NYT Connections #1212 hints and answers
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Still water, no wind, nobody complaining.
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Four near-synonyms for untroubled; one of them also means satisfied, which makes it easy to misfile.
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One of the four: CONTENT
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CALM: CONTENT, PEACEFUL, PLACID, SERENE
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Warning screen glows before the stream begins.
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Terms a rating system uses: language, violence, innuendo. All flag material meant for grown-up viewers.
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One of the four: STRONG
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ADJECTIVES FOR MATURE CONTENT: EXPLICIT, GRAPHIC, STRONG, SUGGESTIVE
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Laundry day and game night share a noun.
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Each goes before one common word naming a flat panel: games, pressed clothes, pinned notes, a committee.
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One of the four: IRONING
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KINDS OF BOARDS: ADVISORY, CHESS, IRONING, MESSAGE
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Borrowed, not bought. Check the tail end.
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Each of these four conceals, at its finish, a short word about using property for a while.
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One of the four: SAPPHIRE
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ENDING IN WAYS TO TEMPORARILY ACQUIRE: PARENT, PLEASE, SAPPHIRE, SLOAN
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