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NYT Connections - some more tenuous than others

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ThePoshUns · 26/02/2024 13:29

New thread to vent our frustration

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LenaLamont · 02/04/2024 00:49

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I liked that one, Green and Blue particularly.

TriceratopsRocks · 02/04/2024 01:17

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Too hasty! I liked blue :)

NotYourMinge · 02/04/2024 02:28

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happinessischocolate · 02/04/2024 05:07

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WhatICallMyUsername · 02/04/2024 06:32

Purple threw me off today 🫣

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Stowickthevast · 02/04/2024 07:05

I would never have guessed purple but also liked blue!

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WingBingo · 02/04/2024 07:29

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stupid purple nearly ruined it!

Peridot1 · 02/04/2024 07:43

Took a bit of thinking! Spent ages staring at the last four words trying to figure out a connection.

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ThePoshUns · 02/04/2024 07:54

I wouldn't have guessed purple as I use the proper terms for those products !

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ClonedSquare · 02/04/2024 08:00

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Also initially didn't get purple because I use the "proper" names.

Hepzibar · 02/04/2024 08:10

Enjoyed today's

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Theydontknowaboutus · 02/04/2024 08:20

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Phew. Those are not words I normally use for purple.

MadisonAvenue · 02/04/2024 08:21

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Chemenger · 02/04/2024 09:09

ThePoshUns · 02/04/2024 07:54

I wouldn't have guessed purple as I use the proper terms for those products !

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same problem with purple.

kindletimeisfinetime · 02/04/2024 09:22

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Yellow and green I got quickly. Then blue but I wouldn't have got purple without it being left!

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ThePoshUns · 02/04/2024 09:25



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TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 02/04/2024 10:04

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I was going in the right direction with purple but a couple were obvious and the other two not so much.

UnaOfStormhold · 02/04/2024 11:07

Very confused by the purples eventually got them by elimination!

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Flatleak · 02/04/2024 11:53

Skin of my teeth! Spotted greens straight away but couldn't get the combo Connections
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HelloMist · 02/04/2024 15:22

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Caerulea · 02/04/2024 19:48

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ShinyAppleDreamingOfTheSea · 02/04/2024 21:20

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Purples by default as usual .

Xmasfairy86 · 02/04/2024 22:52

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LenaLamont · 03/04/2024 00:06

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MardiBras · 03/04/2024 00:09

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