Mon, Nov 9

Connections Hint & Answer #1245

SPOILS

BOOTY

BOUNTY

CLONE

RHODE

POLO

CANE

RINGER

NORTH

NEW

TREASURE

HENLEY

RAGLAN

SOUTH

EASTER

SOON

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

What a buccaneer would haul back to the ship after a successful raid.
PIRATE'S PLUNDER
BOOTYBOUNTYSPOILSTREASUREand TREASURE are all words for loot a pirate would take.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

What you wear on your upper half comes in many styles, each with its own name—think beyond the basic tee.
KINDS OF SHIRTS
HENLEYPOLORAGLANRINGERand RINGER are each a style of shirt.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

Four map entries share what comes before the rest of their official label.
FIRST WORDS OF U.S. STATE NAMES
NEWNORTHRHODESOUTHand SOUTH begin New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and South Dakota, respectively.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Each pairs with the front of a big weather word to complete its name, forming the tail end of terms like a spinning tropical system or a seasonal rain.
ENDS OF STORM TYPES
CANECLONEEASTERSOONCANE ends hurricane, CLONE ends cyclone, EASTER ends nor'easter, and SOON ends monsoon.

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