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Issue #253 Mon 19 Feb

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — February 19, 2024

Today's grid offers a steady climb. Four distinct quartets reward a patient eye, with just enough ambiguity to keep the solve from feeling routine.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    USED IN BUILDING A FIRE

    KINDLING · LOG · MATCH · TINDER

  2. Reveal the green group
    MESS UP

    BLOW · BUMBLE · FLUFF · SPOIL

  3. Reveal the blue group
    WORKSHOP TOOLS

    DRILL · GRINDER · ROUTER · SAW

  4. Reveal the violet group
    PARTS OF A DOOR

    FRAME · HANDLE · HINGE · LOCK

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