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Polyphonia solutions for Sunday 27 September 2026

The daily Polyphonia puzzles for 27 September 2026, with a solution route for each difficulty and an explanation of every link.

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Easy

band → flamingo

Par 3Verified routes 4+Links allowed: all six link types

  1. 0band
  2. Echo: “band” rhymes with “sand”
  3. 1sand
  4. Root: One of “sand” and “beach” is a kind or part of the other
  5. 2beach
  6. Fusion: “beach” and “flamingo” form a common phrase
  7. 3flamingo

A solution in 3 links (par 3). The generator verified at least 3 other routes as well. Any chain of valid links counts.

Medium

basket → smile

Par 4Verified routes 4+Links allowed: every type except Root

  1. 0basket
  2. Fusion: “basket” + “bread” make “breadbasket”
  3. 1bread
  4. Fusion: “bread” + “sour” make “sour bread”
  5. 2sour
  6. Rift: “sour” is the opposite of “sweet”
  7. 3sweet
  8. Spark: “sweet” and “smile” go together
  9. 4smile

A solution in 4 links (par 4). The generator verified at least 3 other routes as well. Any chain of valid links counts.

Hard

bus → yellow

Par 5Verified routes 4+Links allowed: only Echo, Thread and Rift

  1. 0bus
  2. Echo: “bus” rhymes with “fuss”
  3. 1fuss
  4. Thread: “fuss” and “flap” mean much the same
  5. 2flap
  6. Echo: “flap” rhymes with “chap”
  7. 3chap
  8. Thread: “chap” and “fellow” mean much the same
  9. 4fellow
  10. Echo: “fellow” rhymes with “yellow”
  11. 5yellow

A solution in 5 links (par 5). The generator verified at least 3 other routes as well. Any chain of valid links counts.

How the link types work: Echo, Thread, Rift, Fusion, Root and Spark. How scoring works: links plus hints, against par.

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