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Keep on Connecting..

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ThePoshUns · 17/02/2026 15:45

New thread

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NailsHairNipsHeels · 20/02/2026 06:40

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WingBingo · 20/02/2026 07:04

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CountingCrones · 20/02/2026 07:23

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ThePoshUns · 20/02/2026 07:36

Had to google one of the words as never heard of it. PBD.
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WonderfulSmith · 20/02/2026 07:51

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Annoyed with myself. I could have got purple first because I worked out the others but I couldn’t see the connection. So I did the others and saw the answer eventually.

sanityisamyth · 20/02/2026 08:02

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PBD. Nearly fell for the red herring

WhatICallMyUsername · 20/02/2026 08:13

PBD

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Willow12345 · 20/02/2026 08:31

That was hard.
Mostly lucky guesses.

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PBD

Chemenger · 20/02/2026 09:26

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PBD.

Merluzzo · 20/02/2026 10:35

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PBD

CobraChicken · 20/02/2026 17:18

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PBD

goldtrap · 20/02/2026 18:15

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I'm sure we've had blue, or a version of, before.

thinky · 20/02/2026 18:21

Quite a hard one. PBD.

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ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 20/02/2026 19:55

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Purple by default . Yes, @goldtrap we’ve had that blue connection before.

SnowFrogJelly · 20/02/2026 20:00

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SnowFrogJelly · 20/02/2026 20:00

PBD too

Peridot1 · 20/02/2026 21:33

Archive February 20, 2026
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LifeOfBriony · 20/02/2026 23:50

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WhatICallMyUsername · 21/02/2026 00:13

Purple most definitely BD!! edit to say I only notice the middle two blues! Complete fluke

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NailsHairNipsHeels · 21/02/2026 01:05

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WinterFrogs · 21/02/2026 07:36

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Enjoyed figuring this one out. P very much BD!

sanityisamyth · 21/02/2026 08:17

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Ohhh I liked purple once I saw it! BBD

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ThePoshUns · 21/02/2026 08:41

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WingBingo · 21/02/2026 08:42

should have seen blue quicker

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Willow12345 · 21/02/2026 08:46

Guessed purple early but had not heard of one of them

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