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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 13, 2024

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Word grid

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

APPRECIATE
BUTTON
CAT
DIG
EDITOR
FANCY
HAT
HIT
LIKE
PASTE
SENSATION
SHIRT
SMASH
STICKER
SUCCESS
THAT
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Themes

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

ENJOYStraightforward
BLOCKBUSTERModerate
CAMPAIGN SWAGTricky
WORDS AFTER “COPY”Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

ENJOYStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO TAKE PLEASURE IN SOMETHING+ 3 more…
BLOCKBUSTERModerate
WORDS DESCRIBING A MASSIVE COMMERCIAL OR CULTURAL SUCCESS+ 3 more…
CAMPAIGN SWAGTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT PICK UP AT A POLITICAL RALLY+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER “COPY”Devious
THESE WORDS CAN FOLLOW 'COPY' TO MAKE A NEW WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
ENJOYStraightforward
APPRECIATE,DIG,FANCY,LIKE

APPRECIATE, DIG, FANCY, and LIKE all mean to enjoy or take pleasure in something

BLOCKBUSTERModerate
HIT,SENSATION,SMASH,SUCCESS

HIT, SENSATION, SMASH, and SUCCESS are all synonyms for a blockbuster — something enormously popular

CAMPAIGN SWAGTricky
BUTTON,HAT,SHIRT,STICKER

BUTTON, HAT, SHIRT, and STICKER are all items of campaign merchandise or swag given out during political campaigns

WORDS AFTER “COPY”Devious
CAT,EDITOR,PASTE,THAT

COPYCAT, COPY EDITOR, COPY-PASTE, and COPY THAT are all common words or phrases formed by adding these words after 'copy'

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