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A little help. Your own aha.
Keep the satisfaction of the solve. Get a nudge for one group, reveal a category, or check the answers at your own pace.
Pick a colour. Reveal one step at a time.
Straightforward
Think about the shape of the container, including one for a rolled-up item.
LIPSTICK belongs in this group.
THINGS THAT COME IN TUBES
A little trickier
Instructions for the person handling your parcel.
FRAGILE belongs in this group.
WARNINGS ON A SHIPPING BOX
More challenging
Ways a ruler might have been addressed in different historical cultures.
CALIPH belongs in this group.
HISTORICAL SOVEREIGN TITLES
Wordplay & surprises
The same ending links a sporting event, a dish and more.
DUST belongs in this group.
___ BOWL
Each can precede BOWL: DUST BOWL, POKE BOWL, SALAD BOWL and SUPER BOWL.
All four categories and their words, together.
Yellow
LIPSTICK · POSTER · TENNIS BALLS · TOOTHPASTE
Green
FRAGILE · HEAVY · PERISHABLE · THIS SIDE UP
Blue
CALIPH · KHAN · PHARAOH · SHOGUN
Purple
DUST · POKE · SALAD · SUPER
Make the connection
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. Each group shares something: a meaning, a phrase, a sound, or an unexpected bit of wordplay.
Start with the group that has you stuck. Open its hint, try again, and reveal more only when you need it. Nothing you open will uncover a different group.
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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