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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — August 30, 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.

ANKH
CLOUT
COURIER
CROOK
EYE
IMPACT
PAPYRUS
PULL
SANDBOX
SCARAB
SEESAW
SLIDE
SWAY
SWING
TIMES
WEIGHT
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Themes

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

PLAYGROUND FIXTURESStraightforward
INFLUENCEModerate
EGYPTIAN SYMBOLSTricky
FONTSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PLAYGROUND FIXTURESStraightforward
THINGS YOU'D FIND AT A CHILDREN'S PARK+ 3 more…
INFLUENCEModerate
WORDS MEANING POWER OR LEVERAGE OVER OTHERS+ 3 more…
EGYPTIAN SYMBOLSTricky
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ICONS OR ARTIFACTS+ 3 more…
FONTSDevious
THESE ARE ALL TYPEFACES YOU'D FIND IN A WORD PROCESSOR+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PLAYGROUND FIXTURESStraightforward
SANDBOX,SEESAW,SLIDE,SWING

SANDBOX, SEESAW, SLIDE, and SWING are all common fixtures found on a playground

INFLUENCEModerate
CLOUT,PULL,SWAY,WEIGHT

CLOUT, PULL, SWAY, and WEIGHT all mean influence or the ability to affect outcomes

EGYPTIAN SYMBOLSTricky
ANKH,CROOK,EYE,SCARAB

ANKH (symbol of life), CROOK (pharaoh's staff), EYE (Eye of Horus), and SCARAB (sacred beetle) are all prominent symbols in ancient Egyptian culture

FONTSDevious
COURIER,IMPACT,PAPYRUS,TIMES

COURIER, IMPACT, PAPYRUS, and TIMES are all well-known typographic fonts

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