Connections (NYT game)

gut

Senior Member

18,369 posts
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 11:38 AM

So the obvious was obviously a trap, except it wasn't.  And then another fake out on blue.


Otherwise pretty easy.

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Puzzle #863
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BRF

Senior Member

11,621 posts
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 11:41 AM

Yes, I thought yellow was going to be a trick


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I just realized, I did the same as you, gut

Fred Garvin

Senior Member

302 posts
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 4:14 PM

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seemed pretty easy today.


jmog

Senior Member

7,737 posts
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 9:29 AM

Pasta threw me off, got the others pretty easy. Never heard of that term...closest I can explain without giving away a spoiler.


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Puzzle #864

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iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

9,465 posts
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 10:23 AM

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Puzzle #864

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gut

Senior Member

18,369 posts
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 12:14 PM

Lazy effort today and busted

BRF

Senior Member

11,621 posts
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 1:26 PM

Pretty tough


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Puzzle #864

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Agree, never heard of “pasta”

jmog

Senior Member

7,737 posts
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 10:04 AM

Back to sucking


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Puzzle #865

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BRF

Senior Member

11,621 posts
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 11:49 AM

Had to do some thinking to get started 


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Puzzle #865

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iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

9,465 posts
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 12:01 PM

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gut

Senior Member

18,369 posts
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 1:09 PM

Pretty easy today.  For the life of me I can't seem to go more than 10 in a row.


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Puzzle #865
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BRF

Senior Member

11,621 posts
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 9:18 PM

Grabbed this off of Jimmy Fallon doing their version of Connections….


Ironman92

Administrator

56,729 posts
Thu, Oct 23, 2025 10:13 PM
gut wrote:

Pretty easy today.  For the life of me I can't seem to go more than 10 in a row.


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Puzzle #865
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Screw that…I kept getting 3 and never heard of any of the 4ths…failed badly

iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

9,465 posts
Fri, Oct 24, 2025 6:56 AM

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Puzzle #866

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BRF

Senior Member

11,621 posts
Fri, Oct 24, 2025 9:48 AM

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Got purple by default

gut

Senior Member

18,369 posts
Fri, Oct 24, 2025 10:01 AM

Blue threw me...it's not what I was certain it was


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jmog

Senior Member

7,737 posts
Fri, Oct 24, 2025 1:42 PM

Never would have got purple...


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iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

9,465 posts
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 7:45 AM

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gut

Senior Member

18,369 posts
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 10:59 AM

Stupid trick on yellow tripped me up


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BRF

Senior Member

11,621 posts
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 4:23 PM


Almost got me


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Ironman92

Administrator

56,729 posts
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 10:51 PM

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Ironman92

Administrator

56,729 posts
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 10:54 PM
gut wrote:

Stupid trick on yellow tripped me up


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What was the trick on yellow? I got that almost immediately.

iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

9,465 posts
Sun, Oct 26, 2025 7:30 AM

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Puzzle #868

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BRF

Senior Member

11,621 posts
Sun, Oct 26, 2025 1:23 PM

Purple by default again


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Puzzle #868

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iclfan2

Reppin' the 330/216/843

9,465 posts
Mon, Oct 27, 2025 7:44 AM

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Puzzle #869

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