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Connections - new thread!

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ThePoshUns · 24/12/2025 17:24

Hopefully we will find each other? I didn’t notice the old thread filling up.
Happy Christmas to you all and thanks for your company through the year!

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CountingCrones · 14/01/2026 10:39

Connections
Puzzle #948
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

goldtrap · 14/01/2026 11:51

Connections
Puzzle #948
🟨🟨🟨🟨
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🟪🟪🟪🟪

I struggled too. Purple was obvious on reveal!

WonderfulSmith · 14/01/2026 12:35

Connections
Puzzle #948
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sudden revelation on purple.

OrsolaRosso · 14/01/2026 15:37

Connections
Puzzle #948
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ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 14/01/2026 16:37

Connections
Puzzle #948
🟦🟦🟨🟩
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
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🟪🟪🟪🟪

Purple by default

WinterFrogs · 14/01/2026 18:49

Connections
Puzzle #948
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LifeOfBriony · 14/01/2026 19:20

Hard today.

I had to resort to the hints in the Connections Companion, particularly a poem posted which gave clues to the categories, which still give me a challenge.

Connections
Puzzle #948
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🟨🟨🟨🟨

Merluzzo · 14/01/2026 20:19

Connections
Puzzle #948
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
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HelloMist · 14/01/2026 21:52

Connections
Puzzle #948
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

SnowFrogJelly · 14/01/2026 22:28

Connections
Puzzle #948
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

MardiBras · 15/01/2026 00:05

Connections
Puzzle #949
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

HelloMist · 15/01/2026 01:04

Connections
Puzzle #949
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
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🟪🟪🟪🟪

CountingCrones · 15/01/2026 01:43

Connections
Puzzle #949
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

No default today

Merluzzo · 15/01/2026 05:48

Connections
Puzzle #949
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

PBD

ArmySurplusHamster · 15/01/2026 06:14

Connections
Puzzle #949
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Purple is a bit bloody tenuous if you ask me.
( Had a nice time with ‘Day of the Jackal, day of the dandruff, day of the …hose?’ before dropping that idea.)

WingBingo · 15/01/2026 06:57

Connections
Puzzle #949
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Peridot1 · 15/01/2026 07:05

No default although my purple connections wasn’t exactly like theirs.

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Puzzle #949
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Original poster
ThePoshUns · 15/01/2026 07:11

PBD
Connections
Puzzle #949
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WinterFrogs · 15/01/2026 07:51

No googling, no hints (purple by default really as I spotted the yellow connections and then the ones left I assumed were purple so I did that row first to feel clever)
#happydance
Connections
Puzzle #949
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Chemenger · 15/01/2026 08:59

Connections
Puzzle #949
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I only spotted half of the purple connection.

goldtrap · 15/01/2026 09:00

Connections
Puzzle #949
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🟪🟪🟪🟪

purple was a kind of 'that'll do' connection.

Willow12345 · 15/01/2026 09:05

Connections
Puzzle #949
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟦🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
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That was messy!
I also got purple but not the whole connection.

WhatICallMyUsername · 15/01/2026 10:04

I also only saw half of the purple connection @Willow12345

Connections
Puzzle #949
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OrsolaRosso · 15/01/2026 14:53

Connections
Puzzle #949
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

CobraChicken · 15/01/2026 16:21

Connections
Puzzle #949
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

I also only got half of the purple connection.

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