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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 5, 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.

BIG
CHEERS
CONSTRUCTION
EUPHORIA
FELICITY
FICTION
FRASIER
GIANT
GLEE
GREAT
HUGE
HUMOR
PAPER
POETRY
TRAVEL
WHOOPING
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Themes

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

ENORMOUSStraightforward
BOOKSTORE SECTIONSModerate
TV SHOWS WITH HAPPY-SOUNDING NAMESTricky
___ CRANEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

ENORMOUSStraightforward
WORDS THAT ALL MEAN VERY LARGE IN SIZE+ 3 more…
BOOKSTORE SECTIONSModerate
WHERE YOU'D BROWSE IN A BARNES & NOBLE+ 3 more…
TV SHOWS WITH HAPPY-SOUNDING NAMESTricky
TV SHOW TITLES THAT SOUND LIKE JOYFUL EMOTIONS+ 3 more…
___ CRANEDevious
EACH WORD CAN PRECEDE OR FOLLOW CRANE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
ENORMOUSStraightforward
BIG,GIANT,GREAT,HUGE

BIG, GIANT, GREAT, and HUGE are all synonyms meaning enormous or very large

BOOKSTORE SECTIONSModerate
FICTION,HUMOR,POETRY,TRAVEL

FICTION, HUMOR, POETRY, and TRAVEL are all sections you'd find in a bookstore

TV SHOWS WITH HAPPY-SOUNDING NAMESTricky
CHEERS,EUPHORIA,FELICITY,GLEE

CHEERS, EUPHORIA, FELICITY, and GLEE are all TV shows whose titles evoke happiness or positive feelings

___ CRANEDevious
CONSTRUCTION,FRASIER,PAPER,WHOOPING

CONSTRUCTION CRANE, FRASIER CRANE, PAPER CRANE, and WHOOPING CRANE all pair with the word CRANE

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