Hints forFebruary 14, 2025
Enjoying the February 14th Connections puzzle? Today's grid offers a moderately challenging experience that most players can finish within 10-15 minutes. With a mix of thematic groupings and some potential false connections (like the homophones), it's a delightful Valentine's Day brain teaser. Here's a set of strategic hints, arranged from straightforward to trickier:
- Think of what a parent might call their overly pampered child.
- Consider the actions associated with a venomous reptile found in the desert.
- Recall expressions used to startle someone unexpectedly.
- What sounds like bodies of water but isn't quite the same?
Hinted Answers: Peek or Reveal
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MOLLYCODDLE
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THINGS A RATTLESNAKE DOES
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WORDS SAID TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON
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HOMOPHONES OF BODIES OF WATER
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