Issue #348 Thu 9 May
Connections hints — May 9, 2024
A grid that presents a clean, straightforward structure today. While the connections are distinct, the path to sorting them remains clear for the patient solver.
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Yellow group
Fingers fumbling with a stubborn seal on a soda bottle or a jar of paint that has been sitting in the garage for a year.
Household items
Direct synonyms
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters C, L, T.
CONTAINER CLOSURES
One is CAP.
CAP · CORK · LID · TAB
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Green group
The long, quiet stretch of an afternoon spent waiting for a bus that is twenty minutes late.
Temporal concepts
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters P, S, T.
DURATION
One is PERIOD.
PERIOD · SPELL · STRETCH · TIME
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Blue group
Putting your hand on the thermostat to make sure the heat does not climb any higher than necessary.
Action verbs
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters C, L.
REGULATE
One is CHECK.
CHECK · CONTAIN · CURB · LIMIT
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Violet group
Look at a creature in a textbook that defies every standard rule of mammalian biology.
Zoological traits
Descriptive nouns
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters B, E, F, V.
TRADEMARKS OF A PLATYPUS
One is BILL.
BILL · EGG · FUR · VENOM