Issue #582 Fri 20 Dec
Connections hints — December 20, 2024
A steady day that balances straightforward semantic groups with a few phonetic traps. Expect to spend a moment parsing the sounds before the grid reveals its structure.
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Yellow group
A chemistry beaker on a lab bench, a bartender shaking a tin, or the messy aftermath of a science experiment.
Scientific and culinary preparations
Synonyms for unified substances
Members are 7–8 letters; first letters C, M, S.
CONCOCTION
One is COCKTAIL.
COCKTAIL · COMPOUND · MIXTURE · SOLUTION
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Green group
A handwritten note on a desk, a sharp query from a teacher, or the final period on a long letter.
Grammatical structures
Functional classifications of sentences
Members are 7–11 letters; first letters C, E, Q, S.
TYPES OF SENTENCES
One is COMMAND.
COMMAND · EXCLAMATION · QUESTION · STATEMENT
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Blue group
A cold brew in hand, a laptop open in a crowded coffee shop, and a pitch deck that never seems to end.
Modern professional archetypes
Common industry-based descriptors
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters C, F, P, T.
KINDS OF BROS
One is CRYPTO.
CRYPTO · FINANCE · PHARMA · TECH
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Violet group
Hearing a murmur across the room that sounds like a grievance but is actually just a quiet phonetic echo.
Linguistic soundalikes
Words that mimic the sound of complaints
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters G, M, W.
COMPLAINT HOMOPHONES
One is GROWN.
GROWN · MOWN · WHALE · WINE