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Connections in spring 2

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SnowFrogJelly · 10/06/2026 23:19

New thread?

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SnowFrogJelly · 22/07/2026 22:26

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was easy after I walked straight into the red herring!

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WingBingo · 23/07/2026 06:22

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Waitingforlongerdays · 23/07/2026 06:30

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Cavalierorwhat · 23/07/2026 07:04

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Well the red herring made sense!

HoldMyWine · 23/07/2026 07:31

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Peridot1 · 23/07/2026 07:42

No default today.

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CountingCrones · 23/07/2026 08:28

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Chemenger · 23/07/2026 09:08

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should have looked harder for the fourth purple.

Merluzzo · 23/07/2026 11:09

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I thought yellow would be a red herring.

Shinyhappyapple · 23/07/2026 11:52

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Phew! Not familiar with one of the blue words in that context.

goldtrap · 23/07/2026 12:21

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I knew that blue wasn't the right one! Should have gone with my first instinct.

OrsolaRosso · 23/07/2026 16:29

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SnowFrogJelly · 23/07/2026 23:52

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WingBingo · 24/07/2026 07:05

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WeddingInvitation · 24/07/2026 07:39

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hmmm green was too American for me….

HoldMyWine · 24/07/2026 07:56

@WeddingInvitation GBD for me as well. Fell for the red herring.
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Merluzzo · 24/07/2026 08:13

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Peridot1 · 24/07/2026 08:24

Straight in with the red herring. Had an idea of green but wasn’t sure.

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Chemenger · 24/07/2026 09:36

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no default today.

goldtrap · 24/07/2026 09:41

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dammit purple!

CountingCrones · 24/07/2026 09:42

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No red herring for me, but DP was railing against purple as unreasonable.

Shinyhappyapple · 24/07/2026 15:18

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Pleased I managed to guess purple rather than default but I can’t work out what one of them is.

OrsolaRosso · 24/07/2026 17:08

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goldtrap · 24/07/2026 23:13

CountingCrones · 24/07/2026 09:42

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No red herring for me, but DP was railing against purple as unreasonable.

I cancur!

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SnowFrogJelly · 24/07/2026 23:26

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