NYT Connections #1204 hints and answers
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Studio supply room, not a paint swatch book
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Raw materials an artist carves, casts, or molds a figure from; several double as color names
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One of the four: PLASTER
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SCULPTURE MEDIA: BRONZE, CLAY, MARBLE, PLASTER
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Where you land before the menu arrives
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The host asks where you'd like to sit; these are the furniture answers, from padded to backless
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One of the four: BANQUETTE
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RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONS: BANQUETTE, BOOTH, CHAIR, STOOL
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Whoever you blame when the call drops
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Business words for the company selling you phone service and the system its signal travels on
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One of the four: PROVIDER
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TELECOM: CARRIER, NETWORK, OPERATOR, PROVIDER
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Listen only to how each one trails off
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The final syllable of each names an imperial ruling house from ancient East Asia; the front is noise
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One of the four: BBQING
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ENDING IN CHINESE DYNASTIES: BBQING, HOMING, LOHAN, WU-TANG
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