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Issue #193 Thu 21 Dec

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — December 21, 2023

A steady rhythm to the morning grid today. The board presents a few points of friction, but clear paths emerge once you step back from the individual squares.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    SEEN IN A LAUNDRY ROOM

    DRYER · HAMPER · IRON · WASHER

  2. Reveal the green group
    SHEPHERD

    DIRECT · GUIDE · LEAD · STEER

  3. Reveal the blue group
    WHAT “I” MIGHT MEAN

    IODINE · IOTA · MYSELF · ONE

  4. Reveal the violet group
    ___ VALLEY

    DEATH · HIDDEN · SILICON · UNCANNY

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