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Good morning! Yesterday's Tightrope challenge proved unusually tough. So, before we reveal the answer (and the winners) tomorrow, we're giving all our players one more shot – and adding a hint to the bottom of this email. (If you want to revisit yesterday's Tightrope, you can access it in the archive that appears after you finish today's game.)
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September 03, 2026

Good morning! Yesterday's Tightrope challenge proved unusually tough. So, before we reveal the answer (and the winners) tomorrow, we're giving all our players one more shot – and adding a hint to the bottom of this email.

(If you want to revisit yesterday's Tightrope, you can access it in the archive that appears after you finish today's game.)

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

In 1960 the CIA attempted to assassinate what leader by sending him a box of cigars laced with botulinum toxin?

a
Fidel Castro
b
Kim Jong-Un
c
Saddam Hussein
d
Joseph Stalin
Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Reunion
The right words bring them together.
Play Reunion
Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Revealed
Play Revealed
Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

82%

SOLVE RATE

7.5

AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?
Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

82%

SOLVE RATE

11.5

AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?
Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE
Pick your 12 best words!
LEVEL
Mild
39%
OF PLAYERS
BLOSSOM BOSS
300+ PTS
23%
OF PLAYERS
MEGA BOSS
350+ PTS
Beat Today's Blossom Scores
The Missing Letter / Thursday
29 Down
Ending for cult or architecture
3 letters
Find Today's Missing Letter
Pilfer

Create words — 
and steal them! —
before your opponents do.

Play Pilfer

Yesterday's secret Tightrope theme was an event in ancient history – and to help you get a grip on the answer, we can tell you that the name of a key person involved is alluded to in the answers to the questions about inflation and a chef.

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