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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 12, 2024

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Word grid

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

BE KIND REWIND
BEETLEJUICE
CHINATOWN
DOGMA
DUMBO
E.T.
FOXY BROWN
FRIGHT NIGHT
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
KILL BILL
MANHATTAN
MY LEFT FOOT
OCTOPUSSY
THE GREEN MILE
THE LONGEST YARD
WALL STREET
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Themes

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

PLACES IN NEW YORK CITYStraightforward
RHYMING TITLESModerate
ENDING IN UNITS OF MEASUREMENTTricky
STARTING WITH ANIMALSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PLACES IN NEW YORK CITYStraightforward
YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS OR DISTRICTS ON A MAP OF THE BIG APPLE+ 3 more…
RHYMING TITLESModerate
EACH OF THESE MOVIE TITLES CONTAINS AN INTERNAL RHYME+ 3 more…
ENDING IN UNITS OF MEASUREMENTTricky
THESE FILM TITLES CONCLUDE WITH A STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUREMENT+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH ANIMALSDevious
EACH MOVIE TITLE BEGINS WITH A HIDDEN ANIMAL+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PLACES IN NEW YORK CITYStraightforward
CHINATOWN,DUMBO,MANHATTAN,WALL STREET

Chinatown, Dumbo, Manhattan, and Wall Street are all well-known locations within New York City

RHYMING TITLESModerate
BE KIND REWIND,E.T.,FRIGHT NIGHT,KILL BILL

Be Kind Rewind, E.T. (Extra-Terrestrial), Fright Night, and Kill Bill all feature rhyming words within their titles

ENDING IN UNITS OF MEASUREMENTTricky
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH,MY LEFT FOOT,THE GREEN MILE,THE LONGEST YARD

Hedwig and the Angry Inch ends in 'inch,' My Left Foot ends in 'foot,' The Green Mile ends in 'mile,' and The Longest Yard ends in 'yard' — all units of length

STARTING WITH ANIMALSDevious
BEETLEJUICE,FOXY BROWN,DOGMA,OCTOPUSSY

Beetlejuice starts with 'beetle,' Foxy Brown starts with 'fox,' Dogma starts with 'dog,' and Octopussy starts with 'octopus' — all animals hiding at the start of the title

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