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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — April 10, 2024

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Word grid

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

BROWN
CHAIR
CHEST
CHIEF
COCO
DIRECTOR
DOGS
FICTION
FIELD
GREEN
GROUNDS
HAZEL
HEAD
LAWN
PEA
UNCHAINED
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Themes

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

PERSON IN CHARGEStraightforward
GRASSY AREAModerate
WORDS BEFORE “NUT”Tricky
SECOND WORDS IN TARANTINO MOVIESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PERSON IN CHARGEStraightforward
WORDS FOR THE BOSS OR LEADER OF AN ORGANIZATION+ 3 more…
GRASSY AREAModerate
OPEN OUTDOOR SPACES COVERED IN GRASS+ 3 more…
WORDS BEFORE “NUT”Tricky
THESE WORDS ALL PRECEDE 'NUT' TO MAKE A NEW WORD+ 3 more…
SECOND WORDS IN TARANTINO MOVIESDevious
THE SECOND WORD IN TITLES OF QUENTIN TARANTINO FILMS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PERSON IN CHARGEStraightforward
CHAIR,CHIEF,DIRECTOR,HEAD

CHAIR, CHIEF, DIRECTOR, and HEAD are all titles for the person who leads or is in charge of a group or organization.

GRASSY AREAModerate
FIELD,GREEN,GROUNDS,LAWN

FIELD, GREEN, GROUNDS, and LAWN all refer to grassy or open outdoor areas.

WORDS BEFORE “NUT”Tricky
CHEST,COCO,HAZEL,PEA

CHEST, COCO, HAZEL, and PEA each combine with NUT to form a compound word: chestnut, coconut, hazelnut, and peanut.

SECOND WORDS IN TARANTINO MOVIESDevious
BROWN,DOGS,FICTION,UNCHAINED

BROWN, DOGS, FICTION, and UNCHAINED are the second words in Tarantino films: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and Django Unchained.

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