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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 19, 2023

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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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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.

ASH
CEDAR
ELM
EVERYTHING
FEAR
HILL
JUMP
MAPLE
MOUNTAIN
ONION
PINE
PLAIN
PLATEAU
POPPY
SESAME
VALLEY
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Themes

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

TREESStraightforward
LAND FORMATIONSModerate
BAGEL FLAVORSTricky
STREETS ON SCREENDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TREESStraightforward
THESE WORDS NAME THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A FOREST OR PARK+ 3 more…
LAND FORMATIONSModerate
THESE WORDS DESCRIBE SHAPES OF TERRAIN YOU MIGHT SEE ON A TOPOGRAPHIC MAP+ 3 more…
BAGEL FLAVORSTricky
THESE WORDS DESCRIBE HOW A ROUND BREAKFAST BREAD MIGHT BE TOPPED OR SEASONED+ 3 more…
STREETS ON SCREENDevious
EACH OF THESE COMPLETES THE NAME OF A FAMOUS FICTIONAL STREET FROM TV OR FILM+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TREESStraightforward
ASH,CEDAR,MAPLE,PINE

ASH, CEDAR, MAPLE, and PINE are all types of trees

LAND FORMATIONSModerate
HILL,MOUNTAIN,PLATEAU,VALLEY

HILL, MOUNTAIN, PLATEAU, and VALLEY are all land formations or geographical features

BAGEL FLAVORSTricky
EVERYTHING,ONION,PLAIN,POPPY

EVERYTHING, ONION, PLAIN, and POPPY are all bagel flavors or varieties

STREETS ON SCREENDevious
ELM,FEAR,JUMP,SESAME

ELM (Street from A Nightmare on Elm Street), FEAR (Fear Street), JUMP (Jump Street from 21 Jump Street), and SESAME (Sesame Street) are all famous streets from movies or TV shows

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