Connections #78 Answers
Monday, August 28, 2023
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #78 for Monday, August 28, 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): states of elation
- Green: scam
- Blue: greeting gestures
- Purple (hardest): ___ list
Answers
STATES OF ELATION
BLISS, CLOUD NINE, HEAVEN, PARADISE
SCAM
CON, FAST ONE, HUSTLE, RACKET
GREETING GESTURES
HIGH FIVE, HUG, SHAKE, WAVE
___ LIST
BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, WISH
Previous Connections answers
- #77 — pieces of chicken, golf terms, drum set components, associated with “crawl”
- #76 — board games, newspaper sections, figures in greek myth, first words in rappers’ names
- #75 — social gathering, found in a kitchen, “pinocchio” figures, easter ___
- #74 — extinct animals, failures, slang for clothes, kiss
- #73 — facial hair, bike parts, pursue, things that are cast
- #72 — performing artists, santa’s reindeer, seen on valentine’s day, “bad ___” movies
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