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Issue #425 Fri 9 Aug

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — August 9, 2024

A grid requiring careful calibration today. The pathways diverge between straightforward synonym sets and idiomatic phrases that demand a lighter touch.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    NOT PRESENT

    ABSENT · ELSEWHERE · GONE · MIA

  2. Reveal the green group
    SUPPORTER

    ADVOCATE · CHAMPION · CHEERLEADER · EXPONENT

  3. Reveal the blue group
    ROCK GENRES

    GLAM · GOTH · METAL · PUNK

  4. Reveal the violet group
    SHOCK ___

    HORROR · JOCK · VALUE · WAVE

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