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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 10, 2024
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
CALL
CRUISE
DUB
FISH
FUMBLE
INLAND
LABEL
NAME
OLIVIA
RAN
ROOT
RUMMAGE
TAKEOFF
TAXI
TOUCHDOWN
WANDA
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
GIVE A TITLE TOStraightforward
PARTS OF A FLIGHTModerate
FEEL AROUND (FOR)Tricky
COUNTRIES MINUS FIRST LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
GIVE A TITLE TOStraightforward
WAYS TO ASSIGN A DESIGNATION TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A FLIGHTModerate
STAGES YOU GO THROUGH ON AN AIRPLANE JOURNEY+ 3 more…
FEEL AROUND (FOR)Tricky
SEARCH BY TOUCH OR BLINDLY GROPE AROUND+ 3 more…
COUNTRIES MINUS FIRST LETTERDevious
THESE WORDS BECOME COUNTRY NAMES WHEN YOU ADD A LETTER TO THE FRONT+ 3 more…
Full solution
GIVE A TITLE TOStraightforward
CALL,DUB,LABEL,NAME
CALL, DUB, LABEL, and NAME all mean to give a title or designation to someone or something.
PARTS OF A FLIGHTModerate
CRUISE,TAKEOFF,TAXI,TOUCHDOWN
CRUISE, TAKEOFF, TAXI, and TOUCHDOWN are all distinct phases of an airplane flight.
FEEL AROUND (FOR)Tricky
FISH,FUMBLE,ROOT,RUMMAGE
FISH, FUMBLE, ROOT, and RUMMAGE all mean to feel around or search blindly, often with your hands.
COUNTRIES MINUS FIRST LETTERDevious
INLAND,OLIVIA,RAN,WANDA
INLAND = fINLAND, OLIVIA = bOLIVIA, RAN = iRAN, WANDA = rWANDA — each word is a country with its first letter removed.