Ted Shifrin
teds53.bsky.social
Ted Shifrin
@teds53.bsky.social
Retired math professor (UGA)
Now residing in San Diego.
Dedicated foodie and cook, classical music and tennis enthusiast.
Wordle 1,635 4/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #913
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Strands #647
“A Nobel effort”
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December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Wordle 1,634 3/6*

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Strands #646
“On the court”
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December 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wordle 1,633 5/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #911
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Strands #645
“Grammatically speaking”
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December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Wordle 1,631 2/6*

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Strands #643
“Tolkien's world”
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December 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Wordle 1,630 2/6*

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Strands #642
“Feeling peckish?”
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December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Wordle 1,629 3/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #907
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Strands #641
“In the driver's seat”
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December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Hopeless … At least three more words possible?
Wordle 1,628 X/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #906
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This one’s for us, Joe!
Strands #640
“It all adds up”
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December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Wordle 1,627 4/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #905
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Strands #639
“On the web”
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December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Whew!
Wordle 1,626 6/6*

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Strands #638
“On the ice”
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December 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wordle 1,625 3/6*

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Strands #637
“Group membership”
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November 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Wordle 1,624 4/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #902
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Strands #636
“What a piece of work!”
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November 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Wordle 1,623 4/6*

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Clueless …
Strands #635
“If all else fails ...”
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Wordle 1,622 3/6*

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November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wordle 1,621 3/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #899
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Strands #633
“All aboard!”
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November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Wordle 1,620 3/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #898
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Strands #632
“Tip top”
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November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wordle 1,617 4/6*

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Wordle 1,618 3/6*

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Wordle 1,619 5/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #897
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Strands #631
“Horsing around”
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November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Wordle 1,616 3/6*

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Yuck!
Strands #628
“Heard at the board meeting”
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November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Wordle 1,615 5/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #893
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Strands #627
“Busybody buzz”
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November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Impressive, Joe! Mine is standard …
Wordle 1,614 4/6*

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Strands #626
“Divinely inspired”
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November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wordle 1,613 4/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #891
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Strands #625
“All mixed up”
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November 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Wordle 1,612 4/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #890
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Strands #624
“Paw patrol”
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November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Here we went again …
Wordle 1,611 4/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #889
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Strands #623
“Around it goes”
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November 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Wordle 1,609 3/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #887
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Strands #621
“Low-key elusive”
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November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Wordle 1,608 3/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #886
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Strands #620
“Out, damned spot!”
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November 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Wordle 1,606 4/6*

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Connections
Puzzle #884
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Strands #618
“Aesop's animals”
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November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Impossible!
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But not this …
Connections
Puzzle #883
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Strands #617
“A case of the Mondays”
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November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM