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Keep on Connecting..

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ThePoshUns · 17/02/2026 15:45

New thread

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Chemenger · 21/02/2026 09:06

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fell for the red herring then fairly straightforward.

CountingCrones · 21/02/2026 09:43

Willow12345 · 21/02/2026 08:46

Guessed purple early but had not heard of one of them

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Me too - I had to spot Blue before I could guess the last purple despite finding the other three really quickly

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thinky · 21/02/2026 12:05

Snap! @WinterFrogsGrin

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Merluzzo · 21/02/2026 12:28

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PBD

LifeOfBriony · 21/02/2026 17:27

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Got green, but unashamedly needed Connections Companion for hints to get the rest.

CobraChicken · 21/02/2026 17:27

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Red herring and then PBD.

goldtrap · 21/02/2026 17:55

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Ha, blue was really trolling us.

SnowFrogJelly · 21/02/2026 19:25

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Peridot1 · 21/02/2026 21:03

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Desdemonadryeyes · 21/02/2026 21:14

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ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 21/02/2026 21:37

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Purple by default - and I’m not familiar with one of them.

HelloMist · 21/02/2026 22:16

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WhatICallMyUsername · 21/02/2026 23:26

I usually fall for the red herrings but I genuinely can’t see one today 🤣

WhatICallMyUsername · 22/02/2026 00:06

Could see the blue connection but had to google some as wasn’t sure which. Purple definitely be default again!!

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WinterFrogs · 22/02/2026 07:44

Not even hints could help me with this today. Yellow and green all by myself.
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sanityisamyth · 22/02/2026 08:02

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I had to Google all of Blue and Purple to find out what they were …

WonderfulSmith · 22/02/2026 08:17

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that was tough for blue and purple. I knew some of blue.

WingBingo · 22/02/2026 08:22

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Original poster
ThePoshUns · 22/02/2026 08:50

I knew 2 of the blue, had to google to ID the others. P totally by default
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Cavalierorwhat · 22/02/2026 08:56

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Google was my friend for purple, wasn’t getting it otherwise.

CountingCrones · 22/02/2026 09:02

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Between Night At The Museum films and Civ6, I knew purple. No default today.

Willow12345 · 22/02/2026 09:39

Only knew green and yellow.
Cheated for the other two 😊

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Chemenger · 22/02/2026 09:57

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no default, pretty straightforward.

goldtrap · 22/02/2026 10:05

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Fell for one of the 'could have been' blues and PBD. Well, I had my own connection. (I'm always curious about what people make up in their heads for possible connections. I bet they are funnier/better than the real ones sometimes!)

Peridot1 · 22/02/2026 11:10

Google helped with blue. PBD.

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