NYT Connections October 20 2024 Answers
Puzzle #497
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PADDLE SEW ROW STORY OAR FORE COLUMN RACKET NET BUTT FEATURE BALL CLATTER TABLE RUCKUS ARTICLE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BIT OF NEWSPAPER WRITING
Green — NOISY DISTURBANCE
Blue — TABLE TENNIS NEEDS
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
BIT OF NEWSPAPER WRITINGARTICLE, COLUMN, FEATURE, STORY
NOISY DISTURBANCECLATTER, RACKET, ROW, RUCKUS
TABLE TENNIS NEEDSBALL, NET, PADDLE, TABLE
HOMOPHONES OF COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONSBUTT, FORE, OAR, SEW
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