Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Dec. 14, #552
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this New York Times Connect Puzzle Today is a bit tricky. I mean, this is a little tricky every day, but even the seemingly simple yellow category has me stumped on the answer. I bet the editors at WIRED, when they go to the grocery store or just walk down the street, walk around and write down words that can work in puzzles, remember words that have two meanings, so we puzzle Enthusiasts can go crazy. every day. Thanks for their service.
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Today’s Tips for Connecting Groups
Here are four tips for connecting the groups in today’s puzzle, from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group tips: swimming place.
Green group tips: Make your bid.
Blue group tips: Such as Japanese yen or euro.
Purple group tips: Stanley is one of them.
Answers to Today’s Connect Group
Yellow group: fish
Green group: Words in auction closing phrases.
Blue group: global currency.
Purple group: The word before “cup”.
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What’s the answer to today’s connection?
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is fish. The four answers are phlox, mullet, sole and tang.
Green words in today’s connection
Topic is the word in the auction closing phrase. The four answers are: once, for sale and twice.
blue words in today’s connection
The theme is Global Currencies. The four answers are British Pound, Real, Sol and Chinese Yuan.
purple words in today’s connection
The theme is the words before “cup”. The four answers are Butter, Diva, Solo and World.