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Hints for Connections #378
Use these clues if you want a nudge without seeing the full grid solved:
- One group is similar to “tone it down!”
- One group describes a slight sickness.
- One group relates to a certain animal.
- In the last group, every word can share the same second word.
Answers for Sunday, June 23
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| SETTLE DOWN! | EASY, ENOUGH, QUIET, RELAX |
| MINOR AILMENTS | BUG, CHILL, COLD, COUGH |
| WHAT HUMPBACK WHALES DO | BREACH, DIVE, SING, SPOUT |
| ___ CITY NICKNAMES | MAGIC, MOTOR, SIN, WINDY |
Why each group works
SETTLE DOWN!
EASY, ENOUGH, QUIET and RELAX can all be used as commands or expressions asking someone to calm down, lower the intensity or stop making a disturbance.
MINOR AILMENTS
BUG, CHILL, COLD and COUGH are familiar words for relatively minor illnesses or symptoms. Their everyday usage makes this set easy to confuse with other possible groupings.
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BREACH, DIVE, SING and SPOUT describe observable humpback-whale actions: a whale can leap from the water, submerge, produce its well-known songs and force air and water vapor from its blowhole.
___ CITY NICKNAMES
Add CITY after each word: Magic City, Motor City, Sin City and Windy City. This is a phrase-completion category rather than a shared definition.
Rank #2
A practical solving order
- Start with EASY, ENOUGH, QUIET and RELAX; their calming-command function is the most direct connection.
- Separate BUG, CHILL, COLD and COUGH as the health-related terms.
- Look for the animal-behavior set: BREACH, DIVE, SING and SPOUT are all things humpback whales do.
- The four remaining words complete well-known nicknames when followed by CITY: MAGIC, MOTOR, SIN and WINDY.
The puzzle’s difficulty comes from ordinary words that can suggest more than one connection. Checking both grammatical role and meaning helps: the first group is made of commands, the second concerns health, the third concerns whale behavior, and the final group relies on a fixed phrase.
Quick Recap
Rank #3
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