Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Dec. 13, #551
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this New York Times Connect Puzzle Some interesting categories are recommended today. If you like different sodas (I’m from Minnesota, where we say “soda”), here’s a category for you to try. If you’ve ever read the works of JRR Tolkien or George R.R. Martin, you’re in a different category. (One of my favorite stories I’ve ever written is about How to pronounce “Tolkien” using “Tolkien” in a sentence) There is a technology category, one of which is the “Hey, let’s play with words and how they sound” grouping. Read on to learn more clues and answers to today’s connection puzzle.
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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: Game of Thrones characters.
Green group tips: These can help people find certain messages.
Blue group tips: Fresca is one of them.
Purple group tips: There are two more, streaking and running away.
Answers to Today’s Connect Group
Yellow group: fantasy creatures.
Green group: Email folder.
Blue group: Citrus soda.
Purple group: Homophones for animals.
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What’s the answer to today’s connection?
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is fantasy creatures. The four answers are dragons, giants, elves and trolls.
Green words in today’s connection
The subject is the email folder. The four answers are Draft, Sent, Spam, and Spam.
blue words in today’s connection
The theme is citrus soda. The four answers are Crush, Sprite, Squirt and Starry.
purple words in today’s connection
The theme is animal homophones. The four answers are boredom, linking, phishing, and trolling.