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  • Kate
    January 3, 2023 at 2:46 am

    My startling inability to come up with any real 10 letter words makes this look much more efficient that it actually was !

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟢⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟡🟡⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️🟢⚫️

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  • jenesaiswha
    January 3, 2023 at 5:25 am

    Woo! Finally one I don´t do this o_O with
    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟡🟢🟡⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Arvan12
    January 3, 2023 at 5:43 am

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟢⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟢⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟢⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Pallas
    January 3, 2023 at 6:35 am

    Give Your Reasons
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟡⚫️🟡🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️
    ⚫️⚫️🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢🟡⚫️

    I loved this one!!!!! My little sister helped me and a great time was had :)

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  • Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    January 3, 2023 at 7:52 am

    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢🟢⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟡⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

    i can’t believe how many times i read the headline out loud and didn’t IMMEDIATELY get it

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  • Lyre
    January 3, 2023 at 8:02 am

    Once I thought of the right ten letter word, everything fell into place lmao

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    ⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟡🟡⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️🟡🟡⚫️⚫️

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  • Stacey
    January 3, 2023 at 8:18 am

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟡⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟡🟡⚫️⚫️–⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Ellie
    January 3, 2023 at 8:29 am

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢–⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

    Pure chance but the first one I’ve got this quickly!

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  • vensey
    January 3, 2023 at 8:44 am

    14 seconds

    🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

    SAY IT’S NOOOOT HEEEER FAAAAAULT

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  • K
    January 3, 2023 at 9:10 am

    Sally, thank you, these puzzles are so fun!

    The headline took me in a different direction — I was thinking of a different queer thing with a single reason. Hehe. Loved the answer when I worked it out! :)

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    • forawhile
      January 4, 2023 at 10:26 am

      MEEE TOOOOOOO. it has no ten letter words anywhere in it.

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  • Deli Twotone
    January 3, 2023 at 9:15 am

    I guess I haven’t had one in way too long !

    Give Your Reasons
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟡🟢⚫️🟡⚫️🟢🟢⚫️🟢⚫️
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟢🟡
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟡🟡⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️🟡

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  • Angiles
    January 3, 2023 at 9:27 am

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟡⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    I had already made two guesses on the first word before my brain finally clicked where I know the phrase “give your reasons” from…

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  • Riese
    January 3, 2023 at 9:50 am

    2 minutes 8 seconds after which time i was like oh god now i get the headline

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟡🟢⚫️🟡–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Sollemnia
    January 3, 2023 at 11:28 am

    5 Minutes 26 seconds and I feel like the first 2 words took me way too long!

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟡🟢🟡🟡🟡🟢🟢⚫️⚫️⚫️
    🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️🟢🟢⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️🟡🟡⚫️🟡🟢🟡
    ⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟡🟡⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️🟡🟡⚫️⚫️

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  • Casey
    January 3, 2023 at 11:57 am

    Hehe i looked at the header after and chuckled

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢🟢⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟡🟢⚫️🟡–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Alisha
    January 3, 2023 at 1:10 pm

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟡🟢⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟡🟡⚫️–⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

    Well this is embarrassing… I was singing the song the whole time.

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  • hihello
    January 4, 2023 at 6:19 am

    ha! love it

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢⚫️🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️🟡🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Hannah K
    January 4, 2023 at 10:05 pm

    Give Your Reasons
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

    I just revisited the thing the clue was referencing the other day – perfect timing to prime my brain!!

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  • Jessica
    January 5, 2023 at 12:54 pm

    2 min 1 sec. Why it took me so long to think of a ten letter word

    Give Your Reasons
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    ⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟡🟢⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Phoebe
    January 7, 2023 at 10:16 pm

    I’m so stuck on what the ten letter word could be!

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