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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 12, 2025

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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
Show the themesCategory names only, no words revealed
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.

ANDROID
CERTIFICATE
DANCE
DEED
DONUT
MONOLOGUE
PACIFIER
RATTLESNAKE
RECEIPT
ROLLERBLADE
SAXOPHONE
SHAKESPEARE
SKATEBOARD
SKETCH
SONG
TITLE
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Themes

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

DOCUMENTS OF OWNERSHIPStraightforward
BITS IN A VARIETY SHOWModerate
PROPS FOR CHARACTERS ON “THE SIMPSONS”Tricky
STARTING WITH “SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL”Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

DOCUMENTS OF OWNERSHIPStraightforward
PAPERS THAT PROVE YOU OWN SOMETHING+ 3 more…
BITS IN A VARIETY SHOWModerate
ACTS YOU MIGHT SEE PERFORMED ON A VAUDEVILLE STAGE+ 3 more…
PROPS FOR CHARACTERS ON “THE SIMPSONS”Tricky
OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC SPRINGFIELD RESIDENTS+ 3 more…
STARTING WITH “SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL”Devious
EACH WORD CONTAINS ONE OF THE THREE WORDS IN THE CLASSIC SONG TITLE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
DOCUMENTS OF OWNERSHIPStraightforward
CERTIFICATE,DEED,RECEIPT,TITLE

CERTIFICATE, DEED, RECEIPT, and TITLE are all documents that serve as proof of ownership or purchase.

BITS IN A VARIETY SHOWModerate
DANCE,MONOLOGUE,SKETCH,SONG

DANCE, MONOLOGUE, SKETCH, and SONG are all performance types commonly featured in a variety show.

PROPS FOR CHARACTERS ON “THE SIMPSONS”Tricky
DONUT,PACIFIER,SAXOPHONE,SKATEBOARD

DONUT (Homer), PACIFIER (Maggie), SAXOPHONE (Lisa), and SKATEBOARD (Bart) are iconic props for characters on The Simpsons.

STARTING WITH “SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL”Devious
ANDROID,RATTLESNAKE,ROLLERBLADE,SHAKESPEARE

SHAKESPEARE contains SHAKE, RATTLESNAKE contains RATTLE, ROLLERBLADE contains ROLL, and ANDROID contains... wait — ANDROID contains AND, while these all begin with SHAKE, RATTLE, and ROLL respectively hidden within the words.

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