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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 22, 2023

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

AIRPLANE
ANGEL
BABY
BIRD
BOO
CARDAMOM
CLOVE
CORIANDER
CUMIN
GINGER
HONEY
PEGASUS
POSH
SCARY
SUGAR
SWEETIE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

SPICES BEGINNING WITH “C”Straightforward
TERMS OF ENDEARMENTModerate
THINGS WITH WINGSTricky
SPICE GIRLSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SPICES BEGINNING WITH “C”Straightforward
AROMATIC SEASONINGS THAT ALL START WITH THE SAME LETTER+ 3 more…
TERMS OF ENDEARMENTModerate
SWEET NICKNAMES YOU MIGHT CALL SOMEONE YOU LOVE+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH WINGSTricky
THEY ALL HAVE WINGS, WHETHER FEATHERED, MECHANICAL, OR MYTHICAL+ 3 more…
SPICE GIRLSDevious
NICKNAMES FOR MEMBERS OF A FAMOUS POP GROUP+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SPICES BEGINNING WITH “C”Straightforward
CARDAMOM,CLOVE,CORIANDER,CUMIN

CARDAMOM, CLOVE, CORIANDER, and CUMIN are all spices whose names begin with the letter C

TERMS OF ENDEARMENTModerate
BOO,HONEY,SUGAR,SWEETIE

BOO, HONEY, SUGAR, and SWEETIE are all affectionate pet names or terms of endearment used for loved ones

THINGS WITH WINGSTricky
AIRPLANE,ANGEL,BIRD,PEGASUS

AIRPLANE, ANGEL, BIRD, and PEGASUS all have wings — whether literal, mechanical, or legendary

SPICE GIRLSDevious
BABY,GINGER,POSH,SCARY

BABY, GINGER, POSH, and SCARY are the nicknames of four of the five Spice Girls from the 1990s pop group

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