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Issue #562 Tue 24 Dec

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — December 24, 2024

A steady Tuesday grid that moves from pop-culture references to linguistic quirks. The path forward requires separating the literal from the phonetic.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    “LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!”

    BEARS · LIONS · OH MY · TIGERS

  2. Reveal the green group
    BELOVED, AS A FRIEND

    CLOSE · DEAR · INTIMATE · TIGHT

  3. Reveal the blue group
    WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS

    BEES · EASE · JAYS · USE

  4. Reveal the violet group
    WHEN TRIPLED, HIT SONG TITLES

    BILLS · BYE · GIMME · PLEASE

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