Issue #54 Fri 4 Aug
Connections hints — August 4, 2023
Today's grid offers a steady progression, with enough wordplay to keep the mind engaged without veering into the impenetrable. It is a patient arrangement that rewards a logical look at how these four distinct sets are built.
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Yellow group
The smell of beeswax, a low hum of silence, and the weight of a heavy stone floor underfoot.
Architecture and history
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–9 letters; first letters A, R, S, T.
PLACES FOR WORSHIP
One is ALTAR.
ALTAR · RELIQUARY · SHRINE · TEMPLE
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Green group
Look at a rooster. Look closely at the Saturday morning glow of the television set.
Pop culture icons
Shared cultural archetypes
Members are 3–9 letters; first letters F, G, S, T.
CARTOON CATS
One is FELIX.
FELIX · GARFIELD · SYLVESTER · TOM
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Blue group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
American leadership
Proper names
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters C, G, H.
PRESIDENTIAL FIRST NAMES
One is CALVIN.
CALVIN · CHESTER · GROVER · HARRY
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Violet group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Common phrases
Word completion
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters A, H, R, S.
___ ROAD
One is ABBEY.
ABBEY · HIGH · ROCKY · SILK