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Connections #72 Answers – August 22, 2023

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #72 on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

ACTORBOYSCARDCHOCOLATECOMETCUPIDDANCERDASHERHEARTLIEUTENANTROSESANTASINGERSTAND-UPTASTEVIXEN

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
ACTOR belongs to this group.
Green
COMET belongs to this group.
Blue
CARD belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BOYS belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Green category
SANTA’S REINDEER
Blue category
SEEN ON VALENTINE’S DAY
Purple (hardest) category
“BAD ___” MOVIES

Connections #72 answers

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PERFORMING ARTISTSACTOR, DANCER, SINGER, STAND-UP
SANTA’S REINDEERCOMET, CUPID, DASHER, VIXEN
SEEN ON VALENTINE’S DAYCARD, CHOCOLATE, HEART, ROSE
“BAD ___” MOVIESBOYS, LIEUTENANT, SANTA, TASTE
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What are the Connections answers for August 22, 2023?

PERFORMING ARTISTS: ACTOR, DANCER, SINGER, STAND-UP. SANTA’S REINDEER: COMET, CUPID, DASHER, VIXEN. SEEN ON VALENTINE’S DAY: CARD, CHOCOLATE, HEART, ROSE. “BAD ___” MOVIES: BOYS, LIEUTENANT, SANTA, TASTE.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.