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Connections #325
hints & answers for May 1, 2024

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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, F, P and R. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

BUTTON belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

FEATURES ON A PAIR OF JEANS

Reveal all four words
  • BUTTON
  • FLY
  • POCKET
  • RIVET

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

LINE belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

OBJECTS IN 0-, 1-, 2- AND 3-DIMENSIONAL SPACE

Reveal all four words
  • LINE
  • PLANE
  • POINT
  • SOLID

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with F, H, V and W. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

FILE belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

WEB BROWSER MENUS

Reveal all four words
  • FILE
  • HISTORY
  • VIEW
  • WINDOW

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with A, D, K and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

ANIMAL belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

MEMBER OF A ’60S BAND

Reveal all four words
  • ANIMAL
  • DOOR
  • KINK
  • SUPREME
Show categories only
  • Yellow: FEATURES ON A PAIR OF JEANS
  • Green: OBJECTS IN 0-, 1-, 2- AND 3-DIMENSIONAL SPACE
  • Blue: WEB BROWSER MENUS
  • Purple: MEMBER OF A ’60S BAND

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

Reveal all four answers

Yellow

FEATURES ON A PAIR OF JEANS

BUTTON · FLY · POCKET · RIVET

Green

OBJECTS IN 0-, 1-, 2- AND 3-DIMENSIONAL SPACE

LINE · PLANE · POINT · SOLID

Blue

WEB BROWSER MENUS

FILE · HISTORY · VIEW · WINDOW

Purple

MEMBER OF A ’60S BAND

ANIMAL · DOOR · KINK · SUPREME

This puzzle’s recorded solution

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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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