NYT Connections #1194 hints and answers
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A rubber band's best quality, described four ways.
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All four describe stretchiness: how much something yields under pressure and snaps back.
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One of the four: FLEXIBILITY
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ELASTICITY: BOUNCE, FLEXIBILITY, GIVE, SPRING
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Look under your feet, not at the skyline.
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Each names a structure built below the surface rather than anything you walk past.
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One of the four: SUBWAY STATION
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THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND: MINE SHAFT, SEWER LINE, SUBWAY STATION, WELL
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Same leading man, four posters, one little article.
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Add "The" to each and you get four films featuring the same Australian star.
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One of the four: PRESTIGE
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HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE": FOUNTAIN, PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES, WOLVERINE
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One tender word, four very different phrases follow.
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Put a word meaning deep affection in front of each to form familiar phrases.
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One of the four: TRIANGLE
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LOVE ___: HANDLES, LANGUAGE, TAP, TRIANGLE
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