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Puzzle #699

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

BEANS MINUS LOVE ENERGY ZIP BEST COMIC SANS SINCERELY WANTING BACON SUNSET ABSENT LANDING CHEERS PEP

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — LETTER SIGN-OFFS
Green — WITHOUT
Blue — VIGOR
Purple — ___ STRIP
LETTER SIGN-OFFSBEST, CHEERS, LOVE, SINCERELY
WITHOUTABSENT, MINUS, SANS, WANTING
VIGORBEANS, ENERGY, PEP, ZIP
___ STRIPBACON, COMIC, LANDING, SUNSET
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.