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Saturday, December 21, 2024
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 21, 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.
BALONEY
BAND
BUNK
CANOPY
CASSEROLE
CIRCLE
CROCK
GROUCH
HOOP
MURPHY
O
PAN
POT
RING
SLEIGH
STATUETTE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
LOOPStraightforward
COOKING VESSELSModerate
KINDS OF BEDSTricky
THINGS CALLED “OSCAR”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
LOOPStraightforward
CIRCULAR SHAPES YOU MIGHT WEAR OR PASS THROUGH+ 3 more…
COOKING VESSELSModerate
THINGS YOU'D FIND ON A STOVETOP OR IN THE OVEN FOR MAKING DINNER+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BEDSTricky
TYPES OF BED FRAMES WITH DISTINCTIVE STYLES OR FEATURES+ 3 more…
THINGS CALLED “OSCAR”Devious
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT SHARE THE NAME OSCAR+ 3 more…
Full solution
LOOPStraightforward
BAND,CIRCLE,HOOP,RING
BAND, CIRCLE, HOOP, and RING are all words meaning a loop — a closed circular shape
COOKING VESSELSModerate
CASSEROLE,CROCK,PAN,POT
CASSEROLE, CROCK, PAN, and POT are all cooking vessels used to prepare food
KINDS OF BEDSTricky
BUNK,CANOPY,MURPHY,SLEIGH
BUNK, CANOPY, MURPHY, and SLEIGH are all specific styles or types of beds
THINGS CALLED “OSCAR”Devious
BALONEY,GROUCH,O,STATUETTE
BALONEY (Oscar Mayer bologna), GROUCH (Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street), O (Oscar Robertson's nickname), and STATUETTE (the Academy Award trophy) are all called Oscar