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Connections
Puzzle #1229
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

No problems with this one but may be a little too US-centric.

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Connections THURSDAY
Puzzle #1229
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
Yeah, Americanism

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I did not figure out the Purple.

Connections
Puzzle #1229
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #1229
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
I was delighted to see the American sports category that so often befuddles other Dopers!

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Did better with Friday’s than I did yesterday.

Puzzle #1230
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #1229
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Not too tough. Figured out purple after all the others were solved.

I’m a little perplexed by all the complaints about Americanisms in a daily puzzle created by a US-based newspaper.

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It’s not the newspapers fault, I get that they’re the NY Times and all, but it doesn’t stop it from being an annoying obstacle, especially as it seems to happen multiple times per week.

It’s like if you went to Trivia Night at the Pub and half the questions were drawn from what was on the host’s bookshelf or outside their bedroom window.

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To be fair, the US is a really big bedroom window.

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Connections
Puzzle #1230
:green_square::blue_square::yellow_square::purple_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::purple_square::yellow_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::blue_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Clearly failed here. First got distracted by the rainbow herring

_cord

then almost had purple but kept putting in

open tap

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Connections FRIDAY
Puzzle #1230
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
@psychobunny you should have remembered it’s not called a tap in America.

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Another red herring that wasn’t in all four colors.

Connections
Puzzle #1230
:green_square::purple_square::yellow_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

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Rainbow order for Saturday.

Puzzle #1231
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #1230
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

My reluctance to abandon the ___ CORD herring made this harder than it should have been.

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Connections SATURDAY
Puzzle #1231
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
Thought YELLOW was the PURPLE. Otherwise easy.

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Connections
Puzzle #1231
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::blue_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::purple_square::green_square:

Failed again. Apparently I have no idea what a hobby horse is.
Had the right idea for green but couldn’t find a fourth
Was looking for

-days, things you spin, -station

After two fails in a row I am feeling very very stupid.

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Connections
Puzzle #1231
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
Thought yellow was a second wordplay so ranked it too high.

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Green was leftovers for me today, but then I figured it out just as I was clicking submit.

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Sunday’s puzzle was really tough for me. I didn’t know where to begin at first. Then when Purple finally showed I was a bit mystified.

Puzzle #1232
:blue_square::green_square::purple_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::purple_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::green_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

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Connections
Puzzle #1232
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
Purple was leftovers.

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Connections
Puzzle #1232
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Didn’t get purple and had to take some time off and come back to see green but at least I didn’t fail. New streak start today.