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CrushingOnRubies · 20/12/2023 08:54

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Willow12345 · 20/12/2023 09:10

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Puzzle #192
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declutteringonedayatatime · 20/12/2023 17:48

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JaneJeffer · 21/12/2023 00:58

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Puzzle #193
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ThePoshUns · 21/12/2023 03:24

Purple was a guess for 2 and blue only got as that was all that was left

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Puzzle #193
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PurplePositivity · 21/12/2023 06:34

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Puzzle #193
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AutumnNymph · 21/12/2023 07:27

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Puzzle #193
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