Here’s a concise breakdown of the NYT Connections puzzle for today:
Overview
- The goal is to group 16 words into four sets of four based on shared characteristics.
Hints for Today’s Groups
- Yellow Group: Relaxed.
- Green Group: R- or X-rated adjectives.
- Blue Group: Flat piece of wood.
- Purple Group: Each word contains a hidden synonym.
Today’s Answers
- Yellow Group: Calm (content, peaceful, placid, serene).
- Green Group: Adjectives for mature content (explicit, graphic, strong, suggestive).
- Blue Group: Kinds of boards (advisory, chess, ironing, message).
- Purple Group: Ending in ways to temporarily acquire (parent (rent), please (lease), sapphire (hire), Sloan (loan)).
Author
The article is authored by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a CNET editor and pop-culture enthusiast.
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