A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #383
hints & answers for June 28, 2024

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

CLUTCH belongs in this group.

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TYPES OF BAGS

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  • CLUTCH
  • MESSENGER
  • SATCHEL
  • TOTE

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, L, L and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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FREEDOM belongs in this group.

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WIGGLE ROOM

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  • FREEDOM
  • LATITUDE
  • LICENSE
  • SLACK

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

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

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CUE belongs in this group.

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INDICATION TO PROCEED

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  • CUE
  • PROMPT
  • SIGNAL
  • WORD

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, B, D and S. These initials are in sorted order.

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BOXER belongs in this group.

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UNDERWEAR IN THE SINGULAR

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  • BOXER
  • BRIEF
  • DRAWER
  • SHORT
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  • Yellow: TYPES OF BAGS
  • Green: WIGGLE ROOM
  • Blue: INDICATION TO PROCEED
  • Purple: UNDERWEAR IN THE SINGULAR

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

TYPES OF BAGS

CLUTCH · MESSENGER · SATCHEL · TOTE

Green

WIGGLE ROOM

FREEDOM · LATITUDE · LICENSE · SLACK

Blue

INDICATION TO PROCEED

CUE · PROMPT · SIGNAL · WORD

Purple

UNDERWEAR IN THE SINGULAR

BOXER · BRIEF · DRAWER · SHORT

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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.

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