@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #651
β€œPricy pairing”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #651
β€œPricy pairing”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

I spent ages googling... The names of a category of item I know little of. It was wrong.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #652
β€œPalette episodes”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ’βšͺ️
πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘πŸ’‘πŸŸ’
πŸŸ‘πŸ“ΊπŸ’‘βšͺ️
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #653
β€œLet me count the ways”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Got a bit hint happy today

Strands #653
β€œLet me count the ways”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #653
β€œLet me count the ways”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

Hardest in a while, but I'm exhausted...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #654
β€œOut of line”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #654
β€œOut of line”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #654
β€œOut of line”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #655
β€œNatural remedies”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #655
β€œNatural remedies”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #655
β€œNatural remedies”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Saved the Spangram for the end.

Strands #656
β€œOn the chopping block”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #656
β€œOn the chopping block”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

No hints, no false positives. But I got very very lucky with the last word.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #656
β€œOn the chopping block”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

TIL a new word

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #657
β€œAll the trimmings”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #657
β€œAll the trimmings”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Tricky positioning of the Spangram. Too many potential solutions.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Very easy

Strands #658
β€œBig bad wolf”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #658
β€œBig bad wolf”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

I totally failed at Connections, though. No rows.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #659
β€œPass it along”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #660
β€œBr-r-r-r-r!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #660
β€œBr-r-r-r-r!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

A very quick one, that. No hints, no false positives.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #661
β€œGather around”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #661
β€œGather around”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #661
β€œGather around”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #662
β€œCaroler's count”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #662
β€œCaroler's count”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #662
β€œCaroler's count”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #663
β€œPlease hold”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @lproven how does the theme relate to the answers?

Strands #663
β€œPlease hold”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@bencurthoys @markslater @stephenjjohnson

Strands #663
β€œPlease hold”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

I agree... I don't see the link between the theme and the answers...

@lproven @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson

Strands #664
β€œIf you ask me ...”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #664
β€œIf you ask me ...”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #664
β€œIf you ask me ...”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Once I found a word, easy.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #665
β€œLoad up on tissues”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #665
β€œLoad up on tissues”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #665
β€œLoad up on tissues”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

I found this one quite tricky.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #666
β€œAre you putting me on?”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #666
β€œAre you putting me on?”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #666
β€œAre you putting me on?”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

Evil Americanisms?

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #667
β€œ2025 Top Twenty”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys Strands #667
β€œ2025 Top Twenty”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

Tough when you no longer listen to pop chart music...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #668
β€œOne good turn deserves another”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #668
β€œOne good turn deserves another”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
🟑

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #669
β€œNot your average joe”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #669
β€œNot your average joe”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #670
β€œHome is where the hearth is”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #670
β€œHome is where the hearth is”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #670
β€œHome is where the hearth is”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

I was a bit lost until after 15-20 words, some very long, I gave in and asked for a hint.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

I’m having a good puzzle day.

Strands #671
β€œI've never seen that before!”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

I'm not.

Strands #671
β€œI've never seen that before!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

I seem to be word blind today.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #671
β€œI've never seen that before!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #672
β€œI just know ...”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #672
β€œI just know ...”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Took me *ages* to find the Spangram, then the rest was 15 seconds if that.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #673
β€œSlapped together”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #673
β€œSlapped together”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

That puzzle was indeed slapped together. Bah.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #674
β€œLook up!”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #674
β€œLook up!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys Strands #674
β€œLook up!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Jana helped with this one. Neither of us had any idea on Connections, though.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #675
β€œOpen wide”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #675
β€œOpen wide”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅