Mon, Nov 9

Connections Hint & Answer #1246

BUILT

CHARRED

CUT

CARAT

LEAK

TRIM

CLARITY

COLOR

KORN

BLOWOUT

CONTEXT

JACKED

PERSPECTIVE

INSIGHT

EXTENSIONS

RIPPED

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

These four adjectives all describe someone who spends serious time at the gym and isn't shy about showing off the results.
MUSCULAR
BUILTCUTJACKEDRIPPEDBUILT means having a strong physique, CUT means defined with visible muscle, JACKED means bulking up with muscle, and RIPPED means extremely lean and toned.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

What a stylist might do to your locks during a visit.
HAIR SALON SERVICES
BLOWOUTCOLOREXTENSIONSTRIMBLOWOUT is a styled blow-dry, COLOR is dyeing the hair, EXTENSIONS add length, and TRIM removes split ends.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

Ways of seeing or understanding what's really going on, from background info to a fresh vantage point.
THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATION
CLARITYCONTEXTINSIGHTPERSPECTIVECLARITY is seeing things clearly, CONTEXT is background information, INSIGHT is understanding, and PERSPECTIVE is a point of view.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

These four words each sound like something you'd find in a garden or on a dinner plate.
VEGETABLE HOMOPHONES
CARATCHARREDKORNLEAKCARAT sounds like carrot, CHARRED sounds like chard, KORN sounds like corn, and LEAK sounds like leek.

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