NYT Strands - some hints required

[Xmasfairy86]

Couldn’t find a new thread..

Strands #76
“Part of the equation”
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Well I started looking for completely the wrong type of words with the theme.

I actually thought the spangram was quite clever! Once I finally got it that is!

Strands #119
“Cut and color”
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Strands #119
“Cut and color”
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🔵🟡🔵

Strands #119
“Cut and color”
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🔵🔵🟡

I got the theme, but couldn't work out how to do it until those were the only letters left!

Strands #119
“Cut and color”
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🔵🔵🔵🟡

Strands #119
“Cut and color”
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🔵🔵💡🔵
🟡
also lost patience with the spangram

Strands #119
“Cut and color”
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🔵🔵🔵💡
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Well that went well. 🙄

Strands #119
“Cut and color”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

Fairly straightforward once I copped the theme - agree that the spangram was a PITA though .

But it did look pretty!!!

Strands #119
“Cut and color”
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It made a lovely pattern, but I thought it needed an S mid-word to make sense.

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
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Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
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🔵🔵🔵

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
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Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
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Which word?

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
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Top right took me far too long to figure out 😆

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
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🔵🔵🔵

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵
very easy today.

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Enjoyed that.

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Strands #120
“We've got the beat”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵🔵

Took me ages to get started as I was on the wrong track - but once I realised, it was extremely quick and easy .