Issue #681 Thu 20 Mar
Connections hints — March 20, 2025
A tidy grid that relies on careful categorization rather than linguistic trickery. The pathways are clear for those who pause to distinguish their groups.
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Yellow group
A person refusing to soften the blow at a dinner table while everyone else looks at their plates.
Human personality traits
Synonyms
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters D, F, L, V.
OUTSPOKEN
One is DIRECT.
DIRECT · FRANK · LOUD · VOCAL
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Green group
Looking at a map and tracing the blue gaps between two landmasses.
Geography
Synonyms
Members are 3–7 letters; first letters B, C, S.
BODIES OF WATER
One is BAY.
BAY · CHANNEL · SOUND · STRAIT
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Blue group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Physical and figurative connectors
Associated nouns
Members are 6–9 letters; first letters B, E, S, U.
KINDS OF CORDS
One is BUNGEE.
BUNGEE · EXTENSION · SPINAL · UMBILICAL
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Violet group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Literary and folkloric tropes
Commonly bottled items
Members are 4–9 letters; first letters G, L, M, S.
THINGS IN BOTTLES
One is GENIE.
GENIE · LIGHTNING · MESSAGE · SHIP