Issue #27 Sat 8 Jul
Connections hints — July 8, 2023
Two direct groupings offer a steady start, while the final pair requires careful sorting to avoid shared prefixes. Watch the violet column, where three candidates wander between potential homes.
yellow group 7 nudges
Yellow group
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
Personal accessories
Synonyms for a type of item
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters B, F.
HATS
One is BERET.
BERET · BOWLER · FEDORA · FEZ
green group 7 nudges
Green group
Cold air, a stuck-in-throat moment, the camera flash you weren't ready for — three different snags, same body.
Biological systems
Members of a specific set
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters H, K, L.
ORGANS
One is HEART.
HEART · KIDNEY · LIVER · LUNG
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Blue group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Physical components of an object
Component parts of a whole
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters C, J, P, S.
PARTS OF A BOOK
One is COVER.
COVER · JACKET · PAGE · SPINE
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Violet group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Compound phrases
Common word beginnings
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters A, K, P, R.
JACK ___
One is ASS.
ASS · KNIFE · POT · RABBIT