A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #313
hints & answers for April 19, 2024

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Which group has you stuck?

Pick a colour. Reveal one step at a time.

Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with A, G, P and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

ADHERE belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

ATTACH WITH ADHESIVE

Reveal all four words
  • ADHERE
  • GLUE
  • PASTE
  • STICK

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, T, W and W. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

COPY belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

PUBLISHED LINES

Reveal all four words
  • COPY
  • TEXT
  • WORDS
  • WRITING

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, C, C and C. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CARAT belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

DIAMOND QUALITIES

Reveal all four words
  • CARAT
  • CLARITY
  • COLOR
  • CUT

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
Wordplay hint

Try putting the same beginning before each entry.

Show one word

LIST belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

A-___

Reveal all four words
  • LIST
  • OK
  • PLUS
  • ROD

Each entry comes after "A-" to form a word, expression or name: LIST → A- LIST; OK → A- OK; PLUS → A- PLUS; ROD → A- ROD.

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  • Yellow: ATTACH WITH ADHESIVE
  • Green: PUBLISHED LINES
  • Blue: DIAMOND QUALITIES
  • Purple: A-___

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

Reveal all four answers

Yellow

ATTACH WITH ADHESIVE

ADHERE · GLUE · PASTE · STICK

Green

PUBLISHED LINES

COPY · TEXT · WORDS · WRITING

Blue

DIAMOND QUALITIES

CARAT · CLARITY · COLOR · CUT

Purple

A-___

LIST · OK · PLUS · ROD

This puzzle’s recorded solution

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

Group colours follow the puzzle’s yellow, green, blue and purple order, from the most straightforward to the trickiest. Your own experience may differ. The reference tiles may appear in a different order from your game. Picture puzzles have separately hidden descriptions, since a description can give away the wordplay.

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