Tue, Nov 10

Connections Hint & Answer #1218

GLOVES

WIELD

MAP

INTERNET

ICE SCRAPER

PERUSE

ELECTRICITY

REGISTRATION

PATRICK

CABLE

SYNTACTIC

APPLY

UTILIZE

PHONE

EMPLOY

HARNESS

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

These four are all verbs for taking something at hand and making it work for you.
PUT TO USE
APPLYHARNESSUTILIZEWIELDAPPLY means to put something to use, HARNESS means to put a resource to use, UTILIZE is a synonym for putting to use, and WIELD means to put a tool to use.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

Think of recurring charges you'd find on a household budget, arriving every thirty days or so.
MONTHLY BILLS
CABLEELECTRICITYINTERNETPHONECABLE is a recurring household bill, ELECTRICITY is a recurring household bill, INTERNET is a recurring household bill, and PHONE is a recurring household bill.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

Stash these four odds and ends in the car's front storage spot for when winter or getting lost strikes.
THINGS YOU MIGHT FIND IN A GLOVE COMPARTMENT
GLOVESICE SCRAPERMAPREGISTRATIONGLOVES are kept in a glove compartment, ICE SCRAPER is kept in a glove compartment, MAP is kept in a glove compartment, and REGISTRATION is kept in a glove compartment.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Look for a deceptive plan or clever maneuver quietly sitting at the tail end of each word.
ENDING IN GAMBITS
EMPLOYPATRICKPERUSESYNTACTICEMPLOY ends in PLOY, PATRICK contains TRICK (T-R-I-C-K from PATRICK), PERUSE ends in RUSE, and SYNTACTIC ends in TACTIC.

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