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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 28, 2024

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Word grid

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

AEGIS
APPLE OF DISCORD
CAN
EASY
GOLDEN FLEECE
HABIT
HERSHEY
HISTAMINE
HORNETS’ NEST
ITSY
MINEFIELD
NO SWEAT
PANDORA’S BOX
PIECE OF CAKE
SURE THING
TIRES
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Themes

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

“NOTHING TO IT!”Straightforward
OBJECTS FROM GREEK MYTHModerate
PROVERBIAL THINGS TO KICKTricky
STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

“NOTHING TO IT!”Straightforward
PHRASES MEANING 'THAT'S SIMPLE!' OR 'NO PROBLEM AT ALL'+ 3 more…
OBJECTS FROM GREEK MYTHModerate
FAMOUS ARTIFACTS AND CONTAINERS FROM ANCIENT GREEK STORIES+ 3 more…
PROVERBIAL THINGS TO KICKTricky
THINGS YOU MIGHT LITERALLY OR FIGURATIVELY 'KICK' IN COMMON EXPRESSIONS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSDevious
EACH WORD IS SECRETLY HIDING A POSSESSIVE PRONOUN AT ITS START+ 3 more…
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Full solution
“NOTHING TO IT!”Straightforward
EASY,NO SWEAT,PIECE OF CAKE,SURE THING

EASY, NO SWEAT, PIECE OF CAKE, and SURE THING are all informal expressions meaning something requires little effort or is guaranteed to succeed.

OBJECTS FROM GREEK MYTHModerate
AEGIS,APPLE OF DISCORD,GOLDEN FLEECE,PANDORA’S BOX

AEGIS (Zeus/Athena's shield), APPLE OF DISCORD (thrown by Eris), GOLDEN FLEECE (sought by Jason), and PANDORA'S BOX are all iconic objects appearing in Greek mythology.

PROVERBIAL THINGS TO KICKTricky
CAN,HABIT,HORNETS’ NEST,TIRES

CAN (kick the can), HABIT (kick a habit), HORNETS' NEST (kick a hornets' nest), and TIRES (kick the tires) are all things proverbially or idiomatically associated with kicking.

STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSDevious
HERSHEY,HISTAMINE,ITSY,MINEFIELD

HERSHEY starts with HER, HISTAMINE starts with HIS, ITSY starts with ITS, and MINEFIELD starts with MINE — each word begins with a possessive pronoun.

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