Issue #665 Mon 10 Mar
Connections hints — March 10, 2025
A tidy collection of four distinct quadrants today. Sorting these requires a sharp eye for cultural touchstones and a patient approach to the grid's more literal groupings.
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Yellow group
A shedding sweater on the sofa, a frantic search for the laser pointer, and the quiet weight of a warm body curled against your shin.
Zoological taxonomy
Shared classification
Members are 6–14 letters; first letters R, S, T.
CAT BREEDS
One is RAGAMUFFIN.
RAGAMUFFIN · RUSSIAN BLUE · SPHYNX · TURKISH ANGORA
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Green group
A painted canvas in a museum, a theater curtain rising, or the sharp glint of teeth in a dark alleyway.
Cultural iconography
Thematic commonality
Members are 5–12 letters; first letters C, J, M.
FAMOUS SMILES
One is CHESHIRE CAT.
CHESHIRE CAT · COMEDY MASK · JOKER · MONA LISA
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Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open, revealing a ruin where you expected a landmark.
Historical monuments
Shared state of preservation
Members are 12–17 letters; first letters L, S, T, V.
ATTRACTIONS ICONICALLY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR ORIGINAL FORMS
One is LIBERTY BELL.
LIBERTY BELL · VENUS DE MILO · STATUE OF LIBERTY · TOWER OF PISA
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Violet group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Film references
Shared source material
Members are 3–13 letters; first letters B, R, W.
ASSOCIATED WITH “THE DUDE” LEBOWSKI
One is BATHROBE.
BATHROBE · BOWLING · RUG · WHITE RUSSIAN