Issue #170 Tue 28 Nov
Connections hints — November 28, 2023
A tidy grid for a Tuesday morning. The layout offers four distinct paths, each holding its own logic without much interference from the others.
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Yellow group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Domestic architecture
Direct synonyms
Members are 3–7 letters; first letters B, D, K, S.
ROOMS IN A HOUSE
One is BEDROOM.
BEDROOM · DEN · KITCHEN · STUDY
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Green group
The horizon line interrupted by a smudge of green in a vast blue expanse.
Geographic features
Direct synonyms
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters A, B, I, K.
LAND SURROUNDED BY WATER
One is ATOLL.
ATOLL · BAR · ISLAND · KEY
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Blue group
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
Actions of compression
Direct synonyms
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters C, J, P, S.
FILL TO EXCESS
One is CRAM.
CRAM · JAM · PACK · STUFF
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Violet group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Compound phrases
Shared word prefix
Members are 3–7 letters; first letters B, C, D, S.
BEAN ___
One is BAG.
BAG · COUNTER · DIP · SPROUT