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Saturday, August 26, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 26, 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.

ATLAS
BUSINESS
FOXY
GUCCI
HERMES
KILLER
NATIONAL
NIKE
NOTORIOUS
OPINION
PARIS
RISK
SORRY
STYLE
TABOO
TROUBLE
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Themes

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

BOARD GAMESStraightforward
NEWSPAPER SECTIONSModerate
FIGURES IN GREEK MYTHTricky
FIRST WORDS IN RAPPERS’ NAMESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

BOARD GAMESStraightforward
GAMES YOU MIGHT FIND ON A FAMILY GAME NIGHT SHELF+ 3 more…
NEWSPAPER SECTIONSModerate
PARTS OF A BROADSHEET YOU MIGHT FLIP TO AFTER THE FRONT PAGE+ 3 more…
FIGURES IN GREEK MYTHTricky
NAMES FROM ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY+ 3 more…
FIRST WORDS IN RAPPERS’ NAMESDevious
FIRST WORDS OF FAMOUS RAP MONIKERS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
BOARD GAMESStraightforward
RISK,SORRY,TABOO,TROUBLE

RISK, SORRY, TABOO, and TROUBLE are all classic board games sold in stores and played at home.

NEWSPAPER SECTIONSModerate
BUSINESS,NATIONAL,OPINION,STYLE

BUSINESS, NATIONAL, OPINION, and STYLE are all common sections found in major newspapers.

FIGURES IN GREEK MYTHTricky
ATLAS,HERMES,NIKE,PARIS

ATLAS, HERMES, NIKE, and PARIS are all figures from Greek mythology, though they are also widely recognized as modern brands.

FIRST WORDS IN RAPPERS’ NAMESDevious
FOXY,GUCCI,KILLER,NOTORIOUS

FOXY (Brown), GUCCI (Mane), KILLER (Mike), and NOTORIOUS (B.I.G.) are all the first words in well-known rappers' stage names.

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