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Sunday, September 17, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 17, 2023
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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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.
APRICOT
BERRY
DELUXE
ENVIOUS
FIG
FOSTER
FRESH
GRAND
GRAPE
LAVISH
LIME
NAIVE
OPULENT
STONE
SWANK
UNWELL
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FRUITSStraightforward
LUXURIOUSModerate
BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERSTricky
WHAT “GREEN” MIGHT MEANDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FRUITSStraightforward
SWEET OR TART THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A FRUIT BOWL+ 3 more…
LUXURIOUSModerate
WORDS MEANING EXTRAVAGANT OR RICHLY APPOINTED+ 3 more…
BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERSTricky
SURNAMES OF WOMEN WHO WON THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS+ 3 more…
WHAT “GREEN” MIGHT MEANDevious
DIFFERENT THINGS THE COLOR GREEN CAN SYMBOLIZE OR DESCRIBE+ 3 more…
Full solution
FRUITSStraightforward
APRICOT,FIG,GRAPE,LIME
APRICOT, FIG, GRAPE, and LIME are all fruits.
LUXURIOUSModerate
DELUXE,GRAND,LAVISH,OPULENT
DELUXE, GRAND, LAVISH, and OPULENT all mean luxurious or extravagant.
BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERSTricky
BERRY,FOSTER,STONE,SWANK
BERRY (Halle), FOSTER (Jodie), STONE (Emma), and SWANK (Hilary) are all Best Actress Oscar winners.
WHAT “GREEN” MIGHT MEANDevious
ENVIOUS,FRESH,NAIVE,UNWELL
ENVIOUS, FRESH, NAIVE, and UNWELL are all meanings or connotations of the word 'green'.