Issue #831 Tue 12 Aug
Connections hints — August 12, 2025
A dense grid today, heavy on the potential for misdirection. Sorting through the overlaps requires a steady hand and a willingness to step back when the obvious path leads to a dead end.
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Yellow group
Counting off items on your palms or checking the clock to see if you have enough time left before the meeting starts.
Numerical associations
Semantic sets based on shared quantities
Members are 6–12 letters; first letters B, C, D, F.
GROUPS OF TEN
One is BOWLING PINS.
BOWLING PINS · COMMANDMENTS · DECADE · FINGERS
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Green group
The painted yellow lines guiding a car through traffic or the rope dividers marking off a lap.
Public infrastructure
Common environmental features
Members are 7–13 letters; first letters B, H, S.
PLACES WITH LANES
One is BOWLING ALLEY.
BOWLING ALLEY · HIGHWAY · SUPERMARKET · SWIMMING POOL
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Blue group
Walking past the stone arches and tall glass towers that define the southern tip of Manhattan.
Geographic locations
Proper noun identifications
Members are 9–15 letters; first letters B, C, W.
LANDMARKS IN DOWNTOWN NYC
One is BOWLING GREEN.
BOWLING GREEN · BROOKLYN BRIDGE · CITY HALL · WALL STREET
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Violet group
Draining pasta in the sink or feeling the weight of a heavy sphere dragging your wrist downward.
Physical characteristics
Descriptive attributes of objects
Members are 6–12 letters; first letters B, C, G, S.
THINGS WITH HOLES
One is BOWLING BALL.
BOWLING BALL · COLANDER · GOLF COURSE · SPONGE