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Here’s a larger hint:Take up the stone and avoid the tech outside while showing your talents.

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So, what are today’s Connections answers for game #543?

I kicked today off with a strike, thinking I was being clever.

It was a trap unfortunately.

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Recovering from that misstep I ignored those words and did see flair and instinct.

Which let me get nose and flair for aptitude.

My second guess for Rhine was rhinestone.

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I saw brim(stone), yellow(stone) and lime(stone).

A nice early purple knock out.

Which left green and exteriors as the last grouping.

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This one had face, front, outside, surface.

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After that I knew Pan, Atlas, and Helen were a part of Greek myth.

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I wasn’t 100% sure on Echo, mostly because I couldn’t recall her story.

There are different versions, but I believe her sin was offending Hera.

For a minute I was stuck with green and purple.

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I had loofah, toiletries and candle for a bathroom theme but wasn’t connecting the synonyms idea.

I tried turntable and sewing kit but kept getting the one away message.

Which left the green category and of things with needle(s).

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Compass, sewing kit, turntable and pine tree.

Either lean into the singular or don’t.

That’s all I have to say there.

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