NYT Connections - some more tenuous than others

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New thread to vent our frustration

Well done!
It gets easier as you get used to the way the setters’ minds work, the sort of connections and the way they try to mislead you.

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Hi Peridot!
I'm spectacularly shit at this game but God loves a trier!

@JoanThursday - next thread title?
Quick win / Dismal Fail!

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Hey @Peridot1something else to torture ourselves with in a morning.

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Not too bad today. Any letterboxed fans here? I think it's my favourite of the NYT games, particularly trying to beat the target score.

Yay! 👏😀

@UnaOfStormhold I don't really understand letterbox! What do you have to fo?

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Easier than I expected at first sight !

Hi @Peridot1

Ugh

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Awful

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Got there in the end, but I've never heard of "breaking" so that was by default.

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no idea what breaking is in this context

No idea about breaking either in this context

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I just googled and apparently "breaking" is breakdancing and a new addition this year to that category.

(Trying to be vague to avoid spoiling)

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I really wish I could remember what was in my mind for my first guess, but it was just after midnight and I've forgotten which words I chose. I've never guessed one of each before.

Thanks for the welcome.

@Hepzibar this is even more frustrating than trying to make my threes catch up with my fours in Wordle!

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I think whoever sets these is a bit evil quite frankly!

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Silly game.

It did me dirty today

Breaking had me flummoxed as well in this context. All I could think was Breaking Bad. Damn game!

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Ridiculous

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Damn!

Don't think I would have got that without the hint up thread!

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