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Puzzle #1047
A LITTLE NUDGE
4 category hintsA connection. A little perspective.
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THE CONNECTION
BORDER
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THE CONNECTION
KINDS OF FICTION
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THE CONNECTION
WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONIC
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THE CONNECTION
STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDS
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YELLOW GROUP
BORDERFLANK|NEIGHBOR|SKIRT|TOUCH
GREEN GROUP
KINDS OF FICTIONHISTORICAL|LITERARY|PULP|SCIENCE
BLUE GROUP
WORDS IN A PLANETARY MNEMONICEDUCATED|MOTHER|MY|VERY
PURPLE GROUP
STARTING WITH FOUR-LETTER '80S BANDSASIAGO|DEVOTE|TOTORO|WHAMMY
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Connections asks you to sort sixteen words into four groups with a shared connection. Some words can fit more than one idea.