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NYT Connections Hints for March 13, 2026 (#1088)

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PERFECT
BRICK
PASS
NUN
GREAT
AWL
PRIME
SUM
PHEW
NAH
FOURTH
EVEN
NEXT TIME
BERLIN
IRRATIONAL
LATER

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Ways to Politely Decline or Refuse

LATER
A casual way to decline something now but leave open the possibility for the future.
NAH
An informal, casual way to say 'no'.
NEXT TIME
Politely declining an offer while suggesting interest in future opportunities.
PASS
A direct but polite way to decline something, often used in social situations.

KINDS OF NUMBERS

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Mathematical Number Classifications

EVEN
A number divisible by 2 without remainder.
IRRATIONAL
A number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction, with decimal expansion that neither terminates nor repeats.
PERFECT
A positive integer that equals the sum of its proper divisors.
PRIME
A number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.

KINDS OF WALLS

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Famous or Common Types of Walls

BERLIN
Refers to the Berlin Wall, a guarded concrete barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.
BRICK
A wall made of bricks, a common building material.
FOURTH
Refers to the 'fourth wall' in theater and film - the imaginary wall separating actors from the audience.
GREAT
Refers to the Great Wall of China, a series of fortifications built across northern China.

HOMOPHONES OF NON-NUMERIC AMOUNTS

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Words that Sound Like Words for Quantities (But Aren't Numbers)

AWL
Sounds like 'all' (meaning everything or the whole amount).
NUN
Sounds like 'none' (meaning zero or no amount).
PHEW
Sounds like 'few' (meaning a small number or amount).
SUM
Sounds like 'some' (meaning an unspecified amount or quantity).