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NYT · #1296

Connections answer for Sep 17

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  1. 1One word from each groupShow hint
    • BOUNCE
    • MINE SHAFT
    • FOUNTAIN
    • HANDLES
  2. 2The four group themesShow hint
    • Elasticity
    • Things that are underground
    • Hugh jackman movies, with "the"
    • Love ___
  3. 3Today's Connections answer (#1296)Show answer
    ELASTICITY
    BOUNCE, FLEXIBILITY, GIVE, SPRING
    THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND
    MINE SHAFT, SEWER LINE, SUBWAY STATION, WELL
    HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE"
    FOUNTAIN, PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES, WOLVERINE
    LOVE ___
    HANDLES, LANGUAGE, TAP, TRIANGLE

How to play Connections

Connections shows sixteen words. Your job is to sort them into four groups of four that share something in common — you can make only four mistakes. The yellow group is usually the most straightforward and purple the trickiest, often built on wordplay like hidden words or words that can follow the same prefix.

Watch for red herrings: most boards include one or two words that seem to fit several groups. Lock in the group you're surest of first to shrink the board.

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