NYT's Connections

[lonestar50]

So far the board is perfect on the day! Let’s go!

Connections
Puzzle #205
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I'll screw that up

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Puzzle #205
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟪🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[pablow]

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Puzzle #205
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

 

[NDallasRuss]

Connections
Puzzle #205
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[JRHawk2003]

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Puzzle #205
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🟩🟩🟩🟩
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🟪🟪🟪🟪

SUCK IT!

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Connections
Puzzle #205
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[SL Hawk Fan]

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Puzzle #206
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[auntie_fah]

Connections
Puzzle #206
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[Tenacious E]

Connections
Puzzle #206
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟪🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[lonestar50]

Riding the struggle bus lately

Connections
Puzzle #206
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[Hawkfan_08]

I knew the categories but I didn't know the answers.

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Puzzle #206
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
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🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Rushed it and fell in a trap. No chance at purple for me.

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Puzzle #206
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
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[auntie_fah]

. No chance at purple for me.

Spoiler

i figured there was a category about rappers right away, but couldnt figure out how they were connected. At first i thought Mike might have been one “Killer Mike”

I am glad i let the board simmer for a bit before making any guesses after i got yellow

 

[gohawks50]

Connections
Puzzle #206
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[ericram]

Would have never in a million years got the purples.

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Puzzle #206
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[pablow]

Connections
Puzzle #206
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[NDallasRuss]

Connections
Puzzle #206
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[JRHawk2003]

A tick? No one calls it a tick

 

[auntie_fah]

First miss in the new year

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Puzzle #207
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🟪🟪🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

 

[Tenacious E]

Connections
Puzzle #207
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨

 

[gohawks50]

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Puzzle #207
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Dammit, bastards got me on a trick.

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Puzzle #207
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🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

 

[lonestar50]

Back on track finally. I think it's my first clean board in the new year.

Connections
Puzzle #207
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

 

[pablow]

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Puzzle #207
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩

 

[NDallasRuss]

Connections
Puzzle #207
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[SL Hawk Fan]

Guessing a whole bunch of us old farts are probably getting the green category last.

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Puzzle #207
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

 

[JRHawk2003]

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Puzzle #207
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

I did online dating lol

 

[hawkeyetraveler]

Well…at least I got them eventually. In retrospect I can‘t believe I didn’t see purple earlier.

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Puzzle #208
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🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[Tenacious E]

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Puzzle #208
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[auntie_fah]

I thought the purple was something else, but couldnt get a read on the fourth option.


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Puzzle #208
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[JRHawk2003]

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Puzzle #208
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Awful

 

[lonestar50]

Thank God I don't actually have to "solve" the purple

Connections
Puzzle #208
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
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[FAUlty Gator]

Booyah!
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Puzzle #208
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[gohawks50]

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Puzzle #208
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[Hawkfan_08]

Haven't been posting often becuase I have sucked.

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Puzzle #208
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[pablow]

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Puzzle #208
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[NDallasRuss]

Connections
Puzzle #208
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[ericram]

Those purples are stupid!

Connections
Puzzle #208
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[SL Hawk Fan]

Finally got to my puzzles for the day. This one took some time to get started but then it came together nicely.
Connections
Puzzle #208
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🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

 

[auntie_fah]

Had a feeling my first guess was a trap, hit submit anyway

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Puzzle #209
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🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟦🟨🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

 

[lonestar50]

Felt like there were a lot of traps to sidestep today

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Puzzle #209
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