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Sunday, July 21, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — July 21, 2024

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Word grid

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

CAMPAIGN
CANVASS
CLAMP
COMPOSITION
FABRIC
FILE
LEVEL
LOG
MAKEUP
MAX
MOD
ORGANIZE
SAW
STRUCTURE
STUMP
TAN
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Themes

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

WAYS TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATEStraightforward
CONSTITUTIONModerate
CARPENTRY TOOLSTricky
MATH ABBREVIATIONSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

WAYS TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATEStraightforward
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO TO GET VOTES FOR A POLITICIAN+ 3 more…
CONSTITUTIONModerate
WORDS MEANING THE MAKEUP OR INNER STRUCTURE OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
CARPENTRY TOOLSTricky
THINGS YOU'D FIND IN A WOODWORKER'S WORKSHOP+ 3 more…
MATH ABBREVIATIONSDevious
SHORTENED FORMS USED IN MATH CLASS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
WAYS TO SUPPORT A CANDIDATEStraightforward
CAMPAIGN,CANVASS,ORGANIZE,STUMP

CAMPAIGN, CANVASS, ORGANIZE, and STUMP are all verbs describing ways to actively support and promote a political candidate

CONSTITUTIONModerate
COMPOSITION,FABRIC,MAKEUP,STRUCTURE

COMPOSITION, FABRIC, MAKEUP, and STRUCTURE all refer to the constitution or fundamental nature/arrangement of something

CARPENTRY TOOLSTricky
CLAMP,FILE,LEVEL,SAW

CLAMP, FILE, LEVEL, and SAW are all tools commonly used in carpentry and woodworking

MATH ABBREVIATIONSDevious
LOG,MAX,MOD,TAN

LOG (logarithm), MAX (maximum), MOD (modulo), and TAN (tangent) are all standard mathematical abbreviations

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