Issue #41 Sat 22 Jul
Connections hints — July 22, 2023
Four distinct sets of four offer a straightforward path today. Watch for nouns that look like they belong elsewhere, especially in the violet column.
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Yellow group
A plastic bottle crinkling in a quiet boardroom.
Consumer goods
Proper noun set
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters D, E, F, V.
BOTTLED WATER BRANDS
One is DASANI.
DASANI · EVIAN · FIJI · VOSS
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Green group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Colloquial nouns
Synonym set
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters B, J, M.
SLANG FOR COFFEE
One is BREW.
BREW · JAVA · JOE · MUD
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Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Geographic entities
Proper noun set
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters C, J, M, P.
ISLAND COUNTRIES
One is CUBA.
CUBA · JAPAN · MALTA · PALAU
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Violet group
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
Pop culture icons
Proper noun set
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters L, P, S, T.
CEREAL MASCOTS
One is LUCKY.
LUCKY · POP · SAM · TONY