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Monday, March 11, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — March 11, 2024

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Word grid

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

BABY
BOOTY
BUM
CAN
CRADLE
EYE
MEOW
MOTHER
PAJAMAS
PAMPER
REAR
ROBE
SLIPPERS
SPOIL
TOWEL
WASHCLOTH
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Themes

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

TREAT WITH EXCESSIVE CAREStraightforward
BACKSIDEModerate
THINGS IN A SPA LOCKER ROOMTricky
CAT’S ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TREAT WITH EXCESSIVE CAREStraightforward
WAYS TO CODDLE OR OVERINDULGE SOMEONE+ 3 more…
BACKSIDEModerate
SLANG WORDS FOR YOUR POSTERIOR+ 3 more…
THINGS IN A SPA LOCKER ROOMTricky
ITEMS YOU'D FIND WRAPPED AROUND YOU AFTER A SAUNA+ 3 more…
CAT’S ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'CAT'S' TO COMPLETE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TREAT WITH EXCESSIVE CAREStraightforward
BABY,MOTHER,PAMPER,SPOIL

BABY, MOTHER, PAMPER, and SPOIL all mean to treat someone with excessive or indulgent care.

BACKSIDEModerate
BOOTY,BUM,CAN,REAR

BOOTY, BUM, CAN, and REAR are all informal or slang terms for the buttocks.

THINGS IN A SPA LOCKER ROOMTricky
ROBE,SLIPPERS,TOWEL,WASHCLOTH

ROBE, SLIPPERS, TOWEL, and WASHCLOTH are all items commonly found in a spa locker room.

CAT’S ___Devious
CRADLE,EYE,MEOW,PAJAMAS

CRADLE, EYE, MEOW, and PAJAMAS all follow 'CAT'S' to form the phrases Cat's Cradle, Cat's Eye, Cat's Meow, and Cat's Pajamas.

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