Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Jan. 17, #586
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There are a few categories in today’s New York Times Connect Puzzle that interest me. The purple one is a tough guy again. Don’t think of words with similar meanings, think of words with similar words hidden within them. Yes, that’s how the purple category works. Read on for today’s hookup 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 tip: hot dog
Green Group Tip: Punch
Blue group tip: for browsing
Purple Group Tip: Raise a Glass of Wine
Answers to Today’s Connect Group
Yellow group: frankfurters
Green Group: Strike
Blue group: web browsers
Purple group: ends with beer brand
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What’s the answer to today’s connection?
yellow words in today’s connection
The theme is Frankfurt. The four answers are sausage, brat, link, and sausage.
Green words in today’s connection
The theme is strike. The four answers are “bop,” “hit,” “knock,” and “tap.”
blue words in today’s connection
The theme is a web browser. The four answers are Chrome, Edge, Opera and Safari.
purple words in today’s connection
The topic ends with beer brands. The four answers are autoharp, double bass, pepperoni, and rosebud.