Hints and answers for Connections for April 21, No. 680.
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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: Let’s eat.
Green group hint: Did not see that coming!
Blue group hint: Microsoft Excel.
Purple group hint: Unusual shape with a tie to science.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Info on a nutrition label.
Green group: Metaphor for something unexpected.
Blue group: Things you can insert into a spreadsheet.
Purple group: Helical things.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The complered NYT Connections puzzle for April 21, 2025, No. 680.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is info on a nutrition label. The four answers are fat, iron, protein and sodium.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is metaphor for something unexpected. The four answers are bombshell, curveball, twist and wrench.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is things you can insert into a spreadsheet. The four answers are cell, column, row and sheet.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is helical things. The four answers are corkscrew, DNA, fusilli and spring.