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Today’s puzzle was brutal. Really? Yes.
Here is how you got stuck and how to get unstuck.
Hints
Yellow. Easy. Get the rain gear. Umbrellas.
Green. Place names. H-town or Space City should click.
Blue. Going West. Specifically to the Golden State.
Purple. Hard. Bizarre maybe. Just think about gold again. Or rules.
The Answers
Yellow
Seen during a rain delay.
– Grounds crew
– Lightning
– Poncho
– Tarp
Green
Teams from Houston.
– Astros
– Dash
– Dynamo
– Rockets
Blue
First-round picks for the Warriors.
– Curry
– Looney
– Moody
– Wiseman
Purple
Words that precede “rule.”
– Infield fly
– Run
– Tuck
– Unwritten
“Unwritten rule” always trips people up.
The infield fly rule makes sense. Run rule does too. Tuck? Maybe. It happens in swimming sometimes.
There you have it. Four groups solved. Did you see the Houston hint coming? Probably not.
