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Connections in late summer

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SnowFrogJelly · 20/08/2026 23:14

New thread here

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Peridot1 · 09/09/2026 07:13

No default today.

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Waitingforlongerdays · 09/09/2026 07:16

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No default

Chemenger · 09/09/2026 08:02

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reverse rainbow. I was a bit dubious about one of the greens, it didn’t seem quite the same as the others, to my pedantic mind.

Cavalierorwhat · 09/09/2026 09:29

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goldtrap · 09/09/2026 10:13

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no probs today

HelloMist · 09/09/2026 11:44

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Merluzzo · 09/09/2026 13:30

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Nice reverse rainbow.

CountingCrones · 09/09/2026 13:57

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Shinyhappyapple · 09/09/2026 17:07

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no default

LifeOfBriony · 09/09/2026 19:47

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SnowFrogJelly · 09/09/2026 23:24

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wasn’t as hard as I first thought

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WingBingo · 10/09/2026 06:29

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Waitingforlongerdays · 10/09/2026 07:00

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No default

HoldMyWine · 10/09/2026 07:28

PBD.
learnt what a catio is today.
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Peridot1 · 10/09/2026 07:47

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goldtrap · 10/09/2026 07:49

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Funny how the 1.7 the other day I found tough but this was a 3.3 and straightforward for me. Sometimes it just clicks.

Chemenger · 10/09/2026 09:11

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I did get purple once they were leftovers so no default.

HelloMist · 10/09/2026 09:27

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PBD, didn't feel convinced by blue or green but was lucky

Merluzzo · 10/09/2026 10:17

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WintersFrog · 10/09/2026 14:28

Failed dismally. I am not even going to share my result. Fell into all the traps and ran out of goes to use hints. Oh the shame 🫠

Shinyhappyapple · 10/09/2026 19:29

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Blue straight off! My green definition was slightly different to theirs but no default .

LifeOfBriony · 10/09/2026 20:58

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Fell for two red herrings but got it in the end. PBD but I’m fine with that.

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SnowFrogJelly · 10/09/2026 23:36

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HelloMist · 11/09/2026 00:35

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Cavalierorwhat · 11/09/2026 01:34

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