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

Strands #663
“Please hold”
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@bencurthoys @markslater @stephenjjohnson

Strands #663
“Please hold”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵

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

@lproven @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson

Strands #664
“If you ask me ...”
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🔵🟡🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #664
“If you ask me ...”
🔵💡🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #664
“If you ask me ...”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

Once I found a word, easy.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #665
“Load up on tissues”
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #665
“Load up on tissues”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #665
“Load up on tissues”
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🔵🔵🟡🔵

I found this one quite tricky.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #666
“Are you putting me on?”
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #666
“Are you putting me on?”
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@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #666
“Are you putting me on?”
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🔵🟡🔵

Evil Americanisms?

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #667
“2025 Top Twenty”
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🔵🟡🔵💡
💡🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys Strands #667
“2025 Top Twenty”
💡🔵💡🔵
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Tough when you no longer listen to pop chart music...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #668
“One good turn deserves another”
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #668
“One good turn deserves another”
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🟡

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #669
“Not your average joe”
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@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #669
“Not your average joe”
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@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #670
“Home is where the hearth is”
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #670
“Home is where the hearth is”
💡🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #670
“Home is where the hearth is”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

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
“I've never seen that before!”
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@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

I'm not.

Strands #671
“I've never seen that before!”
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I seem to be word blind today.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #671
“I've never seen that before!”
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@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #672
“I just know ...”
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@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #672
“I just know ...”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

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

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #673
“Slapped together”
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🟡💡🔵🔵
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@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #673
“Slapped together”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

That puzzle was indeed slapped together. Bah.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #674
“Look up!”
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #674
“Look up!”
💡🔵💡🔵
🔵🟡🔵🔵
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@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys Strands #674
“Look up!”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
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Jana helped with this one. Neither of us had any idea on Connections, though.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #675
“Open wide”
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🟡🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #675
“Open wide”
💡🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #675
“Open wide”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵

Well under 2 minutes, I think.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #676
“That's just reality (TV)”
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@markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson Strands #676
“That's just reality (TV)”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

I have never watched

@bencurthoys @markslater @lproven

Not a scooby. It's just a bunch of unrelated words to me.

Strands #676
“That's just reality (TV)”
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@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater

Agreed.

Strands #676
“That's just reality (TV)”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

Not a clue about the theme. Purely a word search.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Annoyed I didn’t spot the theme earlier

Strands #677
“For cubs fans”
💡🔵💡🔵
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🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #677
“For cubs fans”
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #677
“For cubs fans”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
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I thought it was about American sports...