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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — April 15, 2025

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Word grid

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

ABSTAIN
AVOID
BELL
BRIDGE
CEASE
CHORUS
DARLING
HEARTS
HERO
HOOK
HUBRIS
PAN
REFRAIN
SPEED
SPOONS
TRAGEDY
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Themes

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

DESISTStraightforward
CARD GAMESModerate
ELEMENTS OF GREEK DRAMATricky
SECOND WORDS OF “PETER PAN” CHARACTERSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

DESISTStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TO STOP OR HOLD BACK FROM DOING SOMETHING+ 3 more…
CARD GAMESModerate
GAMES YOU MIGHT PLAY WITH A STANDARD DECK OF CARDS+ 3 more…
ELEMENTS OF GREEK DRAMATricky
KEY COMPONENTS OR CONCEPTS FOUND IN ANCIENT GREEK THEATER+ 3 more…
SECOND WORDS OF “PETER PAN” CHARACTERSDevious
COMPLETE A FAMOUS STORYBOOK CHARACTER'S NAME BY ADDING A FIRST NAME BEFORE EACH WORD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
DESISTStraightforward
ABSTAIN,AVOID,CEASE,REFRAIN

ABSTAIN, AVOID, CEASE, and REFRAIN all mean to desist or stop oneself from doing something.

CARD GAMESModerate
BRIDGE,HEARTS,SPEED,SPOONS

BRIDGE, HEARTS, SPEED, and SPOONS are all card games played with a standard deck.

ELEMENTS OF GREEK DRAMATricky
CHORUS,HERO,HUBRIS,TRAGEDY

CHORUS, HERO, HUBRIS, and TRAGEDY are all fundamental elements associated with Greek drama.

SECOND WORDS OF “PETER PAN” CHARACTERSDevious
BELL,DARLING,HOOK,PAN

BELL (Tinker Bell), DARLING (Wendy Darling), HOOK (Captain Hook), and PAN (Peter Pan) are all second words of character names from Peter Pan.

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