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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — October 29, 2024

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Word grid

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

ATTENDING
COUNTRYMAN
EAR
FELLOW
FRIEND
INTERN
MINT
NEW
ORIGINAL
PERFECT
POCKET
RESIDENT
ROMAN
TIMES
TOWN
UNUSED
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Themes

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

IN PRISTINE CONDITIONStraightforward
MEDICAL ROLESModerate
SINGULAR NOUN IN A FAMOUS “JULIUS CAESAR” LINETricky
___ SQUAREDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

IN PRISTINE CONDITIONStraightforward
WORDS DESCRIBING SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED OR OPENED+ 3 more…
MEDICAL ROLESModerate
HOSPITAL HIERARCHY TITLES YOU MIGHT SEE ON A DOCTOR'S BADGE+ 3 more…
SINGULAR NOUN IN A FAMOUS “JULIUS CAESAR” LINETricky
INDIVIDUAL NOUNS FROM MARK ANTONY'S FAMOUS SPEECH IN SHAKESPEARE'S JULIUS CAESAR+ 3 more…
___ SQUAREDevious
THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'SQUARE' TO MAKE A FAMILIAR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
IN PRISTINE CONDITIONStraightforward
MINT,NEW,ORIGINAL,UNUSED

MINT, NEW, ORIGINAL, and UNUSED all describe something in perfect, untouched condition — never used or damaged.

MEDICAL ROLESModerate
ATTENDING,FELLOW,INTERN,RESIDENT

ATTENDING, FELLOW, INTERN, and RESIDENT are all titles for medical doctors at different stages of their hospital training and career.

SINGULAR NOUN IN A FAMOUS “JULIUS CAESAR” LINETricky
COUNTRYMAN,EAR,FRIEND,ROMAN

The famous line 'Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears' contains FRIEND, ROMAN, COUNTRYMAN, and EAR as singular forms of the nouns used.

___ SQUAREDevious
PERFECT,POCKET,TIMES,TOWN

PERFECT, POCKET, TIMES, and TOWN can each precede SQUARE to form common compound words or phrases: Perfect Square, Pocket Square, Times Square, Town Square.

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