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Friday, September 20, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 20, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BOBA
CAT
CHARACTER
CHEWY
CORNER
EMPEROR
FIGURE
HAWK
IMAGINE
INDIVIDUAL
LITTER
PARTY
PERSON
SOLO
SUSPECT
THINK
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
PRESUMEStraightforward
SOMEBODYModerate
CHARACTERS IN “THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK," FAMILIARLYTricky
WORDS AFTER “KITTY”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
PRESUMEStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO SUPPOSE OR ASSUME WITHOUT CERTAINTY+ 3 more…
SOMEBODYModerate
WORDS REFERRING TO A SINGLE HUMAN BEING+ 3 more…
CHARACTERS IN “THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK," FAMILIARLYTricky
NICKNAMES FOR STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK CHARACTERS+ 3 more…
WORDS AFTER “KITTY”Devious
THESE WORDS CAN ALL FOLLOW 'KITTY' TO FORM A COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
PRESUMEStraightforward
FIGURE,IMAGINE,SUSPECT,THINK
FIGURE, IMAGINE, SUSPECT, and THINK all mean to presume or suppose something without definite knowledge.
SOMEBODYModerate
CHARACTER,INDIVIDUAL,PARTY,PERSON
CHARACTER, INDIVIDUAL, PARTY, and PERSON all mean somebody — a single human entity.
CHARACTERS IN “THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK," FAMILIARLYTricky
BOBA,CHEWY,EMPEROR,SOLO
BOBA (Fett), CHEWY (Chewbacca), EMPEROR (Palpatine), and SOLO (Han Solo) are all characters from The Empire Strikes Back referred to by their familiar names.
WORDS AFTER “KITTY”Devious
CAT,CORNER,HAWK,LITTER
KITTYCAT, KITTY CORNER, KITTYHAWK, and KITTY LITTER are all phrases formed by placing 'kitty' before CAT, CORNER, HAWK, and LITTER.