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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 5, 2023

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

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

ANVIL
BLINK
BOUNTY
COCHLEA
CRUNCH
DREAMCAST
GENESIS
HAMMER
HEATH
MAROON
MILKY WAY
STIRRUP
SUM
SWITCH
U
WII
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Themes

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

CANDY BARSStraightforward
VIDEO GAME CONSOLESModerate
EAR PARTSTricky
BAND NAMES MINUS NUMBERSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CANDY BARSStraightforward
SWEET TREATS YOU MIGHT FIND AT A MOVIE CONCESSION STAND+ 3 more…
VIDEO GAME CONSOLESModerate
GAMING SYSTEMS YOU MIGHT PLUG INTO YOUR TV+ 3 more…
EAR PARTSTricky
TINY BONES AND STRUCTURES INSIDE YOUR EAR+ 3 more…
BAND NAMES MINUS NUMBERSDevious
THESE BAND NAMES ARE MISSING THEIR SIGNATURE NUMBER+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CANDY BARSStraightforward
BOUNTY,CRUNCH,HEATH,MILKY WAY

BOUNTY, CRUNCH, HEATH, and MILKY WAY are all names of popular chocolate candy bars

VIDEO GAME CONSOLESModerate
DREAMCAST,GENESIS,SWITCH,WII

DREAMCAST, GENESIS, SWITCH, and WII are all video game consoles made by Sega or Nintendo

EAR PARTSTricky
ANVIL,COCHLEA,HAMMER,STIRRUP

ANVIL, COCHLEA, HAMMER, and STIRRUP are all anatomical parts found in the human ear

BAND NAMES MINUS NUMBERSDevious
BLINK,MAROON,SUM,U

BLINK (182), MAROON (5), SUM (41), and U (2) are all band names with their associated numbers removed

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