Connections #36 Answers

Monday, July 17, 2023

Here are the answers to NYT Connections #36 for Monday, July 17, 2023. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.

Hints — the four group themes

Yellow (easiest): marsupials
Green: chocolate bars
Blue: slang for money
Purple (hardest): naked ___

Answers

MARSUPIALS

KANGAROO, KOALA, WALLABY, WOMBAT

CHOCOLATE BARS

CHUNKY, CRUNCH, MARS, MOUNDS

SLANG FOR MONEY

CHEDDAR, DOUGH, PAPER, STACKS

NAKED ___

EYE, GUN, MOLE RAT, TRUTH

Previous Connections answers

#35 — u.s. coins, metal elements, lucky charms marshmallows, ___ and ___
#34 — pleasant smells, music genres, rock paper scissors, male animals
#33 — boats, sandwiches, cuts of beef, nicknames that are verbs
#32 — shoe parts, board games, fictional spies, rubber ___
#31 — vegetables that are also fruits, 3-d shapes, words with “i”, words with two pronunciations
#30 — nfl players, pasta shapes, joints, movies with “!”

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