NYT Connections #1162 hints and answers
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The band takes the stage tonight, then loads out.
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Four casual names for a live music event or a booking at a venue.
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One of the four: GIG
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MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: CONCERT, GIG, SET, SHOW
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Contracts, movies, and poker tables all need these folks.
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Each word names someone involved in a deal, a scene, a game, or a dispute.
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One of the four: PARTY
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PARTICIPANT: ACTOR, AGENT, PARTY, PLAYER
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Place one before "nephew" and relations shift sideways.
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Words attached to relative titles to specify a generation or a branch of the family tree.
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One of the four: STEP
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIP MODIFIERS: GRAND, GREAT, HALF, STEP
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Museum hall of early hominids, labels translated from Latin.
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English meanings of Homo species names, including one that points to a German valley.
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One of the four: FROM NEANDER
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DESCRIPTORS FOR OUR HUMAN ANCESTORS: FROM NEANDER, HANDY, UPRIGHT, WISE
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