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Happy Tuesday! Yesterday we asked for a phrase to describe a recurring barista problem using all the Blossom letters. It's time to spill the beans and reveal that we were looking for A BAD GRIND AGAIN! Thank to everyone who took part in our little digital kaffeeklatsch! Special shout-outs to the following people whose speedy replies put the "espress" in "espresso": Anne in Wolfville Ridge, NS, Canada; Steve St.Quinton in Beverley, East Yorkshire, England; and Chéylágn Ní hIcídhe in Melbourne, Australia. If you are looking for more mental stimulation, check out the daily picture puzzle game, The Loop, here!

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Happy Tuesday! Yesterday we asked for a phrase to describe a recurring barista problem using all the Blossom letters. It's time to spill the beans and reveal that we were looking for A BAD GRIND AGAIN!

Thank to everyone who took part in our little digital kaffeeklatsch! Special shout-outs to the following people whose speedy replies put the "espress" in "espresso": Anne in Wolfville Ridge, NS, Canada; Steve St.Quinton in Beverley, East Yorkshire, England; and Chéylágn Ní hIcídhe in Melbourne, Australia.

If you are looking for more mental stimulation, check out the daily picture puzzle game, The Loop, here!

Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

The underground railway tunnels of which city acted as impromptu bomb shelters during German air raids in World War II?

Moscow

Vatican City

London

Madrid

Play Tightrope

Reunion / TODAY'S PUZZLE

The right words bring them together.

Play Reunion

Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Play Revealed

Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

65%	SOLVE RATE
8.0	AVG. GUESSES

Can you beat Quordle?

Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

61%	SOLVE RATE
11.5	AVG. GUESSES

Can you solve Octordle?

Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Pick your 12 best words!

	LEVEL Mild
11% OF PLAYERS	BLOSSOM BOSS 300+ PTS

61% OF PLAYERS	MEGA BOSS 350+ PTS

Beat Today's Blossom Scores

The Missing Letter / Tuesday

11 Across

NOUN: "a teacher and especially intellectual guide in matters of fundamental concern"

4 letters

Find Today's Missing Letter

Pilfer

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

Play Pilfer

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