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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 23, 2023

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Word grid

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

BLUE
BOAT
CAR
DASH
DOWN
DROP
GAME
GOOSE
IN
ON BOARD
PINCH
PLANE
RASP
SPLASH
STRAW
TRAIN
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Themes

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

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATIONStraightforward
WILLING TO PARTICIPATEModerate
LITTLE BIT, IN A RECIPETricky
___BERRY Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATIONStraightforward
WAYS TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B+ 3 more…
WILLING TO PARTICIPATEModerate
PHRASES MEANING YOU'RE READY AND EAGER TO JOIN IN+ 3 more…
LITTLE BIT, IN A RECIPETricky
TINY MEASUREMENTS A RECIPE MIGHT CALL FOR+ 3 more…
___BERRY Devious
THESE ALL PRECEDE 'BERRY' TO NAME A FRUIT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATIONStraightforward
BOAT,CAR,PLANE,TRAIN

BOAT, CAR, PLANE, and TRAIN are all common modes of transportation used to travel from one place to another.

WILLING TO PARTICIPATEModerate
DOWN,GAME,IN,ON BOARD

DOWN, GAME, IN, and ON BOARD are all informal expressions meaning someone is willing or enthusiastic to participate in something.

LITTLE BIT, IN A RECIPETricky
DASH,DROP,PINCH,SPLASH

DASH, DROP, PINCH, and SPLASH are all informal culinary terms for a very small, imprecise amount of an ingredient.

___BERRY Devious
BLUE,GOOSE,RASP,STRAW

BLUE, GOOSE, RASP, and STRAW each combine with BERRY to form the names of fruits: blueberry, gooseberry, raspberry, and strawberry.

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