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NYT Connections Hints for September 9, 2023 (#90)

Game

SMELT
OUT
WALK
OVEN
YOLK
CARP
FORGE
BALL
CATFISH
SAFE
SALMON
KILN
COLONEL
FURNACE
STRIKE
FLOUNDER

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BASEBALL CALLS

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Terms used in baseball

BALL
A pitch that is not a strike, typically outside the strike zone.
OUT
A call made when a batter or runner is removed from play.
SAFE
A call made when a runner reaches a base without being tagged or forced out.
STRIKE
A pitch that is within the strike zone and not hit by the batter, or a swing and miss.

Sources of heat

FORGE
A furnace or hearth where metals are heated and shaped.
FURNACE
A device used for heating, typically for heating buildings or melting metals.
KILN
A furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for firing pottery.
OVEN
A chamber used for cooking or heating food.

FISH THAT ARE VERBS

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Fish names that are also verbs

CARP
To complain or find fault continually.
CATFISH
To deceive someone by creating a fake online profile.
FLOUNDER
To struggle or move clumsily.
SMELT
To extract metal from its ore by a process involving heating and melting.

SILENT “L”

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Words with a silent 'L'

COLONEL
A military rank, pronounced 'kernel'.
SALMON
A type of fish, pronounced 'sam-on'.
WALK
To move on foot, pronounced 'wawk'.
YOLK
The yellow part of an egg, pronounced 'yoke'.