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Connections in late summer

839 replies

SnowFrogJelly · 20/08/2026 23:14

New thread here

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goldtrap · 11/10/2026 11:57

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Every line was hesitant. I used the hint for the purple word and worked it out from there. Yellow could have been anything but was lucky with the leftovers - basically a less straightforward solve than my results suggest!

Shinyhappyapple · 11/10/2026 15:25

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Quite straightforward once I’d spotted the purples.

LifeOfBriony · 11/10/2026 20:18

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difficult today!

OrsolaRosso · 11/10/2026 21:07

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@LifeOfBriony very similar to you!

I needed hints.

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SnowFrogJelly · 11/10/2026 23:18

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WhatICallMyUsername · 12/10/2026 06:44

P most definitely BD!!

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WintersFrog · 12/10/2026 06:54

Same @WhatICallMyUsername!
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Peridot1 · 12/10/2026 06:57

Yeah. Definitely wasn’t getting purple today! Most definitely by default.

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@WintersFrog - same here if I ever get purple first. Definitely didn’t happen this morning!

@HoldMyWine - quite a few people took a few attempts at yellow yesterday.

WingBingo · 12/10/2026 06:59

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Waitingforlongerdays · 12/10/2026 07:20

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HoldMyWine · 12/10/2026 07:51

As above PBD for sure!
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CountingCrones · 12/10/2026 09:32

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I wouldn't have guessed Purple in a million years.

herdiegirl · 12/10/2026 10:44

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goldtrap · 12/10/2026 11:02

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Even with the purple explanation I still don't get it!

OrsolaRosso · 12/10/2026 12:31

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I got purple by picking out the most unlikely words 🤣

Merluzzo · 12/10/2026 12:51

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PBD

Cavalierorwhat · 12/10/2026 13:41

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Purple was a lucky guess

Chemenger · 12/10/2026 14:54

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purple was a guess.

Shinyhappyapple · 12/10/2026 15:36

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I knew the kind of thing purple was going to be - but didn’t guess the actual connection.

LifeOfBriony · 12/10/2026 21:50

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Joining the PBD club!

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SnowFrogJelly · 12/10/2026 23:28

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PBD

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WintersFrog · 13/10/2026 06:46

Not a clue after I got the green. NYT hints helped. Obvious after that
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WingBingo · 13/10/2026 06:50

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HoldMyWine · 13/10/2026 07:20

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Peridot1 · 13/10/2026 07:45

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