14 answer guides

Places, Travel & Geography

Cities, countries, landmarks, bodies of water, directions, and other geographic connections. Each guide labels its editing status and explains the clue connections.

How to test this connection

Ask whether the clues name locations or things associated with a location. Then look for a clue outside the first apparent industry, such as art beside food or room access beside breakfast.

A common wrong turn

An association is not a universal promise. A feature common in hotels need not be offered by every hotel, and a country's cultural association need not be exclusive to that country.

A worked comparison

In #860, keycards alone could suggest offices. Toiletries and continental breakfast make a lodging context stronger; room service supports hotels rather than workplaces.

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Pinpoint #906

Rivers in Asia

Yellow · Ob · Indus · Tigris · Yangtze (continent’s longest)

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Pinpoint #874

Common national demonyms (i.e., names for people from a specific country)

Pole · Kiwi · Dane · Thai · Chilean

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Pinpoint #871

Geographic place names when preceded by “Great”

Sandy Desert · Salt Lake · Rift Valley · Barrier Reef · Britain: England+Scotland+Wales

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Pinpoint #860

Things associated with hotels

Keycards · Electric kettles / coffee makers · Toiletries · Continental breakfast · Room service

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Pinpoint #819

Cities in Türkiye!

Batman · Samsun · Antalya · Ankara · Istanbul

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Pinpoint #805

Things associated with France

Wine · Croissants · Impressionism · Berets · Liberté

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Pinpoint #798

Places at a school

Library · Auditorium · Playground · Science Lab · Classroom

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Pinpoint #797

National airlines (flag carriers)

Avianca · El Al · Qantas · Lufthansa · Aeroméxico

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Pinpoint #786

Names of lakes

Tanganyika · Baikal · Michigan · Geneva · Titicaca

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Pinpoint #783

Words to indicate directions

Stern · Right · Forward · Up · Northeast

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Pinpoint #778

Foods named for cities

Gouda · Frankfurters · Peking Duck · Brussels sprouts · New York Cheesecake

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Pinpoint #766

Things associated with Germany 🇩🇪

Pretzels · The Black Forest · The Autobahn · Oktoberfest · The Berlin Wall

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Pinpoint #761

Places to find arrows

Assembly diagrams · Compass roses · Archery classes · One-way street signs · Bottom right of your keyboard

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Pinpoint #755

Names of mountain ranges

Dolomites · Rockies · Andes · Alps · Himalayas

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