Tue, Nov 10

Connections Hint & Answer #1221

FLASH

PUNISHER

THING

TRACE

SLICE

FLICKER

VOLLEY

HULK

WHIFF

FUMBLE

FEED

SUGGESTION

SERVE

FOMENT

SMASH

FIERY

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

Slight traces of a subtle idea barely detectable to the senses.
HINT
FLICKERSUGGESTIONTRACEWHIFFFLICKER means a faint hint of light, SUGGESTION is a subtle hint, TRACE is the slightest hint of something, and WHIFF is a hint or hint-like smell of something.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

Rackets might come to mind for these four actions on the court.
TENNIS SHOTS
SERVESLICESMASHVOLLEYSERVE starts a point in tennis, SLICE is a tennis shot with backspin, SMASH is a powerful overhead tennis shot, and VOLLEY is hitting the ball before it bounces in tennis.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

Capes and aliases count as complete when you put a definite article in front of each one.
SUPERHEROES, WITH "THE"
FLASHHULKPUNISHERTHINGTHE FLASH is the superfast hero, THE HULK is the green giant, THE PUNISHER is the vigilante, and THE THING is the rocky member of the Fantastic Four.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Giants of old would chant over these, since each one hides a snippet of that famous incantation at its front.
STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM"
FEEDFIERYFOMENTFUMBLEFEED starts with FEE, FIERY starts with FI, FOMENT starts with FO, and FUMBLE starts with FUM.

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