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Hints for Connections #974
These clues move from broad themes to more revealing nudges. Stop at any point if you want to keep solving.
- Broad clues: Think textiles, ways of doing things, money connected to books, and something you might do with crayons.
- One word from each group: LOOM, WAY, ADVANCE, NEAR.
- Category names: Materials and tools used in weaving; a method; types of payment for an author; phrases that follow “draw.”
Connections #974 answers
Spoilers below. The 16 words are arranged into four groups:
- Used in weaving: LOOM, NEEDLE, SCISSORS, YARN.
- Method: APPROACH, MANNER, STYLE, WAY.
- Kinds of payment for an author: ADVANCE, BONUS, FEE, ROYALTY.
- Draw ___: NEAR, POKER, STRAWS, THE LINE.
Why the last group fits
Each word completes a familiar phrase beginning with “draw”: draw near, draw poker, draw straws, and draw the line. The wording can steer you toward sketching, but the group is based on phrases rather than drawing materials.
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