Issue #194 Fri 22 Dec
Connections hints — December 22, 2023
A tidy distribution of categories today, though the grid demands a steady hand to avoid early missteps. Patience with the overlaps will serve you well.
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Yellow group
The plastic mask digging into your forehead and the half-melted makeup on your chin at the end of a long night.
Cultural pastimes
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–6 letters; first letters A, C, P, W.
CLASSIC HALLOWEEN COSTUMES
One is ANGEL.
ANGEL · CLOWN · PIRATE · WITCH
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Green group
The sticky residue left on your fingers after dipping a wooden stick into a glass jar.
Agricultural production
Related entities
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters C, H, W.
BEE CREATIONS
One is COMB.
COMB · HIVE · HONEY · WAX
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Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Measurement of duration
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters P, S, W.
INTERVAL OF TIME
One is PERIOD.
PERIOD · SPELL · STRETCH · WHILE
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Violet group
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
Linguistic play
Homophones
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters D, H, W.
ANIMAL HOMOPHONES
One is DEAR.
DEAR · HAIR · HOARSE · WAIL