NYT Connections #1155 hints and answers
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Plan A stalled; steer somewhere else entirely.
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Four expressions meaning to adjust your strategy midstream instead of stubbornly pushing ahead unchanged.
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One of the four: RECALIBRATE
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TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH: CHANGE TACK, COURSE-CORRECT, RECALIBRATE, SHIFT GEARS
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Storytime staples, illustrated, older than your parents' library card.
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Four titles from the picture-book canon, read aloud to generations of American kids.
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One of the four: CORDUROY
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CLASSIC CHILDREN'S BOOKS: CAPS FOR SALE, CORDUROY, GOODNIGHT MOON, MADELINE
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Video store aisles, subdivided until each shelf gets oddly specific.
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Labels critics use for narrow film categories, often pairing a setting with a familiar formula.
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One of the four: SPAGHETTI WESTERN
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MOVIE SUBGENRES: BUDDY COP, NEO-NOIR, SPACE OPERA, SPAGHETTI WESTERN
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Everyone here wants out, one way or another.
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Situations, real or imagined, people wish to leave: some legal, some nocturnal, some paid for fun.
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One of the four: JURY DUTY
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THINGS PEOPLE TRY TO GET OUT OF: BAD DREAM, ESCAPE ROOM, JURY DUTY, LABYRINTH
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