Connections #135 Answers
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #135 for Tuesday, October 24, 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): animal groups
- Green: small opening
- Blue: paradigmatic
- Purple (hardest): rhyming compound words
Answers
ANIMAL GROUPS
COLONY, HERD, PRIDE, SCHOOL
SMALL OPENING
CRANNY, NICHE, NOOK, RECESS
PARADIGMATIC
CLASSIC, DEFINITIVE, MODEL, TEXTBOOK
RHYMING COMPOUND WORDS
BACKPACK, BIGWIG, DOWNTOWN, RAGTAG
Previous Connections answers
- #134 — cell phone modes, impel, romantic beginnings, hard ___
- #133 — relax, catchy song, british cuisine, sticky situation
- #132 — tableware, nonsense, bra parts, acronyms
- #131 — animal homes, virtual spaces, equitable, ___ burger
- #130 — falsify, mild oaths, tv shows, fast ___
- #129 — something tiresome, bit of wind, piquancy, singular of things seen in pairs
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