Calling all puzzle enthusiasts! Today’s NYT Connections will challenge your ability to connect clues and think outside the box. Let’s get started with a few tantalizing hints.
Hints
- Yellow: To compress something into a smaller form
- Green: This category revolves around devices that help secure/attach items
- Blue: These signify that a task is finished
- Purple: The words in this category appear in a famous Surrealist painting from the 1930s
If those hints weren’t enough, here are the categories to guide you.
Categories
- Yellow: CRUSH INTO A COMPACT SHAPE
- Green: FASTENERS
- Blue: MARK AS COMPLETED
- Purple: DEPICTED IN DALI’S “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”
Ready to reveal the solutions?
Answers
- Yellow: BALL, CRUMPLE, SCRUNCH, WAD
- Green: BUCKLE, CLIP, HOOK, SNAP
- Blue: CHECK, CROSS, STRIKE, TICK
- Purple: ANT, BRANCH, CLOCK, MELTING
Congratulations, puzzle conquerors! You’ve completed another challenging yet rewarding set of Connections. Keep your puzzle prowess sharp, and get ready for the next adventure!