NYT Connections #1210 hints and answers
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Four polite excuses to step away, hiding at the front.
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The opening word of each is an informal name for the bathroom; the remainder is camouflage.
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One of the four: JOHN DENVER
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STARTING WITH TERMS FOR "TOILET": CAN OPENER, HEAD WAITER, JOHN DENVER, W.C. FIELDS
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Finish each phrase and you're at a box office.
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Each one ends with the one-word title of a long-running Broadway stage production.
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One of the four: LINDA HAMILTON
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ENDING IN MUSICALS: ELBOW GREASE, FAT CATS, LINDA HAMILTON, SOMETHING WICKED
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Front halves charge admission and hang canvases.
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Each begins with the name of a famous American art institution, coast to coast.
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One of the four: WHITNEY HOUSTON
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STARTING WITH U.S. MUSEUMS: BROAD BEAN, GETTY IMAGES, MET HALFWAY, WHITNEY HOUSTON
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Tail ends that escaped from a medieval bestiary.
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The final word of each names a legendary being from folklore or heraldry, not anything real.
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One of the four: MERV GRIFFIN
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ENDING IN FANTASY CREATURES: DIET SPRITE, MERV GRIFFIN, NY GIANT, RIVER PHOENIX
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