NYT Connections #1217 hints and answers
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Everything the night before an essay is due
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Stages and artifacts of academic work: a central claim, a structural plan, jotted research, an unfinished version.
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One of the four: THESIS
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USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPER: DRAFT, NOTES, OUTLINE, THESIS
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I take it you see where this goes
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Four casual verbs for reaching a conclusion without proof, as in 'I ___ you're coming tonight.'
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One of the four: SUPPOSE
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PRESUME: FIGURE, GATHER, IMAGINE, SUPPOSE
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Tap along the bottom of your phone app
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Named areas inside an app for posting and following: your page, your inbox, alerts, endless scrolling.
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One of the four: NOTIFICATIONS
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SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONS: FEED, MESSAGES, NOTIFICATIONS, PROFILE
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Each of these wants gloves on
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All four come right before the same combat sport, naming training drills, fighting styles, and a video trend.
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One of the four: SHADOW
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___BOXING: BEAT, KICK, SHADOW, UN
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