Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 565 for Dec. 27.
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The New York Times Connections puzzle wasn’t too tough today, but the purple category has one of my favorite weird word tricks. Here’s the hint: Some last names have other meanings, so they can fool you into thinking they’re not names. Read on for today’s Connections hints and 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: Diner standards.
Green group hint: Slam that like button, You Tubers say.
Blue group hint: A rhino has one.
Purple group hint: I’d like to thank the Academy.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group hint: Breakfast sides.
Green group hint: Pushes, as a button.
Blue group hint: They have a horn.
Purple group hint: Oscar-winning actors.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 27, 2024.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is breakfast sides. The four answers are bacon, grits, hash and toast.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is pushes, as a button. The four answers are clicks, hits, presses and taps.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is they have a horn. The four answers are Africa, bugler, car and unicorn.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Oscar-winning actors. The four answers are Bridges, Irons, Phoenix and Washington.
