Issue #671 Tue 11 Mar
Connections hints — March 11, 2025
A steady, straightforward grid today. The challenge lies in parsing the associations without tripping over the more common synonyms that populate the board.
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Yellow group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Synonyms for divergence
Direct synonyms
Members are 5–11 letters; first letters A, B, C, D.
VARIATION FROM THE NORM
One is ALTERNATIVE.
ALTERNATIVE · BREAK · CHANGE · DEPARTURE
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Green group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Auditory signals
Common household sounds
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters A, B, I, P.
THINGS THAT RING
One is ALARM.
ALARM · BELL · INTERCOM · PHONE
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Blue group
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
Tanned animal hides
Material composition
Members are 6–9 letters; first letters F, M, S, W.
THINGS TRADITIONALLY MADE OF LEATHER
One is FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL · MOCCASINS · SADDLE · WALLET
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Violet group
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
Musical performers
Names and descriptors
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters K, L, W.
SINGER-SONGWRITER PIANISTS
One is KEYS.
KEYS · KING · LEGEND · WONDER