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Conlextions #198

A NYT Connections-style puzzle from Lex Friedman.

Mar 25, 2024 at 11:14amWeb
Show threadBenRiceMMar 25, 2024
@lexfri Β―\_(ツ)_/Β― Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 1 minute, 38 seconds
Show threadDaniel JalkutMar 25, 2024
@lexfri Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Solve Time: 1 minute, 10 seconds
Show threadBrad EllisMar 25, 2024
@danielpunkass @lexfri Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 54 seconds
For some reason I purpled early.
Show threadChancerubbageMar 25, 2024

@lexfri

Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 34 seconds

Show threadJim GMar 25, 2024

@lexfri

Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 33 seconds

Talk about lucky! I saw my first three answers immediately, which thankfully left the one I would have taken forever to get.

Show threadThat Chip Guy (he/him)Mar 25, 2024
@lexfri Opens link, sees grid, emits expletive, then...wait, are the first two that straightforward...?
Conlextions #198
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 1 minute, 0 seconds
Show threadMarc Robinson Mar 25, 2024

@lexfri I’m unfamiliar with yellow or purple, but green and blue saved the day.

Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Solve Time: 1 minute, 32 seconds

Show threadJoe Kissell πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Mar 25, 2024
@lexfri Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Solve Time: 4 minutes, 22 seconds
Show threadRay GreenwellMar 25, 2024

@lexfri I hit β€˜lotta help’ and it highlighted 5 squares.

I had to reload the page and do it again.

Conlextions #198
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘
πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Solve Time: 7 minutes, 0 seconds

Show threadMike RoestMar 25, 2024
@lexfri
some deff straight up guessing for puple
Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 2 minutes, 8 seconds
Show threadBrian HaugenMar 25, 2024

@lexfri

Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
β¬›οΈπŸ’‘πŸ’‘β¬›οΈ
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Solve Time: 6 minutes, 48 seconds

Show threadChrisMar 25, 2024
@lexfri
Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Solve Time: 39 seconds
I'm so frustrated with myself, I knew exactly where it was going as soon as I saw "to 4" but my poor stupid brain could not make sense of the fact that 30 might be 3 0.
Show threadjsloMar 25, 2024
@lexfri Conlextions #198
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 29 seconds
Show threadmsw117r22Mar 25, 2024
@lexfri Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 6 minutes, 0 seconds
Show threadLeon CowleMar 25, 2024

@lexfri Never heard of Yellow (which was a lucky guess) or Blue or Purple.

Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Solve Time: 5 minutes, 50 seconds

Show threadTKMar 25, 2024

@lexfri Conlextions #198
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 1 minute, 21 seconds

Well done

Show threadPeter CohenMar 25, 2024
@lexfri Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 2 minutes, 7 seconds
Show threadFrank WahlMar 25, 2024

@lexfri ☎️

Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦
πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
Solve Time: 1 minute, 19 seconds

Show threadErika EnsignMar 25, 2024
@lexfri
The timing is the best part
Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Solve Time: 1 minute, 0 seconds
Show threadDavid ShenemanMar 26, 2024

@lexfri you're # 1 in my book

Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 1 minute, 6 seconds

Show threadGreg LucasMar 26, 2024

@lexfri Another one that looks impossible at first.

Conlextions #198
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Solve Time: 3 minutes, 39 seconds