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Sunday, July 16, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 16, 2023

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Word grid

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

AGAIN
CLOVER
DIME
HALF
HORSESHOE
IRON
LEAD
MOON
NECK
NICKEL
PENNY
QUARTER
RAINBOW
SO
TIN
ZINC
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Themes

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

U.S. COINSStraightforward
METAL ELEMENTSModerate
LUCKY CHARMS MARSHMALLOWSTricky
___ AND ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

U.S. COINSStraightforward
COINS JINGLING IN YOUR POCKET+ 3 more…
METAL ELEMENTSModerate
THESE ELEMENTS ARE ALL METALS FOUND ON THE PERIODIC TABLE+ 3 more…
LUCKY CHARMS MARSHMALLOWSTricky
MAGICALLY DELICIOUS SHAPES IN A CERTAIN CEREAL+ 3 more…
___ AND ___Devious
EACH CAN PRECEDE AND ___ TO COMPLETE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
U.S. COINSStraightforward
DIME,NICKEL,PENNY,QUARTER

DIME, NICKEL, PENNY, and QUARTER are all U.S. coins in circulation

METAL ELEMENTSModerate
IRON,LEAD,TIN,ZINC

IRON, LEAD, TIN, and ZINC are all metallic chemical elements from the periodic table

LUCKY CHARMS MARSHMALLOWSTricky
CLOVER,HORSESHOE,MOON,RAINBOW

CLOVER, HORSESHOE, MOON, and RAINBOW are all marshmallow shapes found in Lucky Charms cereal

___ AND ___Devious
AGAIN,HALF,NECK,SO

AGAIN (again and again), HALF (half and half), NECK (neck and neck), and SO (so and so) all complete '___ AND ___' phrases

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