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Friday, February 21, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 21, 2025

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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.

ANSWER
BASEBALL GLOVE
CAN OPENER
ERASER
EYEDROPPER
FIX
GATHER
GOLF CLUB
GUITAR
HARVEST
LASSO
MAGIC WAND
PICK
REAP
REMEDY
SOLUTION
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Themes

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

WAY OF SOLVING A PROBLEMStraightforward
COLLECT, AS FROM AN ORCHARDModerate
PHOTOSHOP TOOLSTricky
OBJECTS THAT MAY BE RIGHT- OR LEFT-HANDEDDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

WAY OF SOLVING A PROBLEMStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN A WAY TO ADDRESS OR RESOLVE A DIFFICULTY+ 3 more…
COLLECT, AS FROM AN ORCHARDModerate
THINGS YOU MIGHT DO IN THE FIELDS OR ORCHARDS AT HARVEST TIME+ 3 more…
PHOTOSHOP TOOLSTricky
YOU'D FIND THESE IN THE TOOLBOX OF A DIGITAL IMAGE EDITOR+ 3 more…
OBJECTS THAT MAY BE RIGHT- OR LEFT-HANDEDDevious
EVERYDAY ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR RIGHT- OR LEFT-HANDED USERS+ 3 more…
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Full solution
WAY OF SOLVING A PROBLEMStraightforward
ANSWER,FIX,REMEDY,SOLUTION

ANSWER, FIX, REMEDY, and SOLUTION all refer to ways of resolving or dealing with a problem

COLLECT, AS FROM AN ORCHARDModerate
GATHER,HARVEST,PICK,REAP

GATHER, HARVEST, PICK, and REAP all mean to collect crops or produce, especially from fields or orchards

PHOTOSHOP TOOLSTricky
ERASER,EYEDROPPER,LASSO,MAGIC WAND

ERASER, EYEDROPPER, LASSO, and MAGIC WAND are all tools found in Adobe Photoshop's toolbar

OBJECTS THAT MAY BE RIGHT- OR LEFT-HANDEDDevious
BASEBALL GLOVE,CAN OPENER,GOLF CLUB,GUITAR

BASEBALL GLOVE, CAN OPENER, GOLF CLUB, and GUITAR are all objects that come in right-handed and left-handed versions

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