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Friday, August 4, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 4, 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.

ABBEY
ALTAR
CALVIN
CHESTER
FELIX
GARFIELD
GROVER
HARRY
HIGH
RELIQUARY
ROCKY
SHRINE
SILK
SYLVESTER
TEMPLE
TOM
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Themes

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

PLACES FOR WORSHIPStraightforward
CARTOON CATSModerate
PRESIDENTIAL FIRST NAMESTricky
___ ROADDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PLACES FOR WORSHIPStraightforward
SACRED SPOTS WHERE DEVOTION TAKES PHYSICAL FORM+ 3 more…
CARTOON CATSModerate
FAMOUS ANIMATED FELINES FROM CARTOONS+ 3 more…
PRESIDENTIAL FIRST NAMESTricky
FIRST NAMES OF U.S. PRESIDENTS THAT AREN'T COMMONLY USED TODAY+ 3 more…
___ ROADDevious
WORDS THAT PRECEDE 'ROAD' TO MAKE A FAMOUS ROUTE OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PLACES FOR WORSHIPStraightforward
ALTAR,RELIQUARY,SHRINE,TEMPLE

ALTAR, RELIQUARY, SHRINE, and TEMPLE are all physical places or objects associated with religious worship and veneration.

CARTOON CATSModerate
FELIX,GARFIELD,SYLVESTER,TOM

FELIX (the Cat), GARFIELD, SYLVESTER, and TOM are all iconic cartoon cats from various animated series and comics.

PRESIDENTIAL FIRST NAMESTricky
CALVIN,CHESTER,GROVER,HARRY

CALVIN (Coolidge), CHESTER (Arthur), GROVER (Cleveland), and HARRY (Truman) are all first names of United States Presidents.

___ ROADDevious
ABBEY,HIGH,ROCKY,SILK

ABBEY Road (Beatles album/London street), HIGH Road, ROCKY Road, and SILK Road all precede 'Road' to form well-known phrases or routes.

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