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Friday, July 19, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 19, 2024

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Word grid

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

BURN
COFFEE
DIESEL
DIG
FLAME
JAB
LOVER
PERIODIC
PLUS
POOL
PREMIUM
REGULAR
SLIGHT
STEADY
SWEETHEART
WATER
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Themes

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

ROMANTIC PARTNERStraightforward
INSULTModerate
GAS PUMP OPTIONSTricky
___ TABLEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

ROMANTIC PARTNERStraightforward
WORDS FOR A BELOVED BEAU OR BELLE+ 3 more…
INSULTModerate
WAYS TO PUT SOMEONE DOWN WITH WORDS+ 3 more…
GAS PUMP OPTIONSTricky
CHOICES YOU MAKE WHEN FUELING UP YOUR CAR+ 3 more…
___ TABLEDevious
THESE WORDS CAN ALL PRECEDE 'TABLE'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
ROMANTIC PARTNERStraightforward
FLAME,LOVER,STEADY,SWEETHEART

FLAME, LOVER, STEADY, and SWEETHEART are all informal terms for a romantic partner.

INSULTModerate
BURN,DIG,JAB,SLIGHT

BURN, DIG, JAB, and SLIGHT are all words meaning to insult or make a cutting remark at someone's expense.

GAS PUMP OPTIONSTricky
DIESEL,PLUS,PREMIUM,REGULAR

DIESEL, PLUS, PREMIUM, and REGULAR are all types of fuel you can select at a gas pump.

___ TABLEDevious
COFFEE,PERIODIC,POOL,WATER

COFFEE, PERIODIC, POOL, and WATER can each precede TABLE to form a common compound word or phrase (coffee table, periodic table, pool table, water table).

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