Issue #537 Mon 28 Oct
Connections hints — October 28, 2024
A tidy set of four distinct corners. The grid rewards a steady hand and a willingness to sort through some overlapping terminology before committing to the final clusters.
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Yellow group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Digital media
Common industry nomenclature
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters A, P, S, T.
AUDIO APPS
One is AUDIBLE.
AUDIBLE · PANDORA · SHAZAM · TIDAL
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Green group
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
Linguistics
Synonyms for conveying information
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters M, S.
INDICATE
One is MEAN.
MEAN · SIGNIFY · SPELL · SUGGEST
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Blue group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Ceremonial language
Fixed ritual phrasing
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters C, H, L.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND WEDDING VOW VERBS
One is CHERISH.
CHERISH · HAVE · HOLD · LOVE
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Violet group
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
Etiquette and performance
Social and theatrical prompts
Members are 6–11 letters; first letters A, P, T.
MAGIC WORDS
One is ABRACADABRA.
ABRACADABRA · PLEASE · PRESTO · THANK YOU