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Thursday, September 14, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 14, 2023
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALEJANDRO
BOGUS
COPY
FAKE
IRIS
LENS
LOLA
MICHELLE
OUT
OVER
PHONY
PUPIL
RETINA
ROGER
SHAM
STAN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
EYE PARTSStraightforward
COUNTERFEITModerate
RADIO LINGOTricky
SONGS THAT ARE NAMESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
EYE PARTSStraightforward
STRUCTURES FOUND INSIDE YOUR EYEBALL+ 3 more…
COUNTERFEITModerate
WORDS MEANING NOT THE REAL DEAL+ 3 more…
RADIO LINGOTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT SAY INTO A WALKIE-TALKIE+ 3 more…
SONGS THAT ARE NAMESDevious
FAMOUS POP SONGS TITLED WITH A PERSON'S NAME+ 3 more…
Full solution
EYE PARTSStraightforward
IRIS,LENS,PUPIL,RETINA
IRIS, LENS, PUPIL, and RETINA are all anatomical parts of the human eye.
COUNTERFEITModerate
BOGUS,FAKE,PHONY,SHAM
BOGUS, FAKE, PHONY, and SHAM all mean fraudulent or not genuine.
RADIO LINGOTricky
COPY,OUT,OVER,ROGER
COPY, OUT, OVER, and ROGER are all terms used in radio communication and military/aviation lingo.
SONGS THAT ARE NAMESDevious
ALEJANDRO,LOLA,MICHELLE,STAN
ALEJANDRO (Lady Gaga), LOLA (The Kinks), MICHELLE (The Beatles), and STAN (Eminem) are all hit songs named after a person.