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It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

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I have mixed feelings about today’s Strands puzzle.

On the other, it has a couple of anomalies that slightly detract from the experience.

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However, I am a little miffed about the fact that one of the answers is ORCHID.

Given that CLUE/CLUEDO has been around since the 1940s, that seems an oddly short change to reflect here.

Which is fine but then you have the SCARLET spelling from one era and the ORCHID character from another.

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It’s all just a little messy.

On the other hand, I’m being petty.

This Strands puzzle is fine, though I needed two hints to establish what the concept actually was.

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