Connect-3

An oldie favoured by Stitchman. The following list of words can be grouped together logically in groups of three. However - beware, because many words will fit in more than one group. . Quite a few there, so take three of four if you like, giving me the connection as well as the members of the group. (Hope it all works out...!)


Original

AEROSMITH, AMERICA, BABY, BERGMAN, BLACK SABBATH, BLOOD, BOUDOIR, CARAT, CHIP, CLASSY, CLINTON, CONCERT, DWARF, DEEP BLUE, DEEP PURPLE, DEEP THOUGHT, DIMINUTIVE, DRIVE, ELEGANT, ELF, FELIX, FONDA, FORD, FRITZ, GARFIELD, GINGER, GNOME, GRAM, GRASS, HASH, HOOK, ,HOOVER, IMP, IRON MAIDEN, JAGUAR, KISSINGER, LION, LOTUSMANCINI, MARVEL, MARY JANE, MNEMONIC, MR JINKS, OUNCE, POSH, POT, POUND, POWELL, PTARMIGAN, PUTT, RACK, RICE, ROSE, SCARY, SCRATCHY, SHRIEK, SLASH, SLICE, SPORTY, STREEP, SWANK, THUMBSCREW, TIGER, TOYOTA, TROLL, TULIP, UNDERSIZED, VIOLET, WEED

Remaining

BABY, BOUDOIR, CONCERT

chip, drive, putt, Golf terms.

grass, hash, pot, Drugs.

rose, tulip, violet, Flowers.

Hi Rog.

silent first letter:
gnome, mnemonic, ptarmigan

Remi - I'll give you the flowers. You've got the correct connections for the others, but not a full set of three

manxman - good call!

dwarf, elf, imp - little people of yore

Toyota, Jaguar, Lotus - cars

Fonda, Streep, Swank - Actresses

Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Music groups/bands

Hoover,Clinton,Ford=U.S.A presidents

Flo - I'll give you cars. Like Curly, the other two categories are right, but haven't got the full set...

Haroula - nice try, nice category, but nope

Oh. Rog, this is the puzzle from Stitchie that gave me such ajada. Thank you so much for reviving it Will you agree that I have an evil twin? We shall see if she pops up

Couldn't imagine you having an evil anything, Joan!

First attempt...
Ginger, Scary, Sporty - Spice Girls

pot ,weed, grass - marijuana

iron maiden , rack , thumb screw - torture devices

clinton , powell , kissinger - former secretaries of state

very challenging puzzle !

Joan - yeah!!

niteowl - three out of three for categories, but you only get the cigar for the instruments of torture

okay , let me try

bergman , streep , fonda - actresses

Two out of three...

Oooh - I love this - it's evil!

troll, elf, imp - little people of yore

Toyota, Jaguar, Lotus - cars

Bergman, Streep, Swank - Actresses

Aerosmith, , Black Sabbath, Deep Purple - Music groups/bands

That's better, Flo - all correct! (You had the cars correct last time)

yes ,very evil !


how about - mr.jinks ,garfield ,felix - cartoon cats ?

and - rice ,powell , kissinger - secretaries of state ?

mary jane ,grass ,weed - names for marijuana ?

I warned you! This used to be my favorite icon to the Stitchman...

classy, elegant, posh

mary jane,pot,weed /drugs

niteowl - two out of three for all of them!

You haven't lost the knack, Joan - good call!

That's the one, Haroula!

Deep Blue, Deep Thought, Fritz - chess playing computers

aaghhhhhhhhhhhhh

marvel , america , hook - captains

tiger , mr.jinks , garfield - cartoon cats

Spot-on, CCb!

Ah, niteowl.... Thumbs-up for the Captains, thumbs-down for the cats

This is fun

yes , in an insane way....

Fonda, Ford, Mancini - Henry

You understand my frustration, niteowl

I loved them and hated them at the same time

How can I put this Joan?

"No"

...but you could be on the right track.

Off to beddy-byes with a smile on my face

Former U.S. Presidents: Ford, Garfield, Hoover
Former Secretaries of State: Clinton, Powell, Rice
Weights: carat, gram, ounce
Small: diminutive, dwarf, undersized

You can't go to bed now!!!

Take away Ford...
Fonda, Kissinger, Mancini - Henry

mr.jinks , felix , tiger for the cats ?

Jema - three out of four The one that let you down was weights...

That's the one, Joan!

I hate to say it niteowl, but two out of three! There's a cat in the list that nobody has used (I think)

putt , slice , chip for golf terms ?

Two out of three!

boudoir, ounce, pound - words containing ou
blood, grass, tiger - words with diamond

Intriguing categories Joan, but they don't match mine!

I will reveal the missing categories tomorrow if there's any left by then

Felix, Mr. Jinks, Scratchy - cartoon cats

ounce, pound, gram - weight/mass
putt, slice, drive - golf terms
carat, hash, slash - marks used in writing/printing

Ah yes, Joan - the elusive "Scratchy"!

Bob - all categories correct, full marks for golf terms and two out of three for the others!

carat, gram, pound - weight
lion, tiger, ounce - wild cats

Edit Marks: chip, hash, slash
Used with Blue: baby, blood, grass

Four good ones!

Now, so I can put this one to bed, what's the connection between "baby", "boudoir" and "concert"? (Dictionaries allowed)

Types of Grand Piano

Nice finish, Haroula!

Just had it very politely pointed out to me that I'd marked Jema's as "right" when they were only two out of three

Sorry, "baby" belongs to "grand piano", and the missing "blue" was "chip". Also the missing punctuation was "shriek", not "chip", which beloged to "golf". Apologies, Jema
.
Knew I won't get through it alive!

Never mind - undaunted, I've started another one. I shall add to it whenever the red mist descends...

Can hardly wait for the next one.
Apparently Stitchie-Poo gave you his
dictionary

Yes, it's on my bookshelf next to "Quizzes I have Made Up that Had No Errors" (a slim volume)

alright , bring it on - i might have a gray cell or two left......or not

Thank you for this puzzle, Rog. It's been a trip down Memory Lane - I've really
missed the Stitchman and his puzzles.

Are you up to doing one of his triskaidekaphobias?

I think Pandora's been doing them recently, Jema - when she spots this, maybe she'll turn up trumps again?

It's all ready for tomorrow.

Pandora

No, it's ready for NEXT Friday! But I'm glad you're happy, Jema.