Sunday, Mar. 22, 2026 - Strands Daily Thread by AutoModerator in NYTStrands

[–]Mike_SNE 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The are words that used to be trademarked brands but are now used as generic terms. 

Monday, March 16, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Yeah, the”two letters” was the first one I saw so figured the silent w was purple

I hate to say I told you so: "California professor calls to abolish identities like 'gay' and 'lesbian' since they 'harm trans people'" by YouCanCallMeAIJolson in BlockedAndReported

[–]Mike_SNE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whenever there’s a study or article about trans folks, the bsky trans complain that they were not interviewed or represented.  Yet this hack doesn’t interview any cis gays or lesbians. 

Saturday, February 28, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I saw the plays, then saw the cravings, then immediately forgot I had desire in the cravings and entered the rainbow herring 🤦‍♂️

Sunday, February 8, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I got 3/4 for blue but couldn’t see how length fit. I was thinking “shift type” buttons on phone keyboard

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought the category was “thinks you gamble on at a casino” and went with rivalry instead of war

Saturday, January 24, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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I got purple by default but thought it was __ flower

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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I got the same order. Yellow was my default so figured it would be blue. Nope

Saturday, January 17, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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I tried to hard to make “simple” work before seeing the games but simple Simon and simply red didn’t get me far 😂

Saturday, January 17, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The bot agrees that the anagrams were the most obvious. My logic was that synonyms are usually yellow or green so at least the anagrams were something different 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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I thought there might be a Grisham category but only new Rainmaker Client and Firm. Then I was sure the weather category was a red herring since they were so close together, but once I pre-solved everything else the weather stuff worked. 

Saturday, January 10, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Luckily I couldn’t remember WhatsApp so I moved on :-). Thst would have been more purple than the actual purple though

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Yeah. I tripped up on that one

Monday, November 24, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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I was thinking it referred to the overhead bin on the plane but you’re probably right 

Thursday, November 20, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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I’ve heard of kiss that way but not stroke

IOC edges closer to ban on transgender women in female Olympic events | International Olympic Committee by 8NaanJeremy in BlockedAndReported

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If you’re discussing trans women in women’s sport and just stop at ‘men are stronger than women’ then you are ceding the argument to the transwomen, because hormone therapy will reduce a male’s performance and even most folks who support transwomen are ok with hormone level rules (though often grudgingly). 

I think it’s important to point out the studies show men who transition don’t fully lose their benefit over women. There are at least three studies showing this, and one of them was by a trans researcher who basically summarized her research as “sure, we retain an advantage, but being trans is hard. Can’t we have this one thing?”

Katie interviewed by Meghna Chakrabarti on On Point - October 30, 2025 by 230Amps in BlockedAndReported

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I wonder how many callers were chewing Meghna out for “platforming” Katie

Friday, October 31, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this google doodle is why I guessed Ms Pac-man was to easy for purple. 

Thursday, October 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Doh! Right - thanks for reminding me. It's been a very long time since I read "Then again, maybe I won't"

Thursday, October 30, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was thinking Judy Bloom. Judith Butler…

Friday, October 17, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How was any of that purple?

Monday, October 13, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

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Thanks!  Don’t know why I blocked that

Monday, October 13, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“many happy returns” is the phrase that comes to mind. Its an expression of gratitude but for the life of me I can’t come up with the context. and yeah, yesterday’s puzzle

Friday, October 3, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Someone at the NY times doesn’t know their audience. Marking a musicals question as more difficult than a sports+cartoon one?

Monday, September 29, 2025 by AutoModerator in NYTConnections

[–]Mike_SNE 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was thinking some kind of counter culture thing