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SorryImLate @piefed.social 2w ago

    
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SorryImLate @piefed.social 2w ago

In addition to Calibre-Web there is also Calibre Web Automated.

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SorryImLate @piefed.social 2w ago

I always use notes for the bigger games (8x8, 9x9).

If this is your time without any notes, that's impressive.

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SorryImLate @piefed.social 2w ago

Well done 🎉

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SorryImLate @piefed.social 2w ago

    
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SorryImLate @piefed.social 2w ago

The end is where I nearly made my mistake.

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Wanda's clue was the one that nearly tripped me up:

Each column has at least one criminal

At the time I read that, olumn B had 3 known innocents, so I tagged the 2 unknowns as a group, which in my system means 1 criminal, 1 innocent.

When I reached Gary's clue

There's an equal number of innocents in columns A and C

I thought there was a mistake, until I realised both the unknowns in column B could be criminals.

Where did you get stuck?

SorryImLate @piefed.social 3w ago

Fell for the rainbow herring, huh? Better luck next time :)

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SorryImLate @piefed.social 3w ago

    
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I disagree with one of the purples today.

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Reseed and recede are not homophones because the stress is placed on different syllables. It's REseed vs reCEDE.

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#CluesBySam - Feb 12th 2026 (Tricky)  
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SorryImLate @piefed.social 3w ago

    
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SorryImLate @piefed.social 3w ago

There’s nothing like a little racing to stir the blood!

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#CluesBySam - Feb 11th 2026 (Medium)  
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SorryImLate @piefed.social 3w ago

This answer makes me sad.

I believe you that you know more about the health impacts of smoking than non-smokers. I noticed you didn't say it was healthy but only that your

body will be fine for as long as it needs to be.

My dad smoked from age 17 to 84. His body was fine for a long time.

However, he really suffered for the last decade between the emphysema and the cancer. The last 3 years in particular were awful.

The cancer wasn't even that advanced when it was first diagnosed but no-one was willing to operate because of his lungs (general anaesthesia was basically a death sentence). Eventually it metastasised.

He suffered but it wasn't killing him. I remember one particularly bad emphysema attack near the end, where he couldn't get air, and he was literally begging to just die. Eventually he shot himself. He held out as long as he could for the sake of our family, especially his grandchildren, but he really didn't want to die in the hospital.

I know exactly how addictive smoking is. My brothers watched my dad suffer and still they can't quit. My dad couldn't quit and he was the one suffering.

So, this comment is not intended as a lecture or advice or recrimination. It's just a story about a wonderful man with a horrendous addiction. I tell it in the hope that it might be one more nudge to help you finally beat your addiction. Wishing you all the best.

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SorryImLate @piefed.social 3w ago

hahaha sucks for you 😜