NYT Connections #1174 hints and answers
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Lamp off, door closing, kind farewells trailing behind.
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Gentle phrases you say to someone heading off to bed for the evening.
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One of the four: SWEET DREAMS
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BEDTIME PARTING WORDS: NIGHT, REST EASY, SLEEP TIGHT, SWEET DREAMS
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Hold these up to a mirror, backwards.
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Four entries read exactly the same whether you go forward or in reverse.
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One of the four: TOP SPOT
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PALINDROMES: MOM, NOON, SIS, TOP SPOT
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Social media staples glued onto the ends of anything.
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Trendy tags people stick onto other terms online to describe vibes, phases, or obsessions.
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One of the four: MAXXING
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MODERN ADD-ONS/COMBINING FORMS: BRO, CODED, ERA, MAXXING
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One three-word head start, four different finishes.
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Each completes the same common phrase meaning the highest, earliest, or best part of something.
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One of the four: POPS
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TOP OF THE ___: HOUR, LINE, MORNING, POPS
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