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Monday, July 17, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 17, 2023

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Word grid

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

CHEDDAR
CHUNKY
CRUNCH
DOUGH
EYE
GUN
KANGAROO
KOALA
MARS
MOLE RAT
MOUNDS
PAPER
STACKS
TRUTH
WALLABY
WOMBAT
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Themes

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

MARSUPIALSStraightforward
CHOCOLATE BARSModerate
SLANG FOR MONEYTricky
NAKED ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MARSUPIALSStraightforward
POUCHED MAMMALS FROM DOWN UNDER+ 3 more…
CHOCOLATE BARSModerate
SWEET TREATS YOU'D FIND IN A CANDY AISLE+ 3 more…
SLANG FOR MONEYTricky
STREET TERMS FOR CASH+ 3 more…
NAKED ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'NAKED' TO COMPLETE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MARSUPIALSStraightforward
KANGAROO,KOALA,WALLABY,WOMBAT

Kangaroo, koala, wallaby, and wombat are all marsupials — pouched mammals native to Australia.

CHOCOLATE BARSModerate
CHUNKY,CRUNCH,MARS,MOUNDS

Chunky, Crunch, Mars, and Mounds are all chocolate candy bars sold in stores.

SLANG FOR MONEYTricky
CHEDDAR,DOUGH,PAPER,STACKS

Cheddar, dough, paper, and stacks are all informal slang terms for money.

NAKED ___Devious
EYE,GUN,MOLE RAT,TRUTH

Eye, gun, mole rat, and truth all follow 'Naked' to form common phrases: naked eye, naked gun, naked mole rat, and naked truth.

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