Issue #294 Tue 26 Mar
Connections hints — March 26, 2024
A tidy, four-group grid that rewards a steady hand and a quick eye for thematic drift. The board is straightforward, though a few terms carry enough ambiguity to test your focus.
yellow group 7 nudges
Yellow group
The rosin dust settling on the floor, the smell of old wood, and the weight of a case carried over a shoulder.
Orchestral hardware
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters B, H, R.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
One is BASS.
BASS · BASSOON · HARP · RECORDER
green group 7 nudges
Green group
A thumb-pressed thumbprint of soil beneath your fingernails after a long afternoon in the dirt.
Botanical development
Direct synonyms
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters B, S.
PLANT GROWTHS
One is BLOOM.
BLOOM · BUD · SHOOT · SPROUT
blue group 7 nudges
Blue group
Midnight check-ins, the quiet hum of a baby monitor, and the slow, exhausting work of teaching someone how to be a person.
Caregiving roles
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters F, N, R.
BRING UP
One is FOSTER.
FOSTER · NURSE · RAISE · REAR
violet group 7 nudges
Violet group
The way the sky looks through a telescope filter or the static on a radio tuned to nothing.
Astrophysical phenomena
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–9 letters; first letters C, F, L, R.
SOLAR EMANATIONS
One is CORONA.
CORONA · FLARE · LIGHT · RADIATION