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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 10, 2023

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Word grid

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

ACTS
FLAMES
GENESIS
GERM
JOB
KINGS
KRAKEN
MARK
NAP
PLANT
RANGER
SEED
SOURCE
STARS
TRIP
WILD
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Themes

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

ORIGINStraightforward
BIBLE BOOKSModerate
N.H.L. TEAMSTricky
POWER ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

ORIGINStraightforward
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS — THESE WORDS MEAN THE STARTING POINT+ 3 more…
BIBLE BOOKSModerate
THESE ARE ALL FOUND IN THE GOOD BOOK+ 3 more…
N.H.L. TEAMSTricky
THESE ARE ALL PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY TEAMS+ 3 more…
POWER ___Devious
ADD THIS WORD BEFORE OR AFTER 'POWER' TO MAKE A COMPOUND PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
ORIGINStraightforward
GENESIS,GERM,SEED,SOURCE

GENESIS, GERM, SEED, and SOURCE all mean the origin or beginning of something.

BIBLE BOOKSModerate
ACTS,JOB,KINGS,MARK

ACTS, JOB, KINGS, and MARK are all books of the Bible.

N.H.L. TEAMSTricky
FLAMES,KRAKEN,STARS,WILD

FLAMES (Calgary), KRAKEN (Seattle), STARS (Dallas), and WILD (Minnesota) are all NHL hockey teams.

POWER ___Devious
NAP,PLANT,RANGER,TRIP

NAP, PLANT, RANGER, and TRIP all follow the word POWER to form common compound words or phrases: power nap, power plant, Power Ranger, power trip.

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