@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @mart_brooks

Strands #636
“What a piece of work!”
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That was quite a quick one. My usual tactic of just trying to find as many words as possible worked quite well when I got to WHEEL.

Yesterday it failed totally when I got FOUNTAIN.

@bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @markslater @mart_brooks "Humper dumper dido! I'm the son of Man! Humper doo!"

(The cultural reference may be a little obscure and it's been 30 years so I might have it slightly wrong...)

@lproven @bencurthoys @markslater @mart_brooks

Strands #637
“Group membership”
💡🔵💡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater @mart_brooks

Strands #637
“Group membership”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵

Took me a while to work out the Spangram, then it was very easy. Odd how I was stuck for ages...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @mart_brooks

Strands #638
“On the ice”
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys @mart_brooks

Strands #638
“On the ice”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @mart_brooks

Strands #638
“On the ice”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
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Given how little I know about the subject matter, that one was quite easy.

I mean really I mainly know Canadian sexual positions.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys @mart_brooks

That's not what a "double double" is.

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys @mart_brooks

Strands #639
“On the web”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

@markslater

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @mart_brooks
Strands #639
“On the web”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

@bencurthoys @markslater @lproven @mart_brooks

Strands #639
“On the web”
💡🔵💡🔵
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵

@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater @[email protected] #639
“On the web”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Took me ages to work out the theme...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #640
“It all adds up”
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🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #640
“It all adds up”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #641
“In the driver's seat”
💡🔵🔵💡
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #641
“In the driver's seat”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵

Tricky ...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #642
“Feeling peckish?”
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🟡🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #642
“Feeling peckish?”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵💡🔵
🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #642
“Feeling peckish?”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

The last one (top left corner) was the hardest.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Easiest one ever

Strands #643
“Tolkien's world”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #643
“Tolkien's world”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #643
“Tolkien's world”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

No hints and almost no false positives. Too easy.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

That's what I'm Tolkien about!

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

I mean it did say

MIDDLE EARTH

... right across the middle of the puzzle.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #644
“You're styling!”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #644
“You're styling!”
💡🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Easy peasy

Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

Quite quick and easy.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #646
“On the court”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #646
“On the court”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #646
“On the court”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

Turns out I know a lot more relevant terminology than I thought I did.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Another fairly easy one

Strands #647
“A Nobel effort”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #647
“A Nobel effort”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵

@bencurthoys @lproven @markslater

Strands #647
“A Nobel effort”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

@bencurthoys @lproven @markslater

Strands #648
“Let me elaborate ...”
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🔵

@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @lproven

Strands #648
“Let me elaborate ...”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #648
“Let me elaborate ...”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵