Issue #779 Sat 21 Jun
Connections hints — June 21, 2025
Today's grid asks for a discerning eye to separate four distinct sets of vocabulary. Several entries possess multiple potential homes, requiring a careful sorting process before the final layout reveals itself.
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Yellow group
A heavy winter coat pulled from the back of the closet, still stiff from the season's first frost.
Physical descriptors
Direct synonyms
Members are 5 letters each; first letters S, T.
STOCKY
One is SOLID.
SOLID · SQUAT · STOUT · THICK
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Green group
The brass plate by the elevator listing every tenant on the floor.
Business terminology
Synonyms for an organization
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters C, F, H, O.
COMPANY
One is CONCERN.
CONCERN · FIRM · HOUSE · OUTFIT
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Blue group
A row of jars in the pantry, each labeled with a handwritten date from last autumn's harvest.
Culinary preparations
Words following a specific fruit
Members are 5–6 letters; first letters B, C, S.
APPLE PRODUCTS
One is BRANDY.
BRANDY · BUTTER · CIDER · SAUCE
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Violet group
The first four letters on a postage stamp before the rest of the name is obscured by the postmark.
Geography
Word fragments
Members are 4 letters each; first letters G, L, M, P.
STARTS OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
One is GERM.
GERM · LUXE · MALT · PORT