Issue #672 Tue 1 Apr
Connections hints — April 1, 2025
A day of minimal characters and maximal ambiguity. This grid relies on visual recognition and requires a shift in perspective to separate the literal from the symbolic.
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Yellow group
Pulling a damp bill from a coat pocket after a long winter, or checking the exchange rate on a travel app before boarding a flight.
Global finance
Symbolic representations
Members are 1 letters each; first letters $, £, ¥, €.
CURRENCY SYMBOLS
One is $.
$ · € · £ · ¥
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Green group
The margin of a textbook filled with scribbled notes, or a shorthand list of errands tacked to the refrigerator.
Mathematical and linguistic notation
Logographic shorthand
Members are 1 letters each; first letters &, +, N, X.
AND/TOGETHER WITH
One is &.
& · + · N · X
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Blue group
Tapping out a quick message to a friend, or looking at a screen sideways to interpret a digital expression.
Digital communication
Typographic components
Members are 1 letters each; first letters (, ), O, P.
EMOTICON MOUTHS
One is (.
( · ) · O · P
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Violet group
Adjusting a picture frame on the wall, or following a signpost at a fork in the road.
Directional and navigational indicators
Conceptual synonyms
Members are 1 letters each; first letters R, →, ⊾, ✔.
"RIGHT"
One is R.
R · → · ⊾ · ✔