Connections - new thread!

[ThePoshUns]

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!

I agree that today’s puzzle is very American; living next door to TD Gardens in Boston for a year was a big help.

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Puzzle #961
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Really pleased with that - no defaults and avoided the red herring just in time.

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Took absolutely ages and I looked up clues via the connections companion, where people hinted about how they did it - from all over the world!

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🟨🟩🟩🟩
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🟨🟨🟨🟨

I had my own answer for green.

Oooh haven’t heard of connection companion, will have to check it out

It's online - scroll right down to the bottom to see the comments

www.nytimes.com/shared/comment/4dgnim?rsrc=cshare&smid=url-share

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Puzzle #961
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🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟩🟩

I could see the yellow connection but I’m not familiar with one of their words, so kept making the wrong choices. Didn’t know Green .

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🟨🟨🟨🟩
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🟨🟨🟨🟨

I could see 3 yellows and I was fixating on getting the last one because I couldn't see any other connections, but then, after staring at it for ages, I finally spotted both the green and purple connections.

Quite pleased I managed this one without using any hints or Googling 🙂

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Puzzle #961
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🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟩🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

GBD

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Puzzle #961
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🟨🟨🟩🟨
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Hints required

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🟪🟪🟩🟪
🟪🟪🟩🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Got blue, got yellow after googling a word. Then guesswork until I got it. Too American today.

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Puzzle #961
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🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
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Fell for red herring and GBD

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Puzzle #962
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟪🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Struggle struggle! I had an inkling about blue but it wasn't clear. PBD

The clue’s in the name!

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Puzzle #962
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🟪🟪🟪🟪
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🟦🟦🟦🟦

Connections
Puzzle #962
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Connections
Puzzle #962
🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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Puzzle #962
🟪🟨🟩🟦
🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
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🟪🟪🟪🟪

Had to google tonearm.

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Puzzle #962
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
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PBD

Me too @Willow12345 but otherwise I found it straightforward today 💪
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Puzzle #962
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Connections
Puzzle #962
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Connections
Puzzle #962
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟩🟦🟩
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🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Needed hints. I seem to have looked at them a lot more lately

Same @Willow12345and @HelloMist. I can’t remember the last time , I got all 4 rows right without any help.

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Puzzle #962
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No default today.

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Puzzle #962
🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

struggled for no real reason, overthinking.