NY Times New Puzzle - Connections

[Amethyst]

I didn't "get" one of the purple words.

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Puzzle #261
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[Out-to-Lunch]

I didn't "get" one of the purple words.

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Puzzle #261
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Yeah, I had to google that after the fact.

 

[More Cowbell]

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Puzzle #261
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[CincyDave]

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Puzzle #262
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[Amethyst]

Much easier than usual.

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Puzzle #262
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[latexman]

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Puzzle #262
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[sengsational]

They took quite a few liberties with today's puzzle. Got purple first. I disagree with spelling choice on yellow...that ain't how it's spelled. And one of the objects in two of the categories were unfamiliar and/or a forced fit.

 

[Toast]

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Puzzle #262
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[Out-to-Lunch]

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Puzzle #262
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[More Cowbell]

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Puzzle #262
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[latexman]

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Puzzle #263
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[Toast]

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Puzzle #263
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[Out-to-Lunch]

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Puzzle #263
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[CincyDave]

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Puzzle #263
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[More Cowbell]

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Puzzle #263
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[latexman]

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Puzzle #264
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[CincyDave]

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Puzzle #264
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[Out-to-Lunch]

Seemed unusually easy today.

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Puzzle #264
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[Toast]

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Puzzle #264
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[More Cowbell]

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Puzzle #264
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[Amethyst]

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Puzzle #264
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[latexman]

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Puzzle #265
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[Amethyst]

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Puzzle #265
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[Out-to-Lunch]

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Puzzle #265
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[Toast]

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Puzzle #265
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