Anyone playing “Strands”?

Strands #63
“Tools for the job”
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Strands #64
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered”
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Strands #64
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered”
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I'm over here looking for Stevie wonder songs.....

Strands #64
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered”
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The Bi word was a buncha bullE36 M3.  What the hell

Strands #65
“Can you dig it?”
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Strands #65
“Can you dig it?”
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guess who knows berkeley all about this topic? 

Mr_Asa said:

The Bi word was a buncha bullE36 M3.  What the hell

See, unlike the purple in Connections, I liked this because it was obscure without being just random. Did reeeeealy need that first hit, though.

Strands #65
“Can you dig it?”
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In reply to Marjorie Suddard :

I more meant the layout of it than the actual word.  All this time they've been having us think around corners and then...

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Oh! Yeahhhhh. I considered it awareness of the word's obscurity.

Ok.  What the BERK was today's hint about?  Of the 8 words 6 of them perfectly fit.  B word? D word?  What the hell do those have to do with what the hint was?

Someone smokin something at NYT.

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Agreed. I want they're having.

Strands #66
“Can you digit?”
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In reply to Marjorie Suddard :

B word has to do with Francis from the 1600s and a cipher he made.

Who the hell knows that!?!?

Strands #66
“Can you digit?”
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B word was the only one that confused me. Somehow D word made total sense. I've learned that the clue rarely has anything to do with the puzzle. 

D made sense once I saw it. Getting to it without a hint was not gonna happen.

Margie

Ugh, got the first 4 quickly, thought I would run this one easily.  Then I had to use 3 hints to get the rest. 

Strands #66
“Can you digit?”
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Disappointed in having to use a hint since the spangram was the first word found. 

I'm always disappointed when I have to use a hint. The reality of the situation is I am an idiot and the NYT is deliberately obtuse so I need them. I also probably shouldn't do the puzzle as my morning wake up. 

Mr_Asa said:

In reply to Marjorie Suddard :

B word has to do with Francis from the 1600s and a cipher he made.

Who the hell knows that!?!?

I think you may need to separate pop culture from historic cipher by a few degrees to make the connection. 

Only got the B word because it was all that was left. 
 

Strands #66
“Can you digit?”
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Strands #67
“Tap to play”
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Strands #67
“Tap to play”
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Strands #67
“Tap to play”
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Strands #68
“Like a rocket”
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In reply to No Time :

Today's was easier than normal.  The chosen words have a lot of 5 and 6 letter words already baked into them.