A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #678
hints & answers for April 19, 2025

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This reference always shows April 19, 2025. It is released in at least one timezone; every answer stays closed until you reveal it.

Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

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

Show one word

ADDRESS belongs in this group.

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SPOKEN PRESENTATION

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  • ADDRESS
  • LECTURE
  • SPEECH
  • TALK

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

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

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DRY belongs in this group.

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ADJECTIVES FOR A DESERT

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  • DRY
  • HOT
  • SANDY
  • VAST

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

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

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BULLY belongs in this group.

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DOG BREEDS, INFORMALLY

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  • BULLY
  • CHOW
  • GOLDEN
  • LAB

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

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

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CANNABIS belongs in this group.

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REPRESENTED BY THREE-DIGIT NUMBERS

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  • CANNABIS
  • DEVIL
  • INTRO CLASS
  • JAMES BOND
Show categories only
  • Yellow: SPOKEN PRESENTATION
  • Green: ADJECTIVES FOR A DESERT
  • Blue: DOG BREEDS, INFORMALLY
  • Purple: REPRESENTED BY THREE-DIGIT NUMBERS

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

SPOKEN PRESENTATION

ADDRESS · LECTURE · SPEECH · TALK

Green

ADJECTIVES FOR A DESERT

DRY · HOT · SANDY · VAST

Blue

DOG BREEDS, INFORMALLY

BULLY · CHOW · GOLDEN · LAB

Purple

REPRESENTED BY THREE-DIGIT NUMBERS

CANNABIS · DEVIL · INTRO CLASS · JAMES BOND

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.

Group colours follow the puzzle’s yellow, green, blue and purple order, from the most straightforward to the trickiest. Your own experience may differ. The reference tiles may appear in a different order from your game. Picture puzzles have separately hidden descriptions, since a description can give away the wordplay.

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