@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”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

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

Well under 2 minutes, I think.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #676
β€œThat's just reality (TV)”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson Strands #676
β€œThat's just reality (TV)”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

I have never watched

@bencurthoys @markslater @lproven

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

Strands #676
β€œThat's just reality (TV)”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater

Agreed.

Strands #676
β€œThat's just reality (TV)”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

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

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Annoyed I didn’t spot the theme earlier

Strands #677
β€œFor cubs fans”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #677
β€œFor cubs fans”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #677
β€œFor cubs fans”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

I thought it was about American sports...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Got impatient

Strands #678
β€œIf not now, when?”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #678
β€œIf not now, when?”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #678
β€œIf not now, when?”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #679
β€œYay!!!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #679
β€œYay!!!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Very tricky until I worked out the first half of the Spangram...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Needed a hint to get me started

Strands #680
β€œAppeal to a hire power”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #680
β€œAppeal to a hire power”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #680
β€œAppeal to a hire power”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Jana helped. I was baffled.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

That was a rubbish theme

Strands #681
β€œYou need to chill”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #681
β€œYou need to chill”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #681
β€œYou need to chill”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

That one was tough. And very American.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #682
β€œ"Oh boy!"”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @markslater the theme had better be quantum leap...

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @markslater christ

Strands #682
β€œ"Oh boy!"”
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

@bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @lproven

Ha! Amateur! πŸ˜†

Strands #682
β€œ"Oh boy!"”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ’‘πŸŸ‘πŸ’‘πŸ”΅

@markslater @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson

Strands #682
β€œ"Oh boy!"”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅

It feels like this one took ages...

No hints, though. Found top right first, after reading the how to play guide ..

@lproven @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson

Strands #683
β€œThe ears have it!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #683
β€œThe ears have it!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #683
β€œThe ears have it!”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

Apparently I know too much anatomy.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #684
β€œDC crusader”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys Nice! Spangram first!

Me too, mind...

Strands #684
β€œDC crusader”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Easy, peasy

Strands #684
β€œDC crusader”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson Strands #684
β€œDC crusader”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson

Strands #685
β€œThat's putting it mildly!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @bencurthoys @lproven

Strands #685
β€œThat's putting it mildly!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #685
β€œThat's putting it mildly!”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

And there we go. But that was about half an hour of work...

The longest word I found was COPASETIC which I thought was pretty good... but it was not relevant.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

There’s the difference - I don’t spend more than five minutes tops on any of these, I get impatient.

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys TBH normally I wouldn't. But I was sitting with my little one, me eating, she playing games on her phone too...
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @markslater Strands #685
β€œThat's putting it mildly!”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson

Strands #686
β€œSoft skills”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @bencurthoys @lproven

Strands #686
β€œSoft skills”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #686
β€œSoft skills”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @markslater Strands #686
β€œSoft skills”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson

Silly!

Strands #687
β€œShaking things up”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ’‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @bencurthoys @lproven

Strands #687
β€œShaking things up”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #687
β€œShaking things up”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #688
β€œSneak-ing around”
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #688
β€œSneak-ing around”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #688
β€œSneak-ing around”
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Moderately tricky.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #689
β€œThat's not very polite”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #689
β€œThat's not very polite”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #689
β€œThat's not very polite”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

Took me 5 minutes to find the first word, then it was a matter of under a minute.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #690
β€œOde to joy”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #690
β€œOde to joy”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘

@lproven @markslater @stephenjjohnson Strands #690
β€œOde to joy”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson

Strands #691
β€œNone the wiser”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘
πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@markslater @bencurthoys @lproven

Strands #690
β€œOde to joy”
πŸ’‘πŸ”΅πŸ’‘πŸ”΅
πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @lproven Strands #691
β€œNone the wiser”
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸŸ‘πŸ”΅
πŸ”΅πŸ”΅