Connections Hints

Monday, September 11, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 11, 2023

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

20,000
2001
22
24
451
7
BAR
BAT
BELL
BONES
CHERRY
COBWEB
FIREFLY
PUMPKIN
TOMBSTONE
WEEDS
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Themes

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

HALLOWEEN DECORATIONSStraightforward
TV SHOWSModerate
SLOT MACHINE SYMBOLSTricky
NUMBERS IN BOOK TITLESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

HALLOWEEN DECORATIONSStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT SEE ON A FRONT PORCH IN LATE OCTOBER+ 3 more…
TV SHOWSModerate
THESE CANCELLED OR CONCLUDED SERIES AIRED ON NETWORK OR CABLE TV+ 3 more…
SLOT MACHINE SYMBOLSTricky
ICONS YOU HOPE TO LINE UP IN A ROW AT THE CASINO+ 3 more…
NUMBERS IN BOOK TITLESDevious
THESE DIGITS APPEAR IN THE TITLES OF FAMOUS NOVELS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
HALLOWEEN DECORATIONSStraightforward
BAT,COBWEB,PUMPKIN,TOMBSTONE

BAT, COBWEB, PUMPKIN, and TOMBSTONE are all classic Halloween decorations used to spook up homes and yards.

TV SHOWSModerate
24,BONES,FIREFLY,WEEDS

24, BONES, FIREFLY, and WEEDS are all well-known TV shows — a thriller, a forensic drama, a sci-fi western, and a dark comedy respectively.

SLOT MACHINE SYMBOLSTricky
7,BAR,BELL,CHERRY

7, BAR, BELL, and CHERRY are all classic symbols found on traditional slot machines.

NUMBERS IN BOOK TITLESDevious
22,451,2001,20,000

22 (Catch-22), 451 (Fahrenheit 451), 2001 (2001: A Space Odyssey), and 20,000 (Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) are all numbers featured in classic book titles.

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