Play It Again

We had big plans to pay tribute to the Connections puzzle this month, but unfortunately we got bonked on the head and forgot everything about it — except that there was supposed to be sixteen of something. We weren't sure what, so we we went with sixteen grids! Hope that's right!

Each of the grids below links to an external site where you can solve the puzzle. Just as in the NYT Connections game, you should find the four groups in each grid (and take as many tries as you need). We know how easy it is to forget things, so that blank grid at the bottom might come in handy.

When you're all done, have a look at those four words we found scribbled below the empty grid. Maybe you can work out some advice for the next time we try a Connections puzzle?

Grid 1 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 2 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 3 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 4 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛ ⬛ ️ 
Grid 5 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 6 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 7 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 8 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 9 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 10 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 11 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛ ️
Grid 12 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 13 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 14 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 15 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️
Grid 16 • ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️️ ⬛️ ⬛️
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Sandy Weisz is the commissioner of The Mystery League and the editor-in-chief of Signals. For more of his stand-alone Connections puzzles, visit the Signals Connections page.
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Hannah Wilson is an eight-time Jeopardy! champion, somewhat competitive crossword puzzle solver, and reigning Mystery League Employee of the Month. She is currently rereading Foucault’s Pendulum.

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