@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater

Strands #709
“It's on the house”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Tricky when it's all in Foreign.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #710
“Crack and snack”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #710
“Crack and snack”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵

Under a minute I think. Misses various common European suspects but also contains exotica... But I was ready for that.

@bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson

Not 100% sure what the unifying theme was supposed to be there. Buzzword bingo for management wankers?

Strands #711
“Sink or swim”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

@markslater @bencurthoys @lproven

Strands #711
“Sink or swim”
🔵💡🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #711
“Sink or swim”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

I do like it when you're just randomly uncovering small words and then one turns blue and suddenly you understand the hint and have an Idea.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Took me a minute or two to get going but then I was running

Strands #712
“See what I mean?”
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🔵🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #712
“See what I mean?”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #712
“See what I mean?”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

@bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson

Strands #713
“XOXOXO”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

@markslater @bencurthoys @lproven

Strands #713
“XOXOXO”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #713
“XOXOXO”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

If I had only followed up on why a valid 4 letter word wasn't an answer, I'd have got the Spangram first...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Figured that one out very quickly - which is ironic given the title.

Strands #714
“"Now I get it!"”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #714
“"Now I get it!"”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

@bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @markslater

Strands #714
“"Now I get it!"”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵

The first word I found was vexingly ambiguous...

@lproven @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson

Tricky Spangram

Strands #715
“The cutting edge”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #715
“The cutting edge”
🔵🔵💡🔵
🔵💡🔵🟡
🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @lproven yeah

Strands #715
“The cutting edge”
🔵🔵🔵💡
🔵💡🔵🟡
🔵🔵

@bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @markslater

Strands #715
“The cutting edge”
💡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵

@lproven @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson

Under a minute

Strands #716
“The year of the ...”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #716
“The year of the ...”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #716
“The year of the ...”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🟡

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Under a minute again

Strands #717
“Cold competition”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #717
“Cold competition”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #717
“Cold competition”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

Well that took about 15 seconds...

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #718
“Here's a thought”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵

@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Strands #718
“Here's a thought”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🟡

Took about 30 seconds. Which for me is fast.

@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys

I got the top half in no time, then I stalled.

Strands #718
“Here's a thought”
🔵🔵🔵💡
🔵🟡🔵🔵

@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #719
“True grit”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #719
“True grit”
💡🔵💡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #719
“True grit”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Another sub-30-second one.

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @markslater Strands #720
“The beer necessities”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵

Easy today too

@bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson

Yeah - about 20 seconds

Strands #720
“The beer necessities”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵

@markslater @bencurthoys @lproven

Strands #720
“The beer necessities”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵

@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys

Strands #720
“The beer necessities”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵

That was pretty quick... But I dispute some of those ingredients!

@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys

Another quick one

Strands #721
“Olympics wrap-up”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys

Strands #721
“Olympics wrap-up”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵