Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers for June 23, #743

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers for June 23, #743

Here are some hints — and the answers — for the NYT Connections puzzle for June 23, #743.

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has some entertaining categories, including two from the world of books. 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: Seven for All Mankind, Levi’s, Jordache.

Green group hint:  Read up.

Blue group hint: Cats and Key West.

Purple group hint: Cheers!

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Kinds of jeans.

Green group: Fiction categories.

Blue group: Words in Hemingway titles.

Purple group: ____ glass glassware

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for June 23, 2025, #743.

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The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is kinds of jeans. The four answers are boyfriend, mom, flare and skinny.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is fiction categories. The four answers are historical, literary, speculative and young adult.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is words in Hemingway titles. The four answers are Bell, Farewell, Old Man and Sun.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ glass glassware. The four answers are cocktail, Collins, Old Fashioned and shot.

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