If today's NYT Connections puzzle left you staring at the grid a little longer than usual, you're not alone. Puzzle #1121 for Monday, July 6, mixes straightforward vocabulary with clever wordplay, making it easy to spot a few obvious links while hiding the trickier categories in plain sight.

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If today's NYT Connections puzzle left you staring at the grid a little longer than usual, you're not alone. Puzzle #1121 for Monday, July 6, mixes straightforward vocabulary with…

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