NYT Connections #1165 hints and answers
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Nothing to it, honestly.
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Four casual ways to say a task takes almost no effort at all.
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One of the four: CINCH
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PIECE OF CAKE: BREEZE, CINCH, PICNIC, SNAP
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Cover it up before anyone looks.
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Verbs meaning to keep something out of sight or make it hard to see.
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One of the four: OBSCURE
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CONCEAL: BLANKET, HIDE, MASK, OBSCURE
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Add a bouncing sphere, get four games.
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Each word becomes the name of a popular sport when a round object is attached.
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One of the four: PICKLE
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WORDS BEFORE "BALL" IN SPORT NAMES: BASE, BASKET, FOOT, PICKLE
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Say them aloud; animators are listening.
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Spoken out loud, each sounds exactly like the title of a computer-animated movie.
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One of the four: SEOUL
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HOMOPHONES OF CGI-ANIMATED FILMS: ANTS, COCOA, RHEO, SEOUL
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