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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 30, 2023
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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.
BIRDS
COTTAGE
CREAM
DODGE
DUCK
ESCAPE
GOOSE
HOBBES
NOTORIOUS
REBECCA
ROBIN
ROPE
SAY
SKIRT
STRING
WATSON
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
AVOIDStraightforward
HITCHCOCK MOVIESModerate
SIDEKICKSTricky
___ CHEESEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
AVOIDStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO EVADE OR GET AWAY FROM SOMETHING+ 3 more…
HITCHCOCK MOVIESModerate
FILMS DIRECTED BY THE MASTER OF SUSPENSE+ 3 more…
SIDEKICKSTricky
FAMOUS FICTIONAL COMPANIONS TO A HERO+ 3 more…
___ CHEESEDevious
THESE ALL PRECEDE A DAIRY PRODUCT+ 3 more…
Full solution
AVOIDStraightforward
DODGE,DUCK,ESCAPE,SKIRT
DODGE, DUCK, ESCAPE, and SKIRT all mean to avoid or evade something.
HITCHCOCK MOVIESModerate
BIRDS,NOTORIOUS,REBECCA,ROPE
BIRDS, NOTORIOUS, REBECCA, and ROPE are all classic films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
SIDEKICKSTricky
GOOSE,HOBBES,ROBIN,WATSON
GOOSE (Top Gun), HOBBES (Calvin and Hobbes), ROBIN (Batman), and WATSON (Sherlock Holmes) are all famous sidekicks.
___ CHEESEDevious
COTTAGE,CREAM,SAY,STRING
COTTAGE, CREAM, SAY, and STRING all precede CHEESE to form types of cheese (cottage cheese, cream cheese, say cheese, string cheese).