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Friday, June 28, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 28, 2024

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Word grid

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

BOXER
BRIEF
CLUTCH
CUE
DRAWER
FREEDOM
LATITUDE
LICENSE
MESSENGER
PROMPT
SATCHEL
SHORT
SIGNAL
SLACK
TOTE
WORD
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Themes

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

TYPES OF BAGSStraightforward
WIGGLE ROOMModerate
INDICATION TO PROCEEDTricky
UNDERWEAR IN THE SINGULARDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TYPES OF BAGSStraightforward
WAYS TO CARRY YOUR BELONGINGS BY HAND OR OVER YOUR SHOULDER+ 3 more…
WIGGLE ROOMModerate
WORDS MEANING FLEXIBILITY OR LEEWAY IN RULES OR EXPECTATIONS+ 3 more…
INDICATION TO PROCEEDTricky
SIGNS THAT TELL A PERFORMER OR PERSON IT'S TIME TO ACT+ 3 more…
UNDERWEAR IN THE SINGULARDevious
CLOTHING WORN UNDERNEATH, BUT THESE WORDS ARE MISSING THEIR 'S'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TYPES OF BAGSStraightforward
CLUTCH,MESSENGER,SATCHEL,TOTE

CLUTCH, MESSENGER, SATCHEL, and TOTE are all types of bags used to carry items

WIGGLE ROOMModerate
FREEDOM,LATITUDE,LICENSE,SLACK

FREEDOM, LATITUDE, LICENSE, and SLACK all mean having wiggle room or leeway to act without strict constraints

INDICATION TO PROCEEDTricky
CUE,PROMPT,SIGNAL,WORD

CUE, PROMPT, SIGNAL, and WORD are all things that indicate it's time to proceed or act

UNDERWEAR IN THE SINGULARDevious
BOXER,BRIEF,DRAWER,SHORT

BOXER, BRIEF, DRAWER, and SHORT are all types of underwear typically referred to in their plural forms (boxers, briefs, drawers, shorts)

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