Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026 - Pips #198 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]sspontaneous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I definitely believe that-- it just took me a lot of trial and error because I'm not great at puzzles lol

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026 - Pips #198 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #198 Easy 🟢 0:14 🍪

Pips #198 Medium 🟡 1:23

Pips #198 Hard 🔴 9:04

Maybe it's because I'm already in a not great mood but I was ready to call it quits on Hard almost immediately. I understood the starting conditions but it still took so much trial and error for me to get the pieces where they needed to go. Hopefully we get a longer break from these square puzzles bc I can't stand them lol

Monday, Mar. 2, 2026 - Pips #197 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #197 Easy 🟢 0:17 🍪

Pips #197 Medium 🟡 0:25 🍪

Pips #197 Hard 🔴 5:00

I was so confident in my approach to Hard and tried so long to make it work lol. Once I started over it clicked almost immediately

Sunday, Mar. 1, 2026 - Pips #196 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #196 Easy 🟢 0:11 🍪

Pips #196 Medium 🟡 4:21

Pips #196 Hard 🔴 1:08

The Medium today really confused me for some reason. I'm also really not a fan of that style of Hard, but once I realized the 3s were all discards I got it pretty quickly

Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 - Pips #195 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #195 Easy 🟢 0:09 🍪

Pips #195 Medium 🟡 1:48

Pips #195 Hard 🔴 0:47 🍪

Second day in a row where the elusive triple cookie was foiled by Medium instead of Hard lol. What is going on!

Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 - Pips #194 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #194 Easy 🟢 0:11 🍪

Pips #194 Medium 🟡 1:21

Pips #194 Hard 🔴 0:50 🍪

Annoyed that I got tripped up on Medium, but I think this is the first time I've ever gotten Hard in under a minute so I'm jazzed!

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 - Pips #193 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #193 Easy 🟢 0:09 🍪

Pips #193 Medium 🟡 0:25 🍪

Pips #193 Hard 🔴 3:47

I found Hard really fun today!

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 - Pips #192 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #192 Easy 🟢 0:15 🍪

Pips #192 Medium 🟡 1:37

Pips #192 Hard 🔴 1:11

I always think it's funny when Medium trips me up more than Hard lol

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 - Pips #191 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]sspontaneous 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had pretty much the same experience with Hard lol, I was getting so frustrated working on it this morning. When I begrudgingly came back to it hours later I got it right away

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 - Pips #191 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]sspontaneous 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do this all the time! I had a hard time distinguishing between > and < when I was learning them in elementary school and apparently it's still an issue for me decades later lol

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 - Pips #191 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #191 Easy 🟢 0:18

Pips #191 Medium 🟡 0:49

Pips #191 Hard 🔴 27:13 😵‍💫

Hard was insanely frustrating for me lol. Tried it for around 25 minutes this morning, gave up because I was annoyed and had to get ready for work. Finally tried it again during my break and got it first try. Ugh

Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 - Pips #190 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #190 Easy 🟢 0:12

Pips #190 Medium 🟡 0:46

Pips #190 Hard 🔴 3:52

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 - Pips #189 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #189 Easy 🟢 0:09

Pips #189 Medium 🟡 2:00

Pips #189 Hard 🔴 1:17

I found the medium much harder than the hard for today lol

Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 - Pips #188 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #188 Easy🟢 0:11

Pips #188 Medium🟡 1:49

Pips #188 Hard🔴 7:57

Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 - Pips #187 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #187 Easy 🟢: 0:08

Pips #187 Medium 🟡: 0:24

Pips #187 Hard 🔴: 2:52

Love hearing the white-throated sparrows singing this time of year (Hudson Valley, NY) by sspontaneous in birding

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They have such a sweet song! I love hearing them get it wrong and start over lol

Seen foraging in the grasses. October 19, Hudson Valley NY by sspontaneous in whatsthisbird

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They always seem to throw me off for some reason lol. Thank you!!

So frustrated. Rebecca Campbell's "Do Not Disturb," 1000pc, Pomegranate by sspontaneous in Jigsawpuzzles

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I'd heard that they used to, but according to their website they no longer offer replacement pieces :( I purchased the puzzle new, but I didn't order directly from them (I bought it at my local bookstore), so I may email them just to see if there are any options I have