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Thursday, November 23, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 23, 2023
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BIRD
BOUQUET
CURRY
JAMES
JAPAN
JORDAN
PARFAIT
PASTY
PIE
POLAND
RAGOUT
RAPPORT
TART
TUNISIA
TURKEY
TURNOVER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
FOODS WITH CRUSTSStraightforward
ENDING IN A SILENT “T”Moderate
COUNTRIES WITH RED AND WHITE FLAGSTricky
N.B.A. GREATSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FOODS WITH CRUSTSStraightforward
BAKED GOODS WITH A PASTRY SHELL+ 3 more…
ENDING IN A SILENT “T”Moderate
FRENCH-ORIGIN WORDS WHERE THE FINAL T IS NOT PRONOUNCED+ 3 more…
COUNTRIES WITH RED AND WHITE FLAGSTricky
NATIONS WHOSE FLAGS FEATURE ONLY RED AND WHITE+ 3 more…
N.B.A. GREATSDevious
LEGENDARY NBA PLAYERS KNOWN BY THEIR LAST NAMES+ 3 more…
Full solution
FOODS WITH CRUSTSStraightforward
PASTY,PIE,TART,TURNOVER
PASTY, PIE, TART, and TURNOVER are all foods encased in or topped with a pastry crust.
ENDING IN A SILENT “T”Moderate
BOUQUET,PARFAIT,RAGOUT,RAPPORT
BOUQUET, PARFAIT, RAGOUT, and RAPPORT are all words of French origin where the final 'T' is silent when spoken.
COUNTRIES WITH RED AND WHITE FLAGSTricky
JAPAN,POLAND,TUNISIA,TURKEY
JAPAN, POLAND, TUNISIA, and TURKEY all have national flags that use only red and white in their designs.
N.B.A. GREATSDevious
BIRD,CURRY,JAMES,JORDAN
BIRD (Larry), CURRY (Stephen), JAMES (LeBron), and JORDAN (Michael) are all celebrated NBA greats known by their surnames.