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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
You can proceed without someone limiting your choices.
BLANK CHECK belongs in this group.
UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION
A little trickier
Look around a computer for places where something plugs in or slides in.
CARD SLOT belongs in this group.
PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER
More challenging
Say each initialism in full: the extra word repeats part of it.
ATM MACHINE belongs in this group.
ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD
M in ATM already means MACHINE; D in LCD means DISPLAY; N in PIN means NUMBER; C in UPC means CODE.
Wordplay & surprises
The last word can also describe making a mark or cut.
COURT SCRIBE belongs in this group.
ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE
The final words SCRIBE, CUT, SLICE and SCORE can each describe cutting or marking a surface.
All four categories and their words, together.
Yellow
BLANK CHECK · CARTE BLANCHE · FREE REIN · FULL AUTHORITY
Green
CARD SLOT · HEADPHONE JACK · OPTICAL DRIVE · USB PORT
Blue
ATM MACHINE · LCD DISPLAY · PIN NUMBER · UPC CODE
Purple
COURT SCRIBE · DIRECTOR'S CUT · PIZZA SLICE · SAT SCORE
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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