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NYT Connections Hints for October 29, 2023 (#140)

Game

NECK
CLUTCH
STEW
FACE
HASH
FRET
HATCH
BRIDGE
CHALLENGE
JUMBLE
BODY
BROOD
OPPOSE
LITTER
MEDLEY
CONFRONT

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A mixture or assortment of different things

HASH
A dish of cooked meat cut into small pieces and recooked, often with potatoes; also refers to a jumble or mixture.
JUMBLE
A confused or disordered mixture of things.
MEDLEY
A varied mixture of people or things; a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces.
STEW
A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid; also refers to a state of agitation or confusion.

GO UP AGAINST

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To confront or challenge someone or something

CHALLENGE
To invite someone to engage in a contest or competition; to question the truth or validity of something.
CONFRONT
To face someone or something in a direct and often hostile manner.
FACE
To confront or deal with a difficult situation or person.
OPPOSE
To resist or stand against someone or something; to be in conflict with.

GROUP OF OFFSPRING

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A collection of young animals or children

BROOD
A family of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching or birth.
CLUTCH
A group of eggs or young birds hatched at one time.
HATCH
To emerge from an egg; also refers to a group of young animals that have recently hatched.
LITTER
A group of young animals born to an animal at one time.

Components of a guitar

BODY
The main part of the guitar, which houses the sound hole and is responsible for the instrument's resonance.
BRIDGE
The part of the guitar that anchors the strings to the body and transmits their vibrations to the soundboard.
FRET
The metal strips embedded in the fingerboard of the guitar, used to divide the neck into fixed segments at intervals of a semitone.
NECK
The long, narrow part of the guitar that extends from the body and holds the fingerboard and frets.