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Hints for Connections #705
Try each clue before revealing the categories and words. They move from the broadest nudge to the more specific connection.
- Yellow: Greenery.
- Green: It’s over.
- Blue: An animal connects these entries.
- Purple: Look at the hidden raw materials in the words.
The 16 words in the grid
RODEO, HOURGLASS, KUBRICK, SUNSET, TREE, SCRAP, WALL STREET, VINE, MICHAEL JORDAN, HOLLYWOOD, HERB, TAURUS, END, SHRUB, NEUROPLASTIC, DISSOLVE.
Answers for Friday, May 16, 2025
Spoilers below: the four category names and their members are revealed here.
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Yellow — Kinds of plants
HERB, SHRUB, TREE, VINE.
Green — Discontinue
DISSOLVE, END, SCRAP, SUNSET.
Blue — Associated with bulls
MICHAEL JORDAN, RODEO, TAURUS, WALL STREET.
The links are the Chicago Bulls basketball team, rodeos, the Taurus bull, and the Wall Street bull.
Purple — Ending with building materials
HOLLYWOOD, HOURGLASS, KUBRICK, NEUROPLASTIC.
Each word ends with a material: wood, glass, brick, or plastic.
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Why the wordplay can mislead
HOLLYWOOD, VINE, and SUNSET can suggest Los Angeles streets, but that grouping leaves KUBRICK as a tempting wrong addition. TechRadar’s author described making that mistake before finding the plant and discontinue groups, then the Bulls connection. The author rated the puzzle “Moderate” and reported one mistake; that is an individual solving experience, not a general difficulty score.
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