CONNECTIONSThe New York Times

Connections hints & answers.

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Puzzle #1248
A LITTLE NUDGE

A connection. A little perspective.

4 category hints

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HUBBUB

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LITERARY DEVICES

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OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS

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WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL

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YELLOW GROUP

HUBBUB

BROUHAHA|FOOFARAW|HULLABALOO|KERFUFFLE

GREEN GROUP

LITERARY DEVICES

HYPERBOLE|METONYMY|ONOMATOPOEIA|OXYMORON

BLUE GROUP

OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS

APOTHECARY|HABERDASHER|SCRIVENER|WAINWRIGHT

PURPLE GROUP

WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL

ABRACADABRA|BEEKEEPER|INVISIBILITY|PROTOZOOLOGY

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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.

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