Issue #367 Tue 21 May
Connections hints — May 21, 2024
A steady morning of sorting, where the grid demands careful parsing of terms that are nearly interchangeable. Expect a quiet, methodical progression through four distinct sets of associations.
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Yellow group
Following a recipe, you add the final seasoning by eye, hoping you have not gone too far.
Measurement and quantity
Direct synonyms
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters B, D, P, T.
SMIDGEN
One is BIT.
BIT · DASH · PINCH · TOUCH
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Green group
Walking out of a store with a receipt that makes you feel like you got away with something.
Commerce and trade
Contextual synonyms
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters B, D, S, V.
BARGAIN
One is BUY.
BUY · DEAL · STEAL · VALUE
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Blue group
The quiet clack of plastic against felt in a dim room.
Recreational sports
Thematic set
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters B, C, R.
BILLIARDS EQUIPMENT
One is BALL.
BALL · CHALK · CUE · RACK
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Violet group
A handwritten address on a scrap of paper that you keep in your jacket.
Linguistic compound words
Shared suffix
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters F, M, P.
___BOOK (THAT’S NOT A BOOK)
One is FACE.
FACE · MAC · MATCH · POCKET