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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 1, 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.

ANT
BLADE
BUMBLE
DRIVER
GRINDER
HERO
HINGE
HOAGIE
LOST BOYS
MATCH
NEAR DARK
SCOTT
SUB
TINDER
TWILIGHT
WEST
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Themes

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

LONG SANDWICHESStraightforward
DATING APPSModerate
VAMPIRE MOVIESTricky
ADAMSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

LONG SANDWICHESStraightforward
NAMES FOR A BIG DELI SANDWICH ON A LONG ROLL+ 3 more…
DATING APPSModerate
SWIPE RIGHT ON THESE APPS TO FIND LOVE+ 3 more…
VAMPIRE MOVIESTricky
FILMS FEATURING CREATURES OF THE NIGHT WHO DRINK BLOOD+ 3 more…
ADAMSDevious
FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE LAST NAME ADAMS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
LONG SANDWICHESStraightforward
HERO,HOAGIE,GRINDER,SUB

Hero, hoagie, grinder, and sub are all regional American names for the same type of long sandwich served on an elongated roll.

DATING APPSModerate
BUMBLE,HINGE,MATCH,TINDER

Bumble, Hinge, Match, and Tinder are all popular online dating applications.

VAMPIRE MOVIESTricky
BLADE,LOST BOYS,NEAR DARK,TWILIGHT

Blade, Lost Boys, Near Dark, and Twilight are all movies centered on vampires.

ADAMSDevious
ANT,DRIVER,SCOTT,WEST

Ant (Adam Ant), Driver (Adam Driver), Scott (Adam Scott), and West (Adam West) are all famous people with the first name Adam.

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