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ThePoshUns · 17/02/2026 15:45

New thread

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OrsolaRosso · 24/02/2026 17:08

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ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 24/02/2026 17:14

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Desdemonadryeyes · 24/02/2026 17:46

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CobraChicken · 24/02/2026 17:53

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No default today 🙂

SnowFrogJelly · 24/02/2026 19:55

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Peridot1 · 24/02/2026 20:55

Nearly fell for the red herring too. It’s was a good one!

PBD.

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LifeOfBriony · 24/02/2026 22:45

Happily fell for the red herring.

Snap! @OrsolaRosso

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PBD

thinky · 25/02/2026 00:13

Oh dear.

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MardiBras · 25/02/2026 00:17

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Bad luck @thinky

ThePoshUns · 25/02/2026 05:32

Guesses on blue. PBD, one doesn’t make sense to me.
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Merluzzo · 25/02/2026 05:52

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CurlewKate · 25/02/2026 05:54

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WingBingo · 25/02/2026 06:34

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WhatICallMyUsername · 25/02/2026 06:43

I had something completely different for 3 blue with a lucky guess for the fourth! PBD

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WinterFrogs · 25/02/2026 07:00

So proud of myself getting purple first then downhill all the way!

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WinterFrogs · 25/02/2026 07:01

@WingBingo I've noticed that we often think along the same lines

WingBingo · 25/02/2026 07:05

@WinterFrogs Puzzel comrades!

Willow12345 · 25/02/2026 07:56

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BBD and one of the purples was a random guess.

Chemenger · 25/02/2026 08:11

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BBD.

WonderfulSmith · 25/02/2026 08:33

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pleased with getting purple first. Blue by default.

HelloMist · 25/02/2026 09:04

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goldtrap · 25/02/2026 09:59

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dammit, blue, another made up 'that'll do' connection from me

CurlewKate · 25/02/2026 10:51

Still sad about yesterday’s red herring!

ThePoshUns · 25/02/2026 14:30

Beam me up Scottie?

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ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 25/02/2026 15:08

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Purple first today! Blue was a guess as I only actually knew two of them.

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