Issue #43 Mon 24 Jul
Connections hints — July 24, 2023
Four distinct groupings offer a straightforward path today. Expect a tidy separation between the direct sets and the trailing wordplay.
yellow group 7 nudges
Yellow group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Emotional states
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–8 letters; first letters F, I, L.
SYNONYMS FOR ANGRY
One is FURIOUS.
FURIOUS · INCENSED · IRATE · LIVID
green group 7 nudges
Green group
Look at a taxi. Look closely.
Shared chromatic properties
Common classification
Members are 6–10 letters; first letters B, C, S.
THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW
One is BANANA.
BANANA · CANARY · SCHOOL BUS · SUNFLOWER
blue group 7 nudges
Blue group
Where the pier ends and the salt spray begins.
Avian species
Taxonomic grouping
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters B, G, P.
MARINE BIRDS
One is BOOBY.
BOOBY · GULL · PELICAN · PUFFIN
violet group 7 nudges
Violet group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Compound nouns
Shared suffix
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters B, H, L.
___ BOYS
One is BEACH.
BEACH · BEASTIE · HARDY · LOST