Issue #44 Tue 25 Jul
Connections hints — July 25, 2023
Today's grid features two distinct semantic clusters set against two groups relying on structural relationships. Watch the violet column, where four candidates share an identical set of letters.
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Yellow group
Watching the steam rise from a morning kettle or the frost patterns on a window pane in January.
Physical sciences
Scientific classifications
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters G, L, P, S.
STATES OF MATTER
One is GAS.
GAS · LIQUID · PLASMA · SOLID
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Green group
A quick keystroke combination to keep the document flow moving when the cursor is blinking.
Software interface commands
Action-based imperatives
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters C, P, U.
EDIT MENU COMMANDS
One is COPY.
COPY · CUT · PASTE · UNDO
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Blue group
The scoreboard after a lopsided game where one side barely manages to touch the ball.
Competitive dominance
Synonyms for overwhelming victory
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters C, R, S, T.
DEFEAT BADLY
One is CRUSH.
CRUSH · ROUT · SHELLAC · TRASH
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Violet group
Rearranging the letters on a Scrabble rack to find a word that finally fits the board.
Linguistic rearrangement
Letter permutations
Members are 5 letters each; first letters L, S, T.
ANAGRAMS
One is LEAST.
LEAST · SLATE · STALE · TESLA