Issue #569 Tue 3 Dec
Connections hints — December 3, 2024
A steady day that relies on recognizing proper nouns and linguistic patterns. The grid requires patience to untangle a few overlapping possibilities before the board clears.
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Yellow group
The long, quiet drive through New Jersey with the radio off and the dashboard lights reflecting in the windshield.
Television history
Shared origin source
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters C, J, M, T.
SOPRANOS
One is CARMELA.
CARMELA · JUNIOR · MEADOW · TONY
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Green group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Informal address
Synonyms by usage
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters C, G, M, P.
FAMILIAL NICKNAMES
One is CUZ.
CUZ · GRAMMY · MUMMY · POP
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Blue group
A rainy Saturday morning spent on the floor with a bowl of cereal and a fuzzy television signal.
Children's programming
Shared origin source
Members are 5–6 letters; first letters C, O, S.
“SESAME STREET” CHARACTERS
One is COOKIE.
COOKIE · COUNT · OSCAR · SNUFFY
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Violet group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Wordplay group
Phonetic composition
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters C, E, K.
NAMES THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS
One is CECE.
CECE · EDIE · EMMY · KATIE