NYT Connections #1196 hints and answers
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Boardroom verbs for refusing to stay in one lane
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Four near-synonyms a company uses when moving into bigger markets or new lines of business
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One of the four: DIVERSIFY
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WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE: BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW
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Crayon on paper, taped to the fridge by Mom
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The standard objects a young child includes in a simple picture of their neighborhood
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One of the four: STICK FIGURE
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FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING: HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE
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London, 1960s: think boutiques, bands, and boldness
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People, places, and clothing tied to a famous British youth fashion era
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One of the four: CARNABY STREET
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ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S: CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY
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Your calculator's buttons snuck into these phrases
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Each entry opens with a standard classroom shorthand for a trigonometry or algebra operation
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One of the four: SIN CITY
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STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS: COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE
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