Need a nudge before the reveal? The four themes are circus sights, characters from Oz, film departments, and a repeated phrase from “The Joker.” Scroll for the full answer key to the Saturday, April 13, 2024 puzzle, game #307.
Hints for Connections #307
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared connection. Try these spoiler-light clues before opening the solutions.
- Yellow: Think of acts and objects you might encounter under a big top.
- Green: Look for characters from a classic Oz story.
- Blue: Consider specialist teams involved in making a movie.
- Purple: Complete a repeated first-person phrase from a well-known song.
Answers for Saturday, April 13, 2024
Spoilers below. The answer guide identifies this puzzle as game #307 and supplies the category labels and word sets. The color assignments below follow the game’s standard yellow-to-purple order.
Yellow — Seen at the circus
CLOWN, RING, TENT, TRAPEZE
Green — “The Wizard of Oz” figures
LION, SCARECROW, WITCH, WIZARD
Blue — Film departments
HAIR, MAKEUP, PROPS, WARDROBE
Purple — “I’m a ___” (lyrics in “The Joker”)
JOKER, LOVER, SINNER, SMOKER
How the four connections differ
The groups draw on different kinds of association: the circus set links words to a place and its attractions; the Oz set depends on story-character knowledge; the film set names production departments; and the final set completes a phrase associated with the song “The Joker.” That mix is a useful reminder to check both direct thematic clusters and phrases that individual words can complete.
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A quick solving approach
- Start with concrete clusters. Look for words that clearly belong to a shared setting or subject, such as circus sights.
- Check for familiar casts and specialist vocabulary. A group may be based on story characters or roles in a production rather than objects from one place.
- Revisit words with more than one possible meaning. If a word seems to fit several themes, test whether it forms a phrase with the other candidates before submitting a set.
- Save the most indirect association for last. Phrase completion and song familiarity can be harder to spot than a literal category.
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