NYT Connections #1167 hints and answers
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Survival checklist, not a script or a title
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Four basic biological needs any creature must meet to stay alive and healthy
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One of the four: OXYGEN
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THINGS MOST ANIMALS NEED: NUTRITION, OXYGEN, SLEEP, WATER
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The stage manager clears her throat backstage
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Things shouted just before a show or a scene starts rolling
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One of the four: PLACES
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CALLS TO BEGIN A PERFORMANCE: ACTION, CURTAIN UP, PLACES, SHOWTIME
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Each one adopts the same young companions
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Each pairs with a word for youngsters to name a famous film or book
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One of the four: KARATE
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___ KIDS: COMEBACK, KARATE, SUNDANCE, WIMPY
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Rarely, said the long way around
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Each finishes a common phrase describing something that happens only very seldom
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One of the four: BLUE MOON
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ONCE IN A ___: BLUE MOON, GENERATION, LIFETIME, WHILE
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