Issue #728 Wed 30 Apr
Connections hints — April 30, 2025
This grid pairs two straightforward sets with a pair of wordplay-heavy challenges. Expect a steady climb as you navigate the overlaps.
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Yellow group
Something you'd do to a pair of shoes before a job interview.
Physical object components
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters H, S, T, U.
PARTS OF A SHOE
One is HEEL.
HEEL · SOLE · TONGUE · UPPER
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Green group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Spatial logistics
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters C, R, S.
ACCOMMODATION
One is CAPACITY.
CAPACITY · CHAIRS · ROOM · SEATING
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Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Abstract social status
Direct synonyms
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters F, I, R, S.
REPUTATION
One is FACE.
FACE · IMAGE · REGARD · STANDING
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Violet group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Linguistic suffix patterns
Compound word construction
Members are 6–7 letters; first letters D, E, G, M.
ENDING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “YUCK”
One is DYNASTY.
DYNASTY · ENGROSS · GIMMICK · MILDEW