Tue, Nov 10

Connections Hint & Answer #1231

MÖBIUS

SPARKLER

INTERSTITIAL

CANDY

BACON

SPORTS

COMIC

POPSICLE

POP-UP

OVERLAY

SPACE

SALAD

FILM

HOBBY HORSE

PINWHEEL

BANNER

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

Things you might find on your breakfast plate, in the funny pages, or twisted into a loop all share one shape.
KINDS OF STRIPS
BACONCOMICFILMMÖBIUSBACON is a breakfast strip, COMIC is a newspaper strip, FILM is a roll of photographic strip, and MÖBIUS is a one-sided strip of paper.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

Each of these playful items is mounted on a narrow handheld shaft that keeps it raised while you enjoy it.
THINGS ON STICKS
HOBBY HORSEPINWHEELPOPSICLESPARKLERa HOBBY HORSE has a stick you straddle, a PINWHEEL spins atop a stick, a POPSICLE is frozen on a wooden stick, and a SPARKLER is held by a wire stick.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

These four are all ways websites throw ads in your face, from subtle strips to things that jump out and block the page.
ONLINE AD FORMATS
BANNERINTERSTITIALOVERLAYPOP-UPa BANNER ad runs across a page, an INTERSTITIAL takes over between pages, an OVERLAY sits on top of content, and a POP-UP opens a new window.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Think of places or things that come after the same word for a popular hangout or a keyboard key.
___ BAR
CANDYSALADSPACESPORTSand SPORTS all pair with BAR to make common terms like the candy BAR, salad BAR, space BAR, and sports BAR.

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