Sun Sep 15 13:30:00 UTC 2024: ## Connections Brain Teaser Solved: “Reside,” “Doofus,” “Decrease,” and “Member of a Septet”
The New York Times’ popular Connections puzzle challenged players to identify the common theme connecting four seemingly disparate words, this week focusing on the themes “Reside,” “Doofus,” “Decrease,” and “Member of a Septet.”
The puzzle, cleverly formatted with visual hints and verbal clues, guided participants through the various groups, with the “Reside” group proving the easiest. Players were encouraged to think about where one “hangs their hat” or “kicks off their shoes” to arrive at the answer, which included the words “Dwell,” “Inhabit,” “Live,” and “Stay.”
The “Doofus” group, with its visual hint referencing schoolyard insults, presented a more challenging puzzle. Participants were encouraged to remember those “sick burns” from their childhood to identify the words “Clown,” “Dweeb,” “Sap,” and “Turkey” as fitting the theme.
The “Decrease” group proved to be another easy one, as the visual and verbal clues led participants to the straightforward synonym group of “Decline,” “Drop,” “Dwindle,” and “Ebb.”
The final group, “Member of a Septet,” proved the most challenging, with players struggling to identify the commonality between “Dwarf,” “Sea,” “Sin,” and “Wonder.” Despite the difficulty, the puzzle was ultimately solved, ending another successful weekend of Connections.
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