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Connections in late summer

519 replies

SnowFrogJelly · 20/08/2026 23:14

New thread here

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WintersFrog · 13/09/2026 08:39

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I needed a quick squint at hints today, but i was on the right lines

Peridot1 · 13/09/2026 09:00

Took a while.

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WingBingo · 13/09/2026 09:06

A bit of a mess!

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CountingCrones · 13/09/2026 09:35

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No default, but I thought Blue was pretty weak

goldtrap · 13/09/2026 09:49

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Blue was an absolute default.

Merluzzo · 13/09/2026 14:08

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OrsolaRosso · 13/09/2026 16:13

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Shinyhappyapple · 13/09/2026 19:43

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Green was the default for me .

LifeOfBriony · 13/09/2026 20:05

Got yellow, failed.

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HelloMist · 13/09/2026 21:05

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BBD. DH got a connection but we googled to find others

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SnowFrogJelly · 13/09/2026 23:38

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BBD

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WingBingo · 14/09/2026 06:49

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HoldMyWine · 14/09/2026 07:05

No clue today
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Peridot1 · 14/09/2026 07:23

Tricky today. Hints were used. Still tricky.

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Chemenger · 14/09/2026 07:40

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phew! I had two wrong connections in mind that were hard to shake off.

WintersFrog · 14/09/2026 08:09

I got green and yellow ok, then resorted to hints
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WintersFrog · 14/09/2026 08:10

I did too @Chemenger!

HelloMist · 14/09/2026 09:09

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Looked one up to help with green. PBD

Merluzzo · 14/09/2026 13:35

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Tough today.

goldtrap · 14/09/2026 14:06

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grr, a headscratcher. I knew purple would be that kind of connection but I'd given up by then, so yes - PBD.

Shinyhappyapple · 14/09/2026 15:54

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l was slightly off track with blues but got it with hints. I would never have got purples without hints and am unfamiliar with one of them .

LifeOfBriony · 14/09/2026 20:38

Continuing my streak of failures!

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SnowFrogJelly · 14/09/2026 23:36

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HelloMist · 15/09/2026 00:42

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PBD

Cavalierorwhat · 15/09/2026 01:33

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