Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Dec. 23, #561
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What do you think of all these single character options today? New York Times Connect Puzzle? I always see these as challenges, and I start by assuming that none of them fall into the same category. That wasn’t quite right today, where two single letters ended up together in the blue category. (But since there is a number, each category gets at least one single-letter or single-number answer.) Read on for today’s Connections tips and answers.
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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: They all sound the same.
Green group tips: Sabrina is another.
Blue group tips: Ten hundred.
Purple group tips: Faster than a speeding bullet.
Answers to Today’s Connect Group
Yellow group: Homophones.
Green group: Neckline.
Blue group: An expression for 1,000.
Purple group: Excellent____.
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What’s the answer to today’s connection?
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is a homophone. The four answers are ewe, U, yew and you.
Green words in today’s connection
The theme is the neckline. The four answers are boat, crew, shovel, and V.
blue words in today’s connection
The theme is a way of expressing 1,000. The four answers are grand, K, M, and thou.
purple words in today’s connection
The theme is super____. The four answers are 8, bowl, glue and Tuesday.