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Connections Hint & Answer #1252

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COMPLEX

CENTER

OTHELLO

MARRIAGE

CAMPUS

PROGRESSIVE

MOTTLE

FOREMOST

CHESS

FACILITY

STRATEGO

ADVANCED

TRIB

MODERN

BATTLE

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

Words you might use to describe the very latest ideas or the people leading the pack.
CUTTING-EDGE
ADVANCEDFOREMOSTMODERNPROGRESSIVEEach word describes something at the forefront of its field: ADVANCED means highly developed, FOREMOST means leading the way, MODERN means of the latest style, and PROGRESSIVE means favoring innovation.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

These four can each trail behind a word like learning or detention to name where something operates.
LOCATIONS FOR AN INSTITUTION
CAMPUSCENTERCOMPLEXFACILITYAll can follow a word like "learning" or "detention": a CAMPUS, a CENTER, a COMPLEX, and a FACILITY are each places where an institution sits or operates.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

These quiet classics are all about outsmarting an opponent on a gridded battlefield where every piece's move matters more than any lucky roll.
STRATEGY BOARD GAMES
CHESSGOOTHELLOSTRATEGOCHESS is played on 64 squares, GO on a 19x19 grid, OTHELLO uses flipping discs, and STRATEGO has hidden-rank pieces — all board games won by tactics rather than luck.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Infant items hide here, but each one's opener has been swapped for a different letter before entering the grid.
BABY GEAR WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED
BATTLEMARRIAGEMOTTLETRIBEach is baby gear with its initial letter swapped: BATTLE is rattle with R to B, MARRIAGE is carriage with C to M, MOTTLE is bottle with B to M, and TRIB is crib with C to T.

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