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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a real mix. The green category reminds me that the puzzle editors love to find common words that have second meanings that are somewhat rare. Hint: «Rent» doesn’t only mean money you pay to a landlord. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Cheers!
Green group hint: You don’t want this to happen to your pants.
Blue group hint: Sssss…
Purple group hint: Do this with a phone.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Wine vessels.
Green group: Ripped.
Blue group: Kinds of snakes.
Purple group: ____ call.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is wine vessels. The four answers are bottle, carafe, decanter and glass.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is ripped. The four answers are cleft, rent, split and torn.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of snakes. The four answers are coral, garter, king and rattle.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ call. The four answers are booty, close, cold and curtain.