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Friday, June 27, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — June 27, 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.

BIRD
BLOOD
BLUES
CHEMICAL
CHIC
COUNT
CURRENT
FRESH
GROUCH
HALO
HAPPENING
HARP
MARX
MONSTER
ROBE
WINGS
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Themes

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

IN FASHIONStraightforward
PARTS OF AN ANGEL COSTUMEModerate
“SESAME STREET” FIGURESTricky
___ BROTHERSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

IN FASHIONStraightforward
WORDS MEANING TRENDY OR UP-TO-DATE+ 3 more…
PARTS OF AN ANGEL COSTUMEModerate
WHAT YOU'D WEAR OR CARRY AT A HEAVENLY COSTUME PARTY+ 3 more…
“SESAME STREET” FIGURESTricky
NICKNAMES OR TITLES OF BELOVED SESAME STREET CHARACTERS+ 3 more…
___ BROTHERSDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE 'BROTHERS' TO NAME A FAMOUS DUO OR GROUP+ 3 more…
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Full solution
IN FASHIONStraightforward
CHIC,CURRENT,FRESH,HAPPENING

CHIC, CURRENT, FRESH, and HAPPENING all mean stylish or trendy — in fashion.

PARTS OF AN ANGEL COSTUMEModerate
HALO,HARP,ROBE,WINGS

HALO, HARP, ROBE, and WINGS are all classic components of an angel costume.

“SESAME STREET” FIGURESTricky
BIRD,COUNT,GROUCH,MONSTER

Big BIRD, The COUNT, Oscar the GROUCH, and Cookie MONSTER are all iconic Sesame Street characters referred to by these words.

___ BROTHERSDevious
BLOOD,BLUES,CHEMICAL,MARX

BLOOD Brothers, BLUES Brothers, CHEMICAL Brothers, and MARX Brothers are all famous acts or phrases with 'Brothers.'

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