Issue #324 Mon 22 Apr
Connections hints — April 22, 2024
A straightforward grid today, where the challenge lies in separating terms that could easily drift into other clusters. Keep a close watch on the common nouns that anchor each set.
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Yellow group
A tap on the shoulder at the bar, or the person who saves a seat for you at the crowded table.
Social terminology
Direct synonyms
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters B, C, M, P.
SLANG FOR FRIEND
One is BUD.
BUD · CHUM · MATE · PAL
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Green group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Descriptive adjectives
Shared qualitative properties
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters C, D, M.
ADJECTIVES FOR A BASEMENT
One is COLD.
COLD · DANK · DARK · MUSTY
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Blue group
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
Physical appearance features
Metaphorical descriptors
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters F, S, W.
STUBBLE
One is FUZZ.
FUZZ · SCRUFF · SHADOW · WHISKERS
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Violet group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Financial arrangements
Functional synonyms
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters F, K, P.
COLLECTION OF MONEY
One is FUND.
FUND · KITTY · POOL · POT