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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 · 17/01/2026 08:25

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Walked straight into the red herring. After that, no default and straightforward.

Peridot1 · 17/01/2026 08:37

I fell for the red herring too. It was a good one though.

PBD.

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WinterFrogs · 17/01/2026 08:49

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PBD

WingBingo · 17/01/2026 09:22

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goldtrap · 17/01/2026 09:36

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I was convinced I was going to get a red herring, but apparently not.

Chemenger · 17/01/2026 10:04

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I don’t actually know what two of the purples are, but I had the yellows sorted.

Willow12345 · 17/01/2026 11:33

Initially assumed blue was a red herring.

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PBD

Merluzzo · 17/01/2026 14:24

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PBD. I don’t know two of them.

CurlewKate · 17/01/2026 14:52

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🟪🟪🟪🟪 2/5 difficulty. The easier they say it is the harder I find it!

OrsolaRosso · 17/01/2026 20:16

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I thought I was doing well to avoid the 'red herring'

ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 17/01/2026 22:09

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Red herring for me! Purples I was sort of there on the connection, but couldn’t get the fourth one, and still don’t know it.

LifeOfBriony · 17/01/2026 23:46

No hints or clues, but got caught out!

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thinky · 18/01/2026 00:27

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That there red herring row makes quite a pretty pattern.
PBD, and was a DOH! moment when I saw the description

HelloMist · 18/01/2026 01:37

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ArmySurplusHamster · 18/01/2026 05:21

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ThePoshUns · 18/01/2026 07:37

No defaults
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WinterFrogs · 18/01/2026 07:39

Fluffed up the start then came to my senses. No default
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Peridot1 · 18/01/2026 08:16

Quick and easy today.

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Chemenger · 18/01/2026 08:22

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Careless mistakes

WingBingo · 18/01/2026 09:08

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goldtrap · 18/01/2026 09:28

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I found that quite tricky tbh. Avoided the RH though.

Willow12345 · 18/01/2026 09:28

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Nearly went for the red herring first.

CountingCrones · 18/01/2026 13:27

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Merluzzo · 18/01/2026 14:43

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ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 18/01/2026 16:06

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Mistake on the first row as I misread one word.

What was the children’s game beginning with the word ‘red’ yesterday ?

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