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Issue #464 Tue 17 Sep

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — September 17, 2024

A steady day for the grid, balancing clear-cut clusters with a handful of linguistic sidesteps. Keep an eye on the wordplay, as several entries hold more than one potential home.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    GET EXCITED, WITH "UP"

    AMP · FIRE · HYPE · PSYCH

  2. Reveal the green group
    KINDS OF SHOES

    FLAT · MULE · PUMP · SLIDE

  3. Reveal the blue group
    LEGISLATIVE ROLES

    CHAIR · LEADER · SPEAKER · WHIP

  4. Reveal the violet group
    NAME HOMOPHONES

    DUG · MATTE · MIC · PEAT

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