Issue #289 Thu 21 Mar
Connections hints — March 21, 2024
A tidy collection of short-form entries awaits. The grid rewards a patient eye for patterns and structural quirks.
yellow group 7 nudges
Yellow group
Two people leaning against a fence, hands in pockets, moving through the same three topics for the better part of an hour.
Colloquial speech
Synonyms
Members are 3 letters each; first letters G, J, Y.
CHAT, INFORMALLY
One is GAB.
GAB · JAW · YAK · YAP
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Green group
Walking the perimeter of a pasture in the early morning, checking the count before the sun fully clears the horizon.
Zoology
Specific biological classifications
Members are 3 letters each; first letters C, D, E, H.
FEMALE ANIMALS
One is COW.
COW · DOE · EWE · HEN
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Blue group
Holding a mirror to a printed page and watching the letters line up exactly as they were before.
Linguistic symmetry
Wordplay
Members are 3 letters each; first letters B, E, G, P.
PALINDROMES
One is BIB.
BIB · EYE · GAG · POP
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Violet group
A poster of the solar system in a school hallway, the names cut off at the margins to save space.
Astronomy
Truncated proper nouns
Members are 3 letters each; first letters E, M, S.
STARTS OF PLANET NAMES
One is EAR.
EAR · MAR · MER · SAT