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Issue #721 Sun 1 Jun

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — June 1, 2025

Today’s grid demands a steady hand. You will find a few pairs that lean on common usage, but the path to clarity requires separating distinct definitions from their more colloquial cousins.

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    LOCAL WATERING HOLE

    DIVE · ESTABLISHMENT · HAUNT · JOINT

  2. Reveal the green group
    COMPETE IN A MODERN PENTATHLON

    FENCE · RIDE · SHOOT · SWIM

  3. Reveal the blue group
    ENSURE, AS A VICTORY

    CINCH · GUARANTEE · ICE · LOCK

  4. Reveal the violet group
    ___ FUND

    HEDGE · MUTUAL · SLUSH · TRUST

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