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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — January 2, 2024

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Word grid

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

BACON
BLOCK
BREAD
CLOG
DOUBLE
FRY
HIT
JAM
LETTUCE
RUN
STOP
TALK
TOMATO
WALK
WONDER
WORLD
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Themes

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

B.L.T. INGREDIENTSStraightforward
OBSTRUCTModerate
BASEBALL STATSTricky
SMALL ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

B.L.T. INGREDIENTSStraightforward
EVERYTHING YOU NEED BETWEEN TWO SLICES FOR A CLASSIC DELI SANDWICH+ 3 more…
OBSTRUCTModerate
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO IMPEDE OR GET IN THE WAY+ 3 more…
BASEBALL STATSTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT RECORD ON A SCORECARD AT FENWAY PARK+ 3 more…
SMALL ___Devious
EACH OF THESE FOLLOWS THE WORD 'SMALL' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
B.L.T. INGREDIENTSStraightforward
BREAD,BACON,LETTUCE,TOMATO

BREAD, BACON, LETTUCE, and TOMATO are the four ingredients in a BLT sandwich

OBSTRUCTModerate
BLOCK,CLOG,JAM,STOP

BLOCK, CLOG, JAM, and STOP all mean to obstruct or hinder movement

BASEBALL STATSTricky
DOUBLE,HIT,RUN,WALK

DOUBLE, HIT, RUN, and WALK are all statistics tracked in a baseball game

SMALL ___Devious
FRY,TALK,WONDER,WORLD

SMALL FRY, SMALL TALK, SMALL WONDER, and SMALL WORLD are all common phrases beginning with 'small'

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