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Finally got my Purple First badge! 🥳
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Luckily, I’ve heard the kids talk of FRESCA 🤣
Connections Puzzle #1042.
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Finally got my Purple First badge! 🥳
Luckily, I’ve heard the kids talk of FRESCA 🤣
Connections Puzzle #1041.
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Just the one slip…
Connections Puzzle #1040.
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Got there eventually…
Never heard of RIDE for teasing someone. Another US-ism, I guess…


It does get better. The last book was the one I enjoyed most. Without spoiling it, it has some interesting sci-fi aspects that I haven’t really seen/read elsewhere.
The Netflix series covers book one and start of book two (if memory serves). If they do much more, it’ll probably be another few seasons to cover everything… Season two is apparently this year


Just finished the Three Body Problem trilogy. That may be something that fits your ask
Connections Puzzle #1039.
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MITRE! That spelling confused me, but part and parcel of the challenge, I guess
Connections Puzzle #1038.
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Seem to do better when my brain’s not tired 😴
Connections Puzzle #1037.
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Damn… Not awake enough this morning 😴
Connections Puzzle #1036.
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While all were gettable, there’s at least one in each category that doesn’t quite suit right. TROLL doll for example…
Connections Puzzle #1035.
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Nice and easy one today 🥳
Connections Puzzle #1034.
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Just the one minor error today…
SONIC does jump, but doesn’t really pop up
Connections Puzzle #1033.
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Couldn’t see yellow until the end…
Connections Puzzle #1032.
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Connections Puzzle #1031
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Eventually…
Connections Puzzle #1030.
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Herring-ed, then never saw purple & blue. Just had to try random in the end—obvious when you see the answers…
Connections Puzzle #1029.
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To eager on the purple guess—should have taken an extra beat… Nice puzzle today though
Connections Puzzle #1028.
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No too bad today, but…
Come on—just the phrase for yellow?!?
Connections Puzzle #1027.
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Got hooked on the herring and then completely messed up. However…
Never heard of JONES for longing, or ZOMBIE/HURRICANE for cocktail glasses
With those gaps in mind, never really stood a chance today 😭
Connections Puzzle #1026.
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Went after purple, but not having a clue what it was 🫣
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Okay, so I should have got LENGTH, but since when is ARCH a simile for SASSY? Also, purple was no chance… 😭