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Issue #211 Mon 8 Jan

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — January 8, 2024

Today's grid asks for a discerning eye to separate four distinct sets. The difficulty rests in the subtle layering of shared properties that may lead a solver toward false grouping early on.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    THINGS THAT ARE ORANGE

    BASKETBALL · CARROT · GOLDFISH · PUMPKIN

  2. Reveal the green group
    LONG, SKINNY OBJECTS

    POLE · ROD · STAFF · STICK

  3. Reveal the blue group
    SEEN ON A GOLF COURSE

    CART · CLUB · HOLE · TEE

  4. Reveal the violet group
    SHAPES OF CAPITAL GREEK LETTERS

    CIRCLE · HORSESHOE · PITCHFORK · TRIANGLE

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