@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #722
βStrike a chordβ
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅π΅
Took me a while to work out the theme but then it was easy...
@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #722
βStrike a chordβ
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅π΅
Took me a while to work out the theme but then it was easy...
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Easy again. Think Iβm on a decent streak of Spangram first.
Strands #723
βJust for referenceβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #723
βJust for referenceβ
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #723
βJust for referenceβ
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅
Not a single false positive.
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Darn - didnβt hit the Spangram first today
Strands #724
βThat's really out there!β
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #724
βThat's really out there!β
π‘π΅π‘π΅
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅
@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #725
βWatch the attitude!β
π‘π΅π‘π΅
π‘π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #725
βWatch the attitude!β
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #725
βWatch the attitude!β
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅π΅
The last word took me a while! (Bottom right corner.)
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #726
βIt's a little muchβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #726
βIt's a little muchβ
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/25/bcachefs_creator_ai/
Below the Spangram was much harder than above it, oddly.
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #727
βDressing upβ
π΅π΅π΅π΅
π΅π‘π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #727
βDressing upβ
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #727
βDressing upβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
Fairly straightforward, allowing for Americanisms...
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #728
βDressing downβ
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #728
βDressing downβ
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #728
βDressing downβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π‘π΅
Found dozens of false positives, could not work out which of several possible themes. Gave up, got a hint, done in 1 minute or less.
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
That theme just didnβt hang together for me
Strands #729
βHome office alternativeβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π‘π΅π‘π‘
π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #729
βHome office alternativeβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #729
βHome office alternativeβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #730
βEverything's in placeβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #730
βEverything's in placeβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #730
βEverything's in placeβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅π΅
A very quick one. Well under a minute.
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Got stuck and needed a hint
Strands #731
βPiece of cakeβ
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π‘π΅
@markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #731
βPiece of cakeβ
π΅π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π‘
@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #731
βPiece of cakeβ
π΅π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π‘
@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #732
βThat's it?β
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π‘π‘π΅
π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #732
βThat's it?β
π‘π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #732
βThat's it?β
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅π΅
An American spelling made this really tricky for me. I never even knew y'all had changed that word...
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Iβm not happy with that - there were technically two spangrams, and the first one I got was one of them.
Strands #733
βThat's dedicationβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Aren't they always multiple words?
Strands #733
βThat's dedicationβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π‘π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys
Donβt think so. Not always.
Strands #734
βNice glasses!β
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #734
βNice glasses!β
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @lproven Strands #734
βNice glasses!β
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π΅π‘π΅
Do you know what is not in my word list? The spangram. That's not even a thing.
@bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @markslater
Strands #734
βNice glasses!β
π΅π΅π΅π΅
π΅π‘π‘π‘
π΅
Messed that one up
@lproven @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson
Strands #735
βThat time of year againβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
The spangram is wrong. It shouldn't have that extra letter on the end
Strands #735
βThat time of year againβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #735
βThat time of year againβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅π΅
Quite an easy one...
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #736
βCute enough to eatβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π‘π΅π‘π΅
π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #736
βCute enough to eatβ
π‘π΅π‘π΅
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #736
βCute enough to eatβ
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #737
βHey"β
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #737
β"Hey"β
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #737
β"Hey"β
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Having a good puzzle day
Strands #738
βSurvival modeβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #738
βSurvival modeβ
π΅π‘π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #738
βSurvival modeβ
π΅π‘π΅π‘
π΅π΅π΅
Got stuck for the first time in _ages_...
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #739
βOut-and-outβ
π΅π΅π΅π‘
π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson Strands #739
βOut-and-outβ
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π΅
Today is the first one I have noticed where the letters in a word can be entered in two different valid orders.
@bencurthoys @markslater @lproven
Strands #739
βOut-and-outβ
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater
Strands #739
βOut-and-outβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅
Multiple unusually long red herrings there, such as DETAINEE
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #740
βMountain bandβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #740
βMountain bandβ
π‘π΅π‘π΅
π‘π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #740
βMountain bandβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅
That theme took a lot of time to find...
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Strands #741
βA math teacher's favorite dessertβ
π΅π΅π΅π΅
π‘π΅π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #741
βA math teacher's favorite dessertβ
π‘π΅π‘π΅
π΅π‘π΅π΅
π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #741
βA math teacher's favorite dessertβ
π΅π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π‘π΅
Very American themed today. Not at all obvious to me.
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys
Easy
Strands #742
βBest of allβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys
Strands #742
βBest of allβ
π‘π΅π΅π΅
π΅π΅π΅
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys
Strands #742
βBest of allβ
π΅π΅π‘π΅
π΅π΅π΅
Quite a quick one.