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Friday, October 6, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 6, 2023

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Word grid

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

BIRD
DADA
DEAD
DECO
GAGA
GOTHIC
HAHA
HOOK
LOL
LUCK
MACBETH
NANA
PETER
POP
ROFL
WENDY
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Themes

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

LAUGHTER, IN A TEXTStraightforward
ART MOVEMENTSModerate
“PETER PAN” CHARACTERSTricky
LADY ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

LAUGHTER, IN A TEXTStraightforward
WAYS TO SAY SOMETHING CRACKED YOU UP OVER TEXT+ 3 more…
ART MOVEMENTSModerate
STYLES THAT SHAPED THE HISTORY OF VISUAL ART+ 3 more…
“PETER PAN” CHARACTERSTricky
CHARACTERS FROM THE CLASSIC NEVERLAND STORY+ 3 more…
LADY ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'LADY' TO COMPLETE A FAMOUS NAME+ 3 more…
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Full solution
LAUGHTER, IN A TEXTStraightforward
DEAD,HAHA,LOL,ROFL

DEAD, HAHA, LOL, and ROFL are all ways to express laughter in digital text messages.

ART MOVEMENTSModerate
DADA,DECO,GOTHIC,POP

DADA, DECO, GOTHIC, and POP are all names of major art movements throughout history.

“PETER PAN” CHARACTERSTricky
HOOK,NANA,PETER,WENDY

HOOK, NANA, PETER, and WENDY are all characters from J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan'.

LADY ___Devious
BIRD,GAGA,LUCK,MACBETH

BIRD, GAGA, LUCK, and MACBETH all follow 'Lady' to form well-known names: Lady Bird, Lady Gaga, Lady Luck, and Lady Macbeth.

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