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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #750 on: February 04, 2025, 06:26:20 PM »
Strands #338
“Elf-centered”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #751 on: February 05, 2025, 09:24:26 AM »
Strands #339
“What's your reaction?”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #752 on: February 05, 2025, 09:53:13 AM »
Strands #339
“What's your reaction?”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #753 on: February 06, 2025, 11:25:16 PM »
Strands #340
“I'm a person of my word”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #754 on: February 07, 2025, 11:48:14 AM »
Strands #341
“A flair for fashion”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #755 on: February 08, 2025, 07:17:17 AM »
Strands #342
“Westminster assembly”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #756 on: February 08, 2025, 10:39:42 AM »
Strands #342
“Westminster assembly”
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I had to use a clue because the British association was so strong.
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #757 on: February 09, 2025, 07:38:20 AM »
Strands #343
“We are the champions!”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #758 on: February 09, 2025, 10:21:14 AM »
Strands #343
“We are the champions!”
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I thought I was going to have problems with this given that the spangram I revealed indicated an American bias, but it was easy.
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #759 on: February 09, 2025, 12:04:48 PM »
Strands #343
“We are the champions!”
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Quite annoying, I kept getting words in the hint bucket.
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #760 on: February 10, 2025, 06:57:48 AM »
Strands #344
“The munchies”
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Nothing to the bucket.
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #761 on: February 10, 2025, 07:22:51 AM »
Strands #344
“The munchies”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #762 on: February 10, 2025, 09:33:25 AM »
Strands #344
“The munchies”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #763 on: February 11, 2025, 09:11:19 AM »
Strands #345
“"Attention all shoppers"”
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This relies on a generic term used in the USA, I've never heard it used here.
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #764 on: February 11, 2025, 01:23:29 PM »
Strands #345
“"Attention all shoppers"”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #765 on: February 12, 2025, 06:47:09 AM »
Well, that was weird: I managed to complete it with nothing sent to the hint bucket, despite not knowing what it was all about until after I googled at the end! I kept spotting words and submitting them, expecting them to go to the bucket, but they kept turning blue!
Strands #346
“Don't stop believin'”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #766 on: February 12, 2025, 07:05:29 AM »
Quote from: Steve H on February 12, 2025, 06:47:09 AM
Well, that was weird: I managed to complete it with nothing sent to the hint bucket, despite not knowing what it was all about until after I googled at the end! I kept spotting words and submitting them, expecting them to go to the bucket, but they kept turning blue!
Strands #346
“Don't stop believin'”
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I was sort of intrigued by this, and wondered if my guess about what it was about from the title and your comment was right, and it was

Strands #346
“Don't stop believin'”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #767 on: February 12, 2025, 11:39:44 AM »
Strands #346
“Don't stop believin'”
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SPOILER:

Perfecto, except I googled the lyrics before I started, so somewhat of a cheat.
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #768 on: February 13, 2025, 07:13:25 AM »
Strands #347
“It's in the cards”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #769 on: February 13, 2025, 08:52:15 AM »
Strands #347
“It's in the cards”
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Perfecto
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #770 on: February 13, 2025, 10:21:51 AM »
Strands #347
“It's in the cards”
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #771 on: February 14, 2025, 09:19:23 AM »
Strands #348
“Will you be my valentine?”
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some Americanisms in the mix here.
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #772 on: February 14, 2025, 02:20:09 PM »
Strands #348
“Will you be my valentine?”
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Nearly gave up in disgust. As it is, I think I need a shower.
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #773 on: February 15, 2025, 09:20:28 AM »
Strands #349
“Ice packs”
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Disastrous
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Re: Strands - another new word game.
« Reply #774 on: February 16, 2025, 10:57:53 AM »
Strands #350
“Flour power”
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Easiest one ever. Spotted the Spangram almost straight away and then everything else flowed from that
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