Connections #79 Answers
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #79 for Tuesday, August 29, 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): depart quickly
- Green: animals that end with “x”
- Blue: shades of black
- Purple (hardest): words before days of the week
Answers
DEPART QUICKLY
BOOK, BOUNCE, RUN, SPLIT
ANIMALS THAT END WITH “X”
FOX, IBEX, LYNX, ORYX
SHADES OF BLACK
EBONY, JET, ONYX, RAVEN
WORDS BEFORE DAYS OF THE WEEK
ASH, BLACK, CYBER, FAT
Previous Connections answers
- #78 — states of elation, scam, greeting gestures, ___ list
- #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
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