Issue #756 Sat 10 May
Connections hints — May 10, 2025
Today's grid asks for a steady hand. Expect a few familiar patterns that require sorting through layers before the final connections reveal themselves.
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Yellow group
A fountain pen scratching against heavy cardstock after the final sentence is written.
Correspondence conventions
Synonyms
Members are 4–9 letters; first letters B, C, L, S.
LETTER SIGN-OFFS
One is BEST.
BEST · CHEERS · LOVE · SINCERELY
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Green group
The empty chair at the dinner table where someone usually sits.
Terms of exclusion
Synonyms
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters A, M, S, W.
WITHOUT
One is ABSENT.
ABSENT · MINUS · SANS · WANTING
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Blue group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
States of vitality
Synonyms
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters B, E, P, Z.
VIGOR
One is BEANS.
BEANS · ENERGY · PEP · ZIP
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Violet group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Compound words
Words that precede a shared term
Members are 5–7 letters; first letters B, C, L, S.
___ STRIP
One is BACON.
BACON · COMIC · LANDING · SUNSET