NYT Strands - getting the hang of the pangram

[JaneJeffer]

Strands #4
“Don’t do it!”
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🔵🔵💡🔵
💡🔵💡🟡

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
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🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵

That was very weird - possibly some Americanisms I didn’t know in that context?

That was. ......... strange

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
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Strands #32
“Consumerism”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🟡🔵

Needed a bit of help there

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
💡🔵🔵🟡
🔵

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵💡🔵🟡
🔵

Don't understand the connection

I did this one on my other phone first, and needed two hints. I didn't really get the connection either.
Strands #32
“Consumerism”
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Strands #32
“Consumerism”
🔵🔵🔵💡
🔵🔵🟡🔵
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some of those words were in a Connections set that everyone struggled with a few days ago - American slang.

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
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🟡🔵🔵🔵

Made no sense as is often the case with strands 😂

Some of those were very dubious

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
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🔵🔵🔵🔵

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵

Not the easiest

Strands #32
“Consumerism”
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🔵💡🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵

I’ll be honest, the one on the upper right took me ages!

It was food that is also a euphemism for money - dough, bread, (bringing home the) bacon etc.

Urban dictionary tells me Lettuce and Cabbage are old American slang for money because their bills are green. But they’re not ones I’d come across.

Clams, however, was a missed opportunity!

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

The one on top left took me ageeessss @LenaLamont , the one on top right was what I spotted first.

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵

How embarrassing that I needed a hint just to get started!

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
💡🔵🔵💡
🔵🟡🔵🔵

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵💡🔵
🔵🟡🔵

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

Found it hard today even with the hint

Strands #33
“Am I blushing?”
🔵🔵🔵💡
🔵🟡🔵

I think I'm giving up today .
Got one and another with a hint but I can't see anything else fits the clue . Left it too late and now I'm tired .