NYT Connections - some more tenuous than others

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New thread to vent our frustration

Oh dear 🤦‍♀️

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Had to look at the comments here to blue, not convinced on 2 of them still!

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Puzzle #267
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Yeah the blues were weird. Any yanks on here able to explain??

Starting to post here. I actually knew what a "peep" was so got that fine, but no idea why jelly bean was in the category it was!

I didn't get the bottom row myself, it was just by default. I find they use the word "mole" in the chemistry sense a lot more in this puzzle than I've ever come across it in real life!

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Puzzle #267
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Luck really - no idea what peep means, anyone know?

Peeps are Easter sweets in the US. Shaped like little chicks

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Didn't get blue or purple .

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I can see why it was tricky for non Americans today. I’m British, but have lived in the US pretty much my whole adult life. Peeps (little marshmallow chicks) and jellybeans go in Easter baskets here, along with smaller chocolate eggs. We don’t have the big, boxed chocolate eggs here.

I lament my lack of a Cadbury Buttons egg every year!

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Pure fluke with the purple!

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Puzzle #268
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some lucky guesses there

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Puzzle #268
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Puzzle #268
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Puzzle #268
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Totally fell for a red herring in the second row

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This game is not for me, why I keep playing I don't know!

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Shocking start until penny dropped

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Puzzle #268
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Thought that was hard. Lots of multi-coloured rows for me! Well done @JaneJeffer

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Puzzle #268
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My daughter shared yet another NYT game today

https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands

It's easier than Connections!

Strands #2
“She’ll have a ball”
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I gave it a try, it easier than connections but almost too easy. I suspect it’d get a bit boring ( like wordle has for me)

I'm really struggling to get started today, nothing jumping out at me at all!

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Tricky today

My people - struggling the last few days 🤯

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Just tried this for the first time I liked that. Might take me a few goes to properly get it but it's good