NYT Connections #1221 hints and answers
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Barely there, but enough to make you wonder.
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Four nouns for the faintest indication that something exists — not proof, just enough to notice.
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One of the four: SUGGESTION
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HINT: FLICKER, SUGGESTION, TRACE, WHIFF
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Racket in hand, baseline to net.
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Court strokes: how a point starts, how spin is added, how it ends.
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One of the four: VOLLEY
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TENNIS SHOTS: SERVE, SLICE, SMASH, VOLLEY
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Each name wants a small article in front.
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Costumed comic-book crimefighters, each commonly referred to with a definite article before the name.
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One of the four: HULK
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SUPERHEROES, WITH "THE": FLASH, HULK, PUNISHER, THING
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Beanstalk climber, beware: a chant begins these four.
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Each word opens with one piece of the ogre's rhyme from Jack's story, in order.
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One of the four: FOMENT
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STARTING WITH "FEE, FI, FO, FUM": FEED, FIERY, FOMENT, FUMBLE
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