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Issue #256 Thu 22 Feb

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — February 22, 2024

A grid that asks for a bit of patience today. You will find two straightforward sets resting against a pair of trickier, linguistically playful groupings.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    DOG SOUNDS

    BARK · GROWL · HOWL · WHINE

  2. Reveal the green group
    DEPARTMENT

    ARM · BRANCH · CHAPTER · WING

  3. Reveal the blue group
    ORIGIN

    CRADLE · FONT · ROOT · SOURCE

  4. Reveal the violet group
    COLORS WITH THEIR FIRST LETTERS CHANGED

    CLUE · FROWN · MELLOW · PREEN

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