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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Connections answers.
And farther down the page, Ill reveal the themes and the answers.
Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!
Green category - Bendy.
Blue category - This group can include swords, but not shields.
Purple category - Hidden music.
BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Connections puzzle!
Were about to give away some of the answers.
Scroll slowly if you dont want the whole thing spoiled.
(The full solution is a bit further down.)
A heads up about the tricky parts
Todays puzzle is for the real Connections-heads.
So, let me share.
The word PLASTIC derives from a Greek word referring to sculpture.
Plastic surgery, for example, is called thatbecause it changes the shape of your face or body.
Crossword lovers will recognize that an epee is one of the weapons used in the sport of fencing.
(Crossword constructors are often desperate for Es, so this turns up a lot.)
Sabre competitors famously move fast and yell a lot.
I’m not sure what the stereotype is for FOIL.
CELLOPHANE is a thin, transparent plastic, like whats traditionally used to wrap gift baskets.
In any case, this doesnt matter today.
What are the categories in todays Connections?
I give them all away below.
What are the yellow words in todays Connections?
The yellow grouping is considered to be the most straightforward.
The green grouping is supposed to be the second-easiest.
What are the blue words in todays Connections?
The blue grouping is the second-hardest.
What are the purple words in todays Connections?
The purple grouping is considered to be the hardest.
ELASTIC and LIMBER fit right in.
I know this one!
Youll see a game board with 16 tiles, each with one word or phrase.
Your job is to select a group of four tiles that have something in common.
Select four items and hit the Submit button.
If you guessed correctly, the category and color will be revealed.
(Yellow is easiest, followed by green, then blue, then purple.)
If your guess was incorrect, youll get a chance to give it another spin.
You win when youve correctly identified all four groups.
But if you make four mistakes before you finish, the game ends and the answers are revealed.
Expect to see overlapping groups.
So dont hit submit until youve confirmed that your group of four containsonlythose four things.
If youre stuck, another strategy is to look at the words that seem to havenoconnection to the others.
Check back tomorrow for the next puzzle!
