Issue #525 Thu 17 Oct
Connections hints — October 17, 2024
A steady morning challenge that rewards careful sorting. The grid presents a series of distinct paths for the reader to untangle.
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Yellow group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Outdoor spaces
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters G, L, P, Y.
GRASSY AREA
One is GREEN.
GREEN · LAWN · PARK · YARD
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Green group
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
Verbal actions
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters A, F, H.
DEAL WITH
One is ADDRESS.
ADDRESS · ANSWER · FIELD · HANDLE
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Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Pop culture wordplay
Modified word forms
Members are 3–9 letters; first letters C, G, J, S.
MOVIES WITH “S” REMOVED
One is CAR.
CAR · GOODFELLA · JAW · SWINGER
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Violet group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Compound phrases
Common word associations
Members are 5–8 letters; first letters C, H, L, N.
___ LAW
One is CRIMINAL.
CRIMINAL · HARVARD · LEMON · NATURAL