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These are hints for the Quartiles puzzle on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Each clue is a short definition for one of the five Quartile answers, without giving anything away.
accosted and engaged in unwanted conversation
not literal
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
having some official authority or sanction
a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control