Connections #61 Answers
Friday, August 11, 2023
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #61 for Friday, August 11, 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): theoretical physicists
- Green: talent
- Blue: australian terms
- Purple (hardest): ___ point
Answers
THEORETICAL PHYSICISTS
EINSTEIN, FEYNMAN, HAWKING, OPPENHEIMER
TALENT
FACULTY, FLAIR, GENIUS, GIFT
AUSTRALIAN TERMS
BARBIE, BUSH, CRIKEY, MATE
___ POINT
MATCH, MOOT, SELLING, WEST
Previous Connections answers
- #60 — horror franchises, sports venues, make happy, jewelry
- #59 — unspecified quantities, celestial objects, newspapers, fruit homophones
- #58 — arachnids, fish, superheroes, mtv shows
- #57 — movie genres, patterns, synonyms for falsehood, candy pieces
- #56 — classic arcade games, dances, touchscreen gestures, rappers minus numbers
- #55 — classic toys, words with three g’s, shakespeare characters, ___ stick
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