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Sunday, September 22, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 22, 2024

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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

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

ALLOY
DRAWING
GRAYSCALE
LOTTERY
NEON
NEUTRAL
NEW
OPEN
PASTEL
POOL
PRINT
RAFFLE
SAVE
SCULPTURE
SUNTAN
THIRD
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Themes

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

COLOR TYPESStraightforward
FILE MENU OPTIONSModerate
CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZETricky
WHAT “BRONZE” MIGHT MEANDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

COLOR TYPESStraightforward
THESE DESCRIBE THE QUALITY OR INTENSITY OF A COLOR PALETTE+ 3 more…
FILE MENU OPTIONSModerate
COMMANDS YOU'D FIND AT THE TOP OF A DOCUMENT EDITOR+ 3 more…
CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZETricky
WAYS TO TRY YOUR LUCK FOR A PRIZE+ 3 more…
WHAT “BRONZE” MIGHT MEANDevious
THINGS THE WORD 'BRONZE' COULD REFER TO BEYOND THE COLOR+ 3 more…
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Full solution
COLOR TYPESStraightforward
GRAYSCALE,NEON,NEUTRAL,PASTEL

GRAYSCALE, NEON, NEUTRAL, and PASTEL are all types or categories of color, describing different qualities of hue and saturation

FILE MENU OPTIONSModerate
NEW,OPEN,PRINT,SAVE

NEW, OPEN, PRINT, and SAVE are all standard options found in the File menu of most software applications

CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZETricky
DRAWING,LOTTERY,POOL,RAFFLE

DRAWING, LOTTERY, POOL, and RAFFLE are all contests or events where participants have a chance to win a prize through random selection

WHAT “BRONZE” MIGHT MEANDevious
ALLOY,SCULPTURE,SUNTAN,THIRD

BRONZE can mean an ALLOY (the metal itself), a SCULPTURE (a bronze artwork), a SUNTAN (a bronzed complexion), or THIRD (as in the bronze/third-place medal)

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