NYT Connections #1213 hints and answers
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Wall Street nicknames, longer names trimmed at the door
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Shortened versions of big banking and investment houses, the way traders and headlines say them.
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One of the four: CITI
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FINANCIAL FIRMS, FOR SHORT: BERKSHIRE, CITI, GOLDMAN, MERRILL
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Sit down before you solve this one
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Furniture-catalog styles, named variously for a designer, a region, a royal house, and a shape.
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One of the four: WINGBACK
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KINDS OF CHAIRS: ADIRONDACK, EAMES, WINDSOR, WINGBACK
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Highway signs promising a bed for the night
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Each goes with a short three-letter lodging word to name a budget roadside chain.
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One of the four: HOLIDAY
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___ INN HOTELS: COMFORT, DAYS, HAMPTON, HOLIDAY
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Read only the tails; each word quietly brags
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The final chunk of each entry is a noun meaning aptitude or strong suit.
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One of the four: STABILITY
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ENDING IN TALENTS: CATSKILL, KNICKKNACK, PIANOFORTE, STABILITY
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