Connections Answers
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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FRUIT DESSERTS
These are all popular baked desserts, usually made with fruit and some kind of pastry or crumbly topping, enjoyed in America and other Western cultures.
Individual words:
•COBBLER: An American baked fruit dessert, often peaches or berries, covered with a biscuit-like or cake-like topping. It's a comforting, rustic dish.
•CRISP: A baked fruit dessert, like apple or berry, topped with a sweet, crunchy layer of oats, flour, and butter. It's popular for its texture.
•CRUMBLE: Similar to a crisp, this baked fruit dessert has a topping made of flour, butter, and sugar rubbed together to form crumbs. Very popular in the UK and US.
•TART: An open-faced baked pastry with a shallow crust and a sweet filling, often fresh fruit like berries or apples. It can be served hot or cold.
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CRABBY
These words all describe someone who is in a bad mood, easily annoyed, or a bit angry. They are not feeling friendly or happy.
Individual words:
•CROSS: When someone is "cross," they are a little angry or annoyed, often showing it with a frown. It's a mild bad mood.
•PRICKLY: Like a plant with sharp points, a "prickly" person gets easily annoyed or upset by small things. They are sensitive to criticism.
•SORE: Besides a painful body part, "sore" can mean you are upset or angry about something, especially a past event or injustice.
•SOUR: Like a lemon's taste, a "sour" person is unfriendly or in a bad mood. Their expression might show they are unhappy or unpleasant.
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FISH
These words are all names for different types of fish found in oceans or freshwater. They represent various species people catch or eat.
Individual words:
•CHAR: Char is a type of fish, similar to salmon or trout. It lives in cold, clear lakes and rivers, and people often catch it for food.
•FLUKE: Fluke is a flat fish that lives in the ocean. It's also known as summer flounder and is often caught for food, especially in the eastern United States.
•PIKE: Pike is a long, slender freshwater fish known for being a predator. It has a sharp, pointed mouth and is popular for sport fishing.
•SKATE: Skate is a flat, diamond-shaped fish found in the ocean. It is related to sharks and rays, and some people eat its meat.
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BANANA ___
These words complete common phrases or names that start with 'BANANA'.
Individual words:
•BOAT: A 'banana boat' can be a fun, inflatable watercraft pulled by another boat, or it refers to a famous calypso song about working with bananas.
•BREAD: 'Banana bread' is a very popular sweet, moist bread (like a cake) made with mashed ripe bananas, often baked at home in America.
•SLUG: A 'banana slug' is a real, large, yellow land slug, an animal that lives in forests, especially common on the US West Coast.
•SPLIT: A 'banana split' is a classic American dessert. It's a banana cut lengthwise with scoops of ice cream, sauces, whipped cream, and toppings.