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NYT Connections September 26 2024 Answers

Puzzle #473

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

SWELL FRILL BIKINI WAX TRIM CHEESE NEAT BORDER GROW DRY BEAN VIRGIN THEORY STRAIGHT FRINGE MOUNT

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — DECORATIVE EDGE
Green — INCREASE, IN A WAY
Blue — SPECIFICATIONS FOR A BARTENDER
Purple — STRING ___
DECORATIVE EDGEBORDER, FRILL, FRINGE, TRIM
INCREASE, IN A WAYGROW, MOUNT, SWELL, WAX
SPECIFICATIONS FOR A BARTENDERDRY, NEAT, STRAIGHT, VIRGIN
STRING ___BEAN, BIKINI, CHEESE, THEORY
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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.