Issue #610 Sat 11 Jan
Connections hints — January 11, 2025
A tidy layout today with four distinct corners. The difficulty remains steady, relying on clean associations rather than aggressive wordplay traps.
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Yellow group
The spreadsheet file you finally open after ignoring the notification for three days.
Data organization
Synonyms
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters A, G, M, T.
DISPLAY OF ROWS AND COLUMNS
One is ARRAY.
ARRAY · GRID · MATRIX · TABLE
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Green group
Holding a plastic cup while pretending to find the office layout fascinating.
Professional social behavior
Synonyms
Members are 6–9 letters; first letters C, M, N.
THINGS TO DO AT A WORK EVENT
One is CIRCULATE.
CIRCULATE · CONVERSE · MINGLE · NETWORK
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Blue group
The highlight reel you watch on loop because the actual broadcast was at four in the morning.
Modern athletic competition
Classification by historical context
Members are 7–10 letters; first letters B, S, T.
OLYMPIC EVENTS SINCE 2000
One is BREAKING.
BREAKING · SURFING · TAEKWONDO · TRAMPOLINE
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Violet group
The uneven pavement out front or the gavel hitting the wood desk.
Compound nouns
Common word suffix
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters F, K, S, T.
___ COURT
One is FOOD.
FOOD · KANGAROO · SUPREME · TENNIS