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Sunday, May 5, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 5, 2024

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Word grid

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

ACT
BENEFIT
DIRECT
EGG
EVERYTHING
FRANK
FRUIT
MUM
PLAIN
POPPY
PRODUCE
RETURN
REWARD
VAMP
WERE
WRITE
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Themes

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

SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORKStraightforward
KINDS OF BAGELSModerate
CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVIETricky
STARTS OF MONSTERSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORKStraightforward
WHAT YOU REAP WHEN YOU SOW — THE PAYOFF FOR YOUR EFFORTS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BAGELSModerate
YOU MIGHT FIND THESE AT A NEW YORK DELI COUNTER+ 3 more…
CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVIETricky
ROLES YOU MIGHT PLAY IN HOLLYWOOD'S CREDITS+ 3 more…
STARTS OF MONSTERSDevious
ADD A SUFFIX TO EACH TO NAME A CLASSIC CREATURE OF THE NIGHT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
SOMETHING GAINED FROM HARD WORKStraightforward
BENEFIT,FRUIT,RETURN,REWARD

BENEFIT, FRUIT, RETURN, and REWARD all describe what you gain as a result of hard work or effort.

KINDS OF BAGELSModerate
EGG,EVERYTHING,PLAIN,POPPY

EGG, EVERYTHING, PLAIN, and POPPY are all varieties of bagels.

CONTRIBUTE TO A MOVIETricky
ACT,DIRECT,PRODUCE,WRITE

ACT, DIRECT, PRODUCE, and WRITE are all things you can do to contribute to making a movie.

STARTS OF MONSTERSDevious
FRANK,MUM,VAMP,WERE

FRANK(enstein), MUM(my), VAMP(ire), and WERE(wolf) are all the beginnings of classic monster names.

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