“Tolkien's world”
"Strands" - a New York Times word game
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Strands #643
“Tolkien's world”
“Tolkien's world”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #644
“You're styling!”
“You're styling!”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
“Grammatically speaking”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #646
“On the court”
I might give this game a break. There doesn't seem to be that much to it after all.
“On the court”
I might give this game a break. There doesn't seem to be that much to it after all.
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #647
“A Nobel effort”
“A Nobel effort”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Shakespeare is "bard" from my house but I guess all those years having to cram medieval plays at school eventually came in mildly handy.
Strands #649
“Shakespearean titles”
Strands #649
“Shakespearean titles”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Re: "Strands" - a New York Times word game
The bottom right hand corner threw me for a couple of sixes
Strands #649
“Shakespearean titles”
Strands #649
“Shakespearean titles”
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The Spangram wasn't easy today.
Strands #650
“All over the place”
Strands #650
“All over the place”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #651
“Pricy pairing”
“Pricy pairing”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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I nearly had an episode trying to guess the spangram today. Nice of them to match up the colours though. This has been a Filmways presentation, darling.
Strands #652
“Palette episodes”
Strands #652
“Palette episodes”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #653
“Let me count the ways”
“Let me count the ways”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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I'm still kicking myself for taking a hint, however I like the symbols they used in this one
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(better than how it comes out in text)...
Strands #652
“Palette episodes”
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Strands #652
“Palette episodes”
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Strands #654
“Out of line”
“Out of line”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #655
“Natural remedies”
“Natural remedies”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #656
“On the chopping block”
“On the chopping block”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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I felt very sharp when I found today's SpanGram 
Strands #656
“On the chopping block”
Strands #656
“On the chopping block”
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Today's gram was shaped vaguely like the thing it describes. Not sure whether that was supposed to be intentional or not.
Strands #657
“All the trimmings”
Strands #657
“All the trimmings”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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When they said "pass it along" I thought the subject was going to be something else which is legal in New York.
Strands #659
“Pass it along”
Strands #659
“Pass it along”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
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Strands #661
“Gather around”
“Gather around”
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“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian
“We should not only write so that it is possible for the reader to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.” -- Quintilian