Strands anyone?

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Strands #135
"Were you raised in a barn?"
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[Ed Vette]

Strands #136
"Park place"
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Well, that should have been easier. Duh

[DaveBrown74]

Strands #137
"At your fingertips"
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[Ed Vette]

Strands #137
"At your fingertips"
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Less than a minute. An easy one.

[DaveBrown74]

Strands #137
"At your fingertips"
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Less than a minute. An easy one.

Same here. Maybe my fastest in this one ever.

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Strands #138
"And the Oscar goes to ..."
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[DaveBrown74]

Strands #138
"And the Oscar goes to ..."
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[Ed Vette]

Strands #139
"A seat at the table"
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[DaveBrown74]

Strands #139
"A seat at the table"
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[DaveBrown74]

I know close to nothing about this subject.

Strands #140
"S-words? (a cutting-edge theme!)"
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[Ed Vette]

I know close to nothing about this subject.

Strands #140
"S-words? (a cutting-edge theme!)"
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Strands #140
"S-words? (a cutting-edge theme!)"
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I knew even less.

[DaveBrown74]

Strands #140
"S-words? (a cutting-edge theme!)"
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I knew even less.

I'm not even sure that's the case. I played around with letters and eventually found a couple words I didn't know were part of this category.

A bit silly of them to put this obscure of a subject in this game. I would guess the percentage of NY Times readers who legitimately know all of these words (as they apply to the category) is well below 10%.

[DaveBrown74]

Strands #141
"Make waves"
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[Ed Vette]

Strands #141
"Make waves"
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[Ed Vette]

Strands #142
"You're the best!"
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