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I'm a big fan of the New York Times Connections puzzle, often preferring it to Wordle. And here's my hot take: I actually like when the purple category gets really weird and picks a topic like, "girls' first names minus a letter," or "1980s bands spelled backward," or something like that. I may not always get that category, at least not right away, but when I see it revealed, I give the puzzle-makers a silent thumbs-up for being beautifully strange. Yes, that's a hint for today, why do you ask?
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Let's get after this week's hints and answers.
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: Moniker
Green group hint: On Delta, perhaps.
Blue group hint: Where is it?
Purple group hint: Anada would be one.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Give a title to.
Green group: Parts of a flight.
Blue group: Feel around for.
Purple group: Countries minus first letter.
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What are today's Connections answers?
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is give a title to. The four answers are call, dub, label and name.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is parts of a flight. The four answers are cruise, takeoff, taxi and touchdown.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is feel around for. The four answers are fish, fumble, root and rummage.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is countries minus first letter. The four answers are inland, Olivia, ran and Wanda.