NYT Connections #1176 hints and answers
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Treadmills, lockers, that faint smell of chlorine.
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Four different names for a building where people go to sweat.
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One of the four: GYMNASIUM
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EXERCISE FACILITIES: GYMNASIUM, HEALTH CLUB, REC CENTER, YMCA
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The bottle is open; now let it breathe.
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Gadgets on a sommelier's cart for opening, pouring, sealing, and airing a vintage.
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One of the four: CORKSCREW
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WINE ACCESSORIES: AERATOR, CORKSCREW, DECANTER, STOPPER
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Long ears sell a lot of product.
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Companies whose advertising mascot is a hopping, long-eared creature.
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One of the four: ENERGIZER
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BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS: CADBURY, ENERGIZER, PLAYBOY, TRIX
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Nailed to the saloon door, dead or alive.
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Lines of text printed on a frontier notice about a fugitive and the money offered.
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One of the four: ALIAS
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WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER: ALIAS, OUTLAW, REWARD, WANTED
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