It was a tricky one today.
The topic doesn’t click immediately. Some words hide better than others. If you’re staring at the grid and nothing is jumping out, stop fighting it. Look here instead.
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Rose-colored glasses
That’s the theme. Optimism. Unrealistic optimism, mostly.
If that doesn’t spark it, think about it like this. You want reality to be softer. Lighter. Less jagged. The clue?
I wish it would be that way.
Stuck? You need to fill three slots with words four letters or longer. Then the game hands you a theme word. It’s how it works. Here is what I pulled first. It unblocks the rest.
- QUIT
- PETS
- MARK
- MANE
- DIALS
- PEST
- PESKY
- LIST
- IDEA
- IDEAL
Don’t just wait. Find any words. It builds momentum.
Once those hints unlock, the real answers emerge. These fit the theme of seeing things through pink-tinted lenses.
- QUIXOTIC
- ROMANTIC
- IDEALISTIC
- IMPRACTICAL
And then the spangram. The big word stretching across the whole board. The one that ties it all together.
Finding them all uses every letter. No waste. The board clears completely.
Did you spot “idealist” first? Or did you get tripped up by the scrambled vowels?
Sometimes the hardest part is accepting that the world isn’t as nice as you wish it were. Then again… maybe it is. 🌹
