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Strands #134 “Give it the ol' college try" | 2024-07-15 (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Strands #134
“Give it the ol' college try”
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Legit did not believe one of these could possibly be an answer

[–] lemonmelon 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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Was it Rice?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

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Nope. Never even heard of Tufts University. To me, a tuft is a grouping of hair. I spent ages discounting Rice though because it was the only other one left and I could not imagine someone would name a university Tufts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I might skip today's puzzle

It feels too specific to the US. I'm having to try every word I can find since I don't know which ones match college names and which ones are just words

[–] lemonmelon 2 points 4 months ago

Strands #134
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[–] Buffman 1 points 4 months ago

Strands #134
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Very U.S. focused.

[–] esc27 1 points 4 months ago

Strands #134
“Give it the ol' college try”
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