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Connections #665
hints & answers for April 6, 2025

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

COOL belongs in this group.

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ALOOF

Reveal all four words
  • COOL
  • DISTANT
  • REMOTE
  • RESERVED

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, G, T and W. These initials are in sorted order.

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CABLE belongs in this group.

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UTILITIES

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  • CABLE
  • GAS
  • TRASH
  • WATER

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

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

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CHARGE belongs in this group.

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WHAT AN ELECTROMETER MEASURES

Reveal all four words
  • CHARGE
  • CURRENT
  • RESISTANCE
  • VOLTAGE

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
Wordplay hint

Try adding the same ending to each entry.

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DOVETAIL belongs in this group.

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___ JOINT

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  • DOVETAIL
  • HIP
  • PIZZA
  • SPIKE LEE

Each entry comes before "JOINT" to form a word, expression or name: DOVETAIL → DOVETAIL JOINT; HIP → HIP JOINT; PIZZA → PIZZA JOINT; SPIKE LEE → SPIKE LEE JOINT.

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  • Yellow: ALOOF
  • Green: UTILITIES
  • Blue: WHAT AN ELECTROMETER MEASURES
  • Purple: ___ JOINT

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

ALOOF

COOL · DISTANT · REMOTE · RESERVED

Green

UTILITIES

CABLE · GAS · TRASH · WATER

Blue

WHAT AN ELECTROMETER MEASURES

CHARGE · CURRENT · RESISTANCE · VOLTAGE

Purple

___ JOINT

DOVETAIL · HIP · PIZZA · SPIKE LEE

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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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