NYT Connections #1219 hints and answers
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A mechanic and a doctor ask the same question.
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Four nouns for how something currently is — health, repair, or the general circumstances at hand.
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One of the four: SHAPE
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STATUS: CONDITION, SHAPE, SITUATION, STATE
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Grin and put up with it.
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Verbs meaning to endure something unpleasant; a couple also live as ordinary nouns elsewhere.
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One of the four: WEATHER
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TOLERATE: BEAR, HANDLE, STAND, WEATHER
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A linguist's vocabulary for trimming things down.
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Technical and everyday terms for compressed or clipped versions of words and names.
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One of the four: NICKNAME
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WORD SHORTENINGS, OFTEN: ABBREVIATION, CONTRACTION, ELISION, NICKNAME
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The post office could spell these out for you.
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Each term breaks into a chain of US mailing codes for places, read back to back.
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One of the four: CALAMARI
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WORDS MADE USING U.S. POSTAL ABBREVIATIONS: ALKYLAMIDE, CALAMARI, MANDARIN, MELAMINE
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