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Issue #224 Sun 21 Jan

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — January 21, 2024

A steady day for the grid, with four distinct buckets that stay neatly in their lanes. The challenge lies in untangling the minor overlaps that crop up once you start moving tiles around.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    RIP OFF

    FLEECE · HOSE · ROB · STIFF

  2. Reveal the green group
    THINGS MADE OF WAX

    CANDLE · CRAYON · HONEYCOMB · SEAL

  3. Reveal the blue group
    PARTS OF AN AIRPLANE

    CABIN · ENGINE · NOSE · WING

  4. Reveal the violet group
    UNITS OF VEGETABLES

    BULB · EAR · HEAD · STALK

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