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Issue #188 Sat 16 Dec

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — December 16, 2023

A steady day for the grid, balancing clear-cut definitions with a few turns of phrase that demand a second look. The layout holds few traps, relying on a clean distribution of vocabulary.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    FARM TOOLS

    HOE · PLOW · RAKE · SICKLE

  2. Reveal the green group
    SCHEME

    PLOT · PLOY · RUSE · TRICK

  3. Reveal the blue group
    MAKE HAPPY

    AMUSE · DELIGHT · PLEASE · TICKLE

  4. Reveal the violet group
    ONOMATOPOEIA

    BANG · PLOP · SPLASH · THUD

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