A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #319
hints & answers for April 25, 2024

Keep the satisfaction of the solve. Get a nudge for one group, reveal a category, or check the answers at your own pace.

This reference always shows April 25, 2024. It is released in at least one timezone; every answer stays closed until you reveal it.

Which group has you stuck?

Pick a colour. Reveal one step at a time.

Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, D, G and M. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

BEAKER belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

LAB EQUIPMENT

Reveal all four words
  • BEAKER
  • DROPPER
  • GOGGLES
  • MICROSCOPE

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, H, H and N. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CENTER belongs in this group.

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NEXUS

Reveal all four words
  • CENTER
  • HEART
  • HUB
  • NUCLEUS

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, F, S and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CELL belongs in this group.

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SPREADSHEET TERMS

Reveal all four words
  • CELL
  • FORMULA
  • SHEET
  • SORT

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
Wordplay hint

Try adding the same ending to each entry.

Show one word

BODY belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

___ LANGUAGE

Reveal all four words
  • BODY
  • LOVE
  • ROMANCE
  • SIGN

Each entry comes before "LANGUAGE" to form a word, expression or name: BODY → BODY LANGUAGE; LOVE → LOVE LANGUAGE; ROMANCE → ROMANCE LANGUAGE; SIGN → SIGN LANGUAGE.

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  • Yellow: LAB EQUIPMENT
  • Green: NEXUS
  • Blue: SPREADSHEET TERMS
  • Purple: ___ LANGUAGE

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

Reveal all four answers

Yellow

LAB EQUIPMENT

BEAKER · DROPPER · GOGGLES · MICROSCOPE

Green

NEXUS

CENTER · HEART · HUB · NUCLEUS

Blue

SPREADSHEET TERMS

CELL · FORMULA · SHEET · SORT

Purple

___ LANGUAGE

BODY · LOVE · ROMANCE · SIGN

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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