NYT Connections #1222 hints and answers
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Before refrigeration, how did winter food last?
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Four verbs for keeping meat or fish edible for months, the old-fashioned pantry way.
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One of the four: PICKLE
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WAYS TO PRESERVE FOOD: CURE, DRY, PICKLE, SMOKE
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The crowd stands; the number on the board changes.
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Each sport names its points-earning play differently; these are the nouns announcers shout.
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One of the four: TOUCHDOWN
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THINGS YOU CAN SCORE IN SPORTS: BASKET, GOAL, RUN, TOUCHDOWN
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Ignore the roof. Think about where weight rests.
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Interchangeable nouns for the lowest level of a wall, a page, or a mountain.
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One of the four: FOUNDATION
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LOWEST PART: BASE, BOTTOM, FOOT, FOUNDATION
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One keystroke off and you're reading a map.
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Alter a single letter in each and you get narrow, sunken terrain cut between heights.
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One of the four: RACINE
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LOW LANDFORMS WITH A LETTER CHANGED: CANNON, FORGE, RACINE, VOLLEY
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