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Saturday, September 16, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 16, 2023
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GIANT, PRINCESS, WITCH, and WOLF are all classic fairy tale figures appearing in stories like Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, and Little Red Riding Hood.
BISHOP, MATE, GAMBIT, and QUEEN are all terms used in chess — a piece, an endgame result, an opening strategy, and a powerful piece respectively.
CHARLIE (Brown), PEPPERMINT PATTY, PIGPEN, and WOODSTOCK are all characters from Charles M. Schulz's beloved comic strip 'Peanuts'.
LUCY, NEW YORK, ROCK 'N ROLL, and YOU all follow 'I Love' — referencing the TV show 'I Love Lucy,' the song 'I Love New York,' Joan Jett's 'I Love Rock 'N Roll,' and the common phrase 'I Love You'.