A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #414
hints & answers for July 29, 2024

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

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

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ARENA belongs in this group.

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STADIUMS

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  • ARENA
  • BOWL
  • COLISEUM
  • DOME

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

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

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ALLEY belongs in this group.

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STREET SUFFIXES

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  • ALLEY
  • COURT
  • DRIVE
  • LANE

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

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

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FISH belongs in this group.

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ASSOCIATED WITH SCALES

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  • FISH
  • JUSTICE
  • LIBRA
  • SOLFEGE

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

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

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FOUNTAIN belongs in this group.

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THINGS WITH SPOUTS

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  • FOUNTAIN
  • GUTTER
  • TEAPOT
  • WHALE
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  • Yellow: STADIUMS
  • Green: STREET SUFFIXES
  • Blue: ASSOCIATED WITH SCALES
  • Purple: THINGS WITH SPOUTS

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Yellow

STADIUMS

ARENA · BOWL · COLISEUM · DOME

Green

STREET SUFFIXES

ALLEY · COURT · DRIVE · LANE

Blue

ASSOCIATED WITH SCALES

FISH · JUSTICE · LIBRA · SOLFEGE

Purple

THINGS WITH SPOUTS

FOUNTAIN · GUTTER · TEAPOT · WHALE

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.

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