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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 18, 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.
BITTER
BOCK
CAPITOL
CHROME
FIELD
HANDLE
HEDGE
HOLD
MANAGE
ONION
SHORT
SOUR
STOUT
TACKLE
TEAPOT
TRADE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
DEAL WITHStraightforward
STYLES OF BEERModerate
INVESTMENT VERBSTricky
___ DOMEDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
DEAL WITHStraightforward
SYNONYMS FOR COPE WITH OR TAKE CARE OF A SITUATION+ 3 more…
STYLES OF BEERModerate
TYPES YOU MIGHT FIND ON A CRAFT BREWERY MENU+ 3 more…
INVESTMENT VERBSTricky
THINGS A STOCK MARKET INVESTOR MIGHT DO+ 3 more…
___ DOMEDevious
EACH PAIRS WITH 'DOME' TO MAKE A FAMOUS PLACE OR SCANDAL+ 3 more…
Full solution
DEAL WITHStraightforward
FIELD,HANDLE,MANAGE,TACKLE
FIELD, HANDLE, MANAGE, and TACKLE all mean to deal with or address a situation or problem.
STYLES OF BEERModerate
BITTER,BOCK,SOUR,STOUT
BITTER, BOCK, SOUR, and STOUT are all styles of beer.
INVESTMENT VERBSTricky
HEDGE,HOLD,SHORT,TRADE
HEDGE, HOLD, SHORT, and TRADE are all verbs used in the context of investing and financial markets.
___ DOMEDevious
CAPITOL,CHROME,ONION,TEAPOT
CAPITOL DOME, CHROME DOME, ONION DOME, and TEAPOT DOME all precede or follow DOME to form well-known compound words or phrases.