Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 593 for Friday, Jan. 24.
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Today’s Connections puzzle throws some toughies in there. The purple category drove me crazy, but when I said the various clues to myself and considered what phrases they might belong in, I found the answer. 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: Think about.
Green group hint: Don’t do that!
Blue group hint: Profession.
Purple group hint: Like the Great Pacific Garbage ____
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Contemplate.
Green group: Rude things to do.
Blue group: Vocation.
Purple group: ____ patch.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 24, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is contemplate. The four answers are brood, muse, ponder and reflect.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is rude things to do. The four answers are interrupt, litter, point and stare.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is vocation. The four answers are craft, line, trade and work.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ patch. The four answers are cabbage, nicotine, rough and soul.