Issue #5 Fri 16 Jun
Connections hints — June 16, 2023
A balanced grid featuring four distinct sets of items. The associations are straightforward, requiring only careful sorting to resolve the potential overlap in themes.
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Yellow group
Scrolling through a digital interface to find something new to watch on a Friday evening.
Digital media platforms
Proper nouns representing specific brand identities
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters H, N, P.
STREAMING SERVICES
One is HULU.
HULU · NETFLIX · PEACOCK · PRIME
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Green group
Squeezing a bottle onto a plate to accompany a sandwich or a basket of fries.
Tabletop food accompaniments
Common nouns designating culinary additions
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters K, M, R, T.
CONDIMENTS
One is KETCHUP.
KETCHUP · MAYO · RELISH · TARTAR
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Blue group
A rainy afternoon spent staring out the window, feeling a sense of quiet melancholy.
Emotional states
Adjectives sharing an identical semantic field
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters B, D, G, L.
SYNONYMS FOR SAD
One is BLUE.
BLUE · DOWN · GLUM · LOW
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Violet group
Moving a playing piece across a board to solve a domestic mystery.
Fictional board game personas
A collection of entities defined by a shared origin source
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters G, M, P, S.
CLUE CHARACTERS
One is GREEN.
GREEN · MUSTARD · PLUM · SCARLET