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Friday, October 4, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 4, 2024

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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
Show the themesCategory names only, no words revealed
One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
Full solutionAll words and explanations
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Word grid

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

DAB
DAISY
DALE
DASH
DELIVERY
DENT
DIMPLE
DING
DINNER
DIVOT
DOC
DOLLOP
DORY
DREAM
DROP
DUE
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Themes

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

CONCAVITYStraightforward
SMALL AMOUNTModerate
DISNEY CHARACTERSTricky
___ DATEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CONCAVITYStraightforward
THESE WORDS DESCRIBE A SMALL HOLLOW OR INDENTATION IN A SURFACE+ 3 more…
SMALL AMOUNTModerate
TINY QUANTITIES YOU MIGHT MEASURE IN A RECIPE+ 3 more…
DISNEY CHARACTERSTricky
FAMOUS CHARACTERS FROM DISNEY FILMS AND CARTOONS, ALL STARTING WITH D+ 3 more…
___ DATEDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'DATE' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CONCAVITYStraightforward
DENT,DIMPLE,DING,DIVOT

DENT, DIMPLE, DING, and DIVOT all refer to a small depression or hollow pushed into a surface

SMALL AMOUNTModerate
DAB,DASH,DOLLOP,DROP

DAB, DASH, DOLLOP, and DROP all mean a small, informal amount of something, often used in cooking

DISNEY CHARACTERSTricky
DAISY,DALE,DOC,DORY

DAISY (Duck), DALE (chipmunk from Chip 'n' Dale), DOC (dwarf from Snow White), and DORY (from Finding Nemo) are all Disney characters

___ DATEDevious
DELIVERY,DINNER,DREAM,DUE

DELIVERY DATE, DINNER DATE, DREAM DATE, and DUE DATE are all common compound phrases formed by adding 'date'

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