There’s a date-number mismatch in the requested title: YourDictionary’s archive identifies July 22, 2024 as Connections #407 and July 23 as #408. The answers below are for #407, matching the puzzle number in the title. Check the archive if you meant the July 23 puzzle.
Hints for Connections #407
Try these clues before looking at the completed groups, from least to most revealing:
- One group is about a person’s area of knowledge or specialization.
- Another group contains objects that can be played to make music.
- A third group contains objects that can help guide or divert traffic.
- For the last group, find a word that can go before each of the four answers.
Connections #407 answers
Yellow: Realm of expertise
AREA, DOMAIN, FIELD, SPHERE
Green: Musical instruments
FIDDLE, HORN, RECORDER, TRIANGLE
Blue: Used to redirect traffic
BARRIER, CONE, FLAG, FLARE
Purple: Food ___
CHAIN, FIGHT, PROCESSOR, PYRAMID
Why some words can mislead
Several entries have familiar meanings that point in other directions. AREA, DOMAIN, FIELD, and SPHERE can all describe a physical region. CONE, TRIANGLE, and PYRAMID are also shapes, while HORN, RECORDER, and FIDDLE may look like a more obvious instrument set than one that includes TRIANGLE. The groupings above are the archive’s answer key; these alternate readings are useful ways to see why the words may initially seem to fit elsewhere.
If you meant July 23, 2024
The archive labels July 23 as puzzle #408, not #407. This page gives the #407 answers and does not substitute an answer key for #408.
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