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Monday, June 17, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 17, 2024

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Word grid

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

ANGLE
BALM
CORNER
CRIME
EDUCATION
FIX
GLOSS
HOLE
LINER
MAIL
POST
SEND
SHIP
SPOT
STAIN
TEMPERATURE
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Themes

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

DELIVER, AS A PACKAGEStraightforward
KINDS OF LIP MAKEUPModerate
PREDICAMENTTricky
MEASURED IN DEGREESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

DELIVER, AS A PACKAGEStraightforward
WAYS TO GET A PARCEL FROM POINT A TO POINT B+ 3 more…
KINDS OF LIP MAKEUPModerate
PRODUCTS YOU'D FIND IN THE LIP SECTION OF A MAKEUP BAG+ 3 more…
PREDICAMENTTricky
WORDS FOR BEING IN A TOUGH OR TRICKY SITUATION+ 3 more…
MEASURED IN DEGREESDevious
THINGS THAT CAN ALL BE EXPRESSED IN DEGREES+ 3 more…
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Full solution
DELIVER, AS A PACKAGEStraightforward
MAIL,POST,SEND,SHIP

MAIL, POST, SEND, and SHIP all mean to deliver or dispatch a package to someone.

KINDS OF LIP MAKEUPModerate
BALM,GLOSS,LINER,STAIN

BALM, GLOSS, LINER, and STAIN are all types of lip makeup or lip products.

PREDICAMENTTricky
CORNER,FIX,HOLE,SPOT

CORNER, FIX, HOLE, and SPOT all informally describe being in a difficult predicament.

MEASURED IN DEGREESDevious
ANGLE,CRIME,EDUCATION,TEMPERATURE

ANGLE (geometric degrees), CRIME (degree of a crime), EDUCATION (academic degree), and TEMPERATURE (degrees Fahrenheit/Celsius) are all measured or categorized in degrees.

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