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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 13, 2024

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Word grid

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

ANVIL
BOULDER
CALIFORNIA
CAPRI
CARGO
CLAW
COYOTE
DRUM
EGG
HAMMER
HONOR
HOOF
HORN
NAIL
STIRRUP
TNT
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Themes

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

MADE OF KERATINStraightforward
ROAD RUNNER CARTOON STAPLESModerate
KINDS OF PANTSTricky
___ ROLLDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MADE OF KERATINStraightforward
THESE BODY PARTS ARE ALL MADE FROM THE SAME TOUGH PROTEIN FOUND IN HAIR+ 3 more…
ROAD RUNNER CARTOON STAPLESModerate
THINGS THAT FALL ON WILE E. IN CLASSIC LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS+ 3 more…
KINDS OF PANTSTricky
THESE ARE ALL STYLES OF TROUSERS YOU MIGHT FIND AT A CLOTHING STORE+ 3 more…
___ ROLLDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'ROLL' TO MAKE A COMMON PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MADE OF KERATINStraightforward
CLAW,HOOF,HORN,NAIL

Claw, hoof, horn, and nail are all structures made of keratin, the same fibrous protein found in human hair and nails

ROAD RUNNER CARTOON STAPLESModerate
ANVIL,BOULDER,COYOTE,TNT

Anvil, boulder, coyote, and TNT are recurring elements in Road Runner cartoons — the coyote always fails using these props

KINDS OF PANTSTricky
CAPRI,CARGO,HAMMER,STIRRUP

Capri, cargo, hammer, and stirrup are all types of pants — capri pants, cargo pants, hammer pants, and stirrup pants

___ ROLLDevious
CALIFORNIA,DRUM,EGG,HONOR

California roll, drum roll, egg roll, and honor roll are all common phrases formed by adding 'roll' to these words

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